Knife fishes
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wow 15 every other day that must get pricey. thats one of the reasons i decided against a strictly carnivorous fish after my pirhana died. 
love clown knives, had 2... completly opposite personalities. one would attack any fish i would keep with him, except for my dat. other knife got along with any fish...except feeders.
sucks... cant type good, had surgey on lft hand, cant use it..lol
sucks... cant type good, had surgey on lft hand, cant use it..lol
Ya clownknifes get pretty big, had one that was 24" and around 2 yrs old. I kept it with a flowehorn, they got along great, the flowerhorn tried to pick on him a first, but he didn't take any crap and showed the flowehorn he was definatly tough. One recommedation though, make sure the tank is well covered. The one I had would always act very strange when it was going to rain( I know I sound crzy but its true) then one night after a big storm I got up to find my beloved knife dead on the floor. Very sad. And the tank had a cover on it, but it just wasn't heavy enough
I have a 14" Royal Knife...
He's mean
I can't keep him with anything else.
He will only eat live food and thawed frozen food like white fish filets and salad shrimp, but his favorite is earthworms.
He's not a quick grower, but he's steady.
He's mean
I can't keep him with anything else.He will only eat live food and thawed frozen food like white fish filets and salad shrimp, but his favorite is earthworms.
He's not a quick grower, but he's steady.
Great fish. Got a pair of ClownKnife at the same time now both are in a 160 custom. Both are close to 20 inches in length. In the tank with them is two 14" Pacus still growing, a 16" Royal Pleco and a 11" Silver Dollar. Give them a great place to hide. Another note, I notice a lot of knife pics have scratchs and cuts on them. The reason the move fast. Keep the tanks object nice and smooth. Instead of Gravel keep sand and keep round rocks. Food is one problem with this fish. I suggest the first month you have them don't feed them feeders. I made that mistake and that all they eat. Also change water 3 times a month with them and they will grow so fast. Once they get past that 10" mark they really can not hide anymore and come out alot.
my clownknife is about 16" and he loves the dark. The other fish in the tank know who the king is. By the way his name is KING.
