Transparent knifefish

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dolphinfan

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Bought one of these.. can someone tell me some about these fish ? How big will they get ? I have it housed in a 135 gal tank. I don't see anything on these type here... are they not popular or just not as nice as the others ?
 
i think a transparent knifefish would be kick arse. do you have a photo? is it properly see through?
 
They are dark in color.. no sorry .. I don't have a photo.. was hoping someone on here could post one , so I could be sure that this is what i have.. meaning the proper name..
 
does it look like this cause these are sometimes referred to as glass or transparent knifefish

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glass knife fish is what my lfs calls those
 
Yes.. thank you.. mine do look like those..except mine look a little darker.. maybe they are stressed or feel comfortable ..dunno.. do any of you know how big they get ?
 
Sternarchus virescens will get to about 12" plus a bit but males get to be a bit more i think
 
the glass knifes seem to be more sensitive and fragile, because we hardly ever get a shipment of them in good condition. by the time we receive them a lot of them have tail rot or are dead. we have a had a few good shipments but the survival rate on them is far less than most other fishes.
 
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