What to house with a Clown Knife

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shamrock

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Here's the thing I have a 4" Clown Knife and would like a mate for it. However where I live the LFS really suck!! Texas!!
So I have to go online--does anyone know of any sites?
These are the fish I have in mind (I only want one of the below listed)
TSN Cat
Red Tail Cat
Gar--???
Arowana (I have never had success raising one)
Dorado
Wolf fish
any other ideas would help
 
i'm not sure i asked the same thing in the store the other day i was thinking of adding one to my cat tank the problem i cam across was the food they like and the fact they are slo eaters i would chose something that prefers different eat habits .

so i'm just as curious as you because this is a fish i would like to keep in one of my tanks also but i hate watching slo guys go hungry.
 
I know that does pose a problem? So can you recommend anything? Ornate Bichir maybe?
Plus I figure since the Clown is the first fish he may adapt and be able to compete for food??
 
i don't think clowns are slow eaters once the lights go out mine devours food
 
Night feeding would be the best for them. I have my Clown with a RTC x TSN Hybrid (amoung other fish) and they do fine together. So if anything, I'd say the TSN would be a good choice :thumbsup:
 
the cats will outgrow the knife, the dorado (for sure) and possibly the wolf may be too aggressive, so i would go with a gar (other than alligator) or an arrow (other than a jar).
 
they are slow eaters until they reach about a foot. then they actually have no problem coming out in the day for day feeder or whatever. when they are under 6-8" keep them in dimmer light or have floating plants as ive noticed medium to bright lights puts them under stress. make sure you don't have any takemates that eat and eat until they pretty much throw up (oscar), as they will steal all the clowns food which is critical until they get at least 10". hope this helps as this is exactly what i experienced with my clown.
 
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