What Kind Of Knife Is This!

[fishfishfish]

i just found thisso called "dragon knifefish" and it is very very odd looking.lloks like a diformed clown knife
http/www.pbase.com/pschia/image/30422290
http/www.pbase.com/pschia/image/30422291

any one know....anything?

 

[mlawson]

I'm sorry I can't help, but that is one wicked fish.

 

[Breeze7050]

Boy, he is bizarre looking! But, cool. Never seen or heard of one, you may have better luck in the "oddballs" section ?

 

[Fate2006]

I know! it's a dragon knife fish! seriously though it looks like a cross between an oscar (the face) and a BGK...

 

[SamUK]

think youll find there fake pics mate.

 

[fishfishfish]

they dont look fake to me.but who knows.i was just lookin around and saw that thing!

 

[trout_pout]

Looks fake to me. Look at the colour of the head compared to the rest of the body.

 

[fishfishfish]

well true,i was just shocked by it!

 

[SamUK]

the other colours in the pic are off too.


plus its the body of a BGK i think.



if im wrong i feel sorry for the fish lol.


EDIT- scales off too i think. either that or thats one massive sponge filter in the back.

awfully clean tank bottom too.

 

[tqfan]

Looks fake to me. Look at the colour of the head compared to the rest of the body.

isn't that the light reflection? you can notice more further down it's body.

 

[helsekia]

ermmmmmmmmm slightly dodgy to me.......dunno just doesnt look right
Im sure CFC could tell you though

 

[fishfishfish]

yeah the head is real pale.i hope it is fake.i would feel sorry for that fish

 

[black angel]

Lol, has to be a fake.

 

[CFC]

Sorry boys and girls it is a real fish, a very expensive and highly sought after by knife fish enthusiasts one at that too.

Scientific name is Parapteronotus hasemani (formerly known as Apteronotus anas) and they are sometimes commonly known as Duck Head Knife Fish too.

 

[black angel]

NO!!!

It looks like someone put a different head on it.

Would you have one CFC if you could afford it and house it?