But the sharks are agressive and could tease or want territory and there would be the problem. In my 55 I have a 7" clown knife, one Plecostomus, two 4" tinfoil barbs, two 2 1/2" albino tinfoil barbs and 4 giant Danios (did have four 1 1/2" but two of them weren't fast enough to duck the knife so I replaced them with two 3" ones). Silver arowana 5-6″. Unfortunately, it is goldfish. But since you asked, I will say that the dimensions should be something like, 72 ½ inches long, 18 ½ inches wide, and 28 ½ inches high. Sounds good> On the freshwater topic, I was just curious if a protein skimmer would work on a freshwater tank, or if one would need a skimmer. Aww, just a little baby! Something which may be related: How often should Clown Knives be feed? Cover from bright light is also important. Yes, good way of putting this. Despite their predatory nature, they are peaceful towards nearly all tank mates too big to be eaten. No products in the cart.
The Clown Knife has the typical knifefish body shape, flat and elongated with an arched back. But clown knives were not one on my list, my boss took care of those strictly. Minnows are bad news. Our pH is a little high, around 7.
8, and our water hardness is through the roof, but our temperature is a consistent 78 F. We always carry juvenile fish; the knives never come in larger than 4 inches or so. You can make a few bucks and have some fun as well. Probably didn't know. Clown Knife Growing Pains 2/14/06Well, I indeed messed up pretty badly. Females can lay eggs and do not need a male to do this. You are most welcome. Its also a favorite because it is extremely attractive. This alongside a constantly moving blade on their underside.. An enormous aquarium to indicate them off is a necessity for a significant number of these species. Behavior modification? They are small right now, at about eight inches, and I vary their diet with frozen silversides, live mussels, clams, and crabs, and frozen or raw crabs and frozen or raw shrimp.
Camping folding knife. Again, thank you SOOOO VERY MUCH for the speedy reply... this is a site that I will keep handy in the future!!! I have had seen this many times. I realize knife clowns grow rapidly and that I will not be able to keep this one in my tank for long. How mamy chitala feed at a time? A thirty gallon tank is not suitable for the sheer volume of fish you've got, and *especially* not suitable for a knife capable of growing taller than your average school kid. Other concern with the clown is that you will need to offer it a place to hide. Animal-World Information about: The beautiful Clown Knifefish is probably aquarist's most favored species of knifefish!
Min Tank Size 180cm. Only now the seemingly distended belly remains. Can you think of any other reasons why the clown knife would be doing this in the presence of the other clown knife only? I would be careful with the choice of small tank mates. Lol yeah how much to ship to australia. The Gold color form is a colorful line bred variety of the fish similar to an albino. At first I simply took this to be a by product of healthy feeding because this fish can put away the little live feeders.
I have yet to see him eat, though he swims around freely during feeding time. But my advice to you is to simply give it some stuff to hide in and it should be fine. Uhh, no, not unless water quality is forcing him to do so. I would plan on four feet. Ive had a clown knife for a couple of months now, and during that span it has grown from 3 4 inches to 6 7 inches. I have a 55 gallon tank right now and would also like to know any suggestions you may have on a good tank mate for my clown knife fish. So well done on doing the responsible, sensible thing by weaning your Knifefish onto safe alternatives. They are round clear balls with white membrane in them. He has been eating Rosie's and small gold fish on a regular basis. Best Charter: Full Day Freshwater Fishing. I thought 20 bucks was a lot!
IN THE AQUARIUM, THEY BREED IN 89 DEGREE WATER, WITH THE FEMALE LAYING EGGS ON A VERTICAL SURFACE. It is the only fish in the tank. First and foremost, I would forget about the knife for now. 09-24-2008, 03:13 PM. I am assuming, then, that ammonia and nitrite are at zero, and nitrate is below 20ppm? Uh, not to be cruel or anything, but what do you expect? This is, nicely put, a little much for a 30 gallon tank, I'm afraid. I was also wondering what are common tankmates for a clown knife? Feed on aquatic insects, mollusks, shrimps and small fishes (Ref. IN THE WILD, THE CLOWN KNIFE IS A NOCTURNAL PREDATOR. If pet shops and fish store were giving good advice all the time then we would not be answering questions. The flash of silver mimics the movement of small fish, and predatory fish will usually strike at the flash, and eat the food.
I have owned many of these fish and for the first couple of months they sat at the top of the water and did nothing. Possibly an injury, perhaps infection.... > it definitely looks better than last night at 9:00pm.... Seems that the Chitala chitala does not regard these as food. He is doing wonderful but he eats about 40 large goldfish a week. Best Technique: Live Baiting. Clown Fish Aquarium. I read all the info you have given to everyone on knife fish and it was very educational for me as well. I would like to set up a "community of toadfish" fish-only marine tank, but I don't want to go into it blind. Cleaning tools & Accesories. Shampoo & Conditioner. Both are fed live feeders, which I'm beginning to learn isn't the best idea, but one will take shrimp pellets at times. Hope it's a big tank, wild ones can grow to some 40". If there are gill parasites or another ailment at play, it could be purely coincidence - perhaps the "best" rock to scratch one's operculum on just happens to be next to the other knife's digs?