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 May 2 2004, 10:13 PM
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 Leader of the Fishes  Group: Retired Mod Posts: 1886 Joined: 31-July 03 From: North Devon Member No.: 1487  |
Common name: Clown knife fish, featherback, featherfin
Scientific name: Chitala chitala, Notopterus chitala Family: Notopteridae Origin: South east asia Maximum size: 40" reported but 24" is more common. Care: Clown knives will require a tank of 6'x3'x2' when fully grown. They are not fussy about water chemistry but prefer soft water with a slightly acid ph but should fine as long as extreems are avoided, a temperature of 26C will be fine. Once they hit a foot in length, they get a lot more agressive and need to be kept with larger fish such as armoured cats, pims, arowanas etc. Feeding: They are best raised of frozen foods such as bloodworm, chunks of white bait/ lance fish. once they get to around 1', whole lance fish and large earthworms with pieces of trout are good. Breeding: Not been bred in aquaria but eggs are laid on a hard surface and are guarded by the male.
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Mar 16 2006, 03:22 AM
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 Spirited Away Group: Members Posts: 1247 Joined: 5-August 05 From: Hartford, WI, USA Member No.: 15083 |
Finally got pics of my dude (or dudette)
 and his, I like to call it "Who YOU looking at?" pose :lol: 
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Sep 8 2006, 05:46 PM
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Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 3547 Joined: 4-November 05 From: middx heathrow Member No.: 16779 |
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Oct 9 2006, 09:36 PM
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 Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 19 Joined: 4-October 06 From: london uk (heathrow) Member No.: 25490 |
My clown knife at about 16" now
This post has been edited by Lateral Line: Oct 11 2006, 11:45 AM |
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