Which of these knife species is the rarest?

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Jakob

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Xenomystus nigri
Notopterus notopterus
Apteronotus camposdapaz
Apteronotus leptorhynchus
Eigenmannia virescens
Gymnotus carapo
Chitala Ornata Gold (with no spots)

Which one is the rares/which one should i get?
 
Hoyo12;4000921; said:
As far as being the 'rarest' IMO it would be Notopterus notopterus or
Apteronotus camposdapaz <--(Can't even find anything on this one, lol). How are you getting these or where from?

Camposdapaz is also called blushing bgk.
Yeah, notopterus you say. I will go MFK style and get both the campo and the notopterus.:D

Heres something on the Campo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yQFeAnuVxg&feature=youtube_gdata
 
i agree notopterus iv been looking for 1 but still havent seen 1
 
Hoyo12;4000921; said:
As far as being the 'rarest' IMO it would be Notopterus notopterus or
Apteronotus camposdapaz <--(Can't even find anything on this one, lol). How are you getting these or where from?
Both species can be specially ordered through a Local fish store. The LFS orders from Neil Hardy.
 
Anybody else wants too have a say on this?
 
For me, it's G. Carapo. I have yet to see one at any of my lfs. N. Notopterus comes in once in awhile for me. As for A. Camposdapaz...not sure if that's really a new species (tried looking it up)...I know that they've made a couple of morphs of A. Albifrons and the Blushing BGK is just one of those morphs. They just became available at my lfs last year, so I'm not sure if they're going to be a seasonal thing or once in awhile thing.

When it comes down to it...this is what's rare for me (in order of rareness):

1. Gymnotus Carapo
2. Apteronotus Camposdapaz
3. Eigenmannia Virescens
4. Apteronotus Leptorhynchus
5. Notopterus Notopterus
6. Chitala Ornata Gold (with no spots)
7. Xenomystus Nigri
 
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