10" Clown Knife

[lishfish101]

finally a big tank for a big fish

[will20091995]

amazing

ill get one with my 4 tiger oscar

hmmm i think he is lacking oxygen

[darwin18811]

how many gallons

[andripogo]

@darwin18811  200

[venum411]

nice fish! how long do you think i could keep a baby clown knife (3 in.) in a 46 gallon bow front with a 7 in. Senegal bichir and 4 in. id shark? how fast do they grow? how often do you feed clown knifes?

[SpaceAce1316]

hey, i have a 200 gallon tank, i have a clown knife, parrot fish, HUGE goldfish, koi, oscars, jack dempsies, pleco, baby convicts, auratus, silver dollars, HUGE red devils, gourami, and a eel. Is this okay? Ive had this for awile now, nothings happened...

[TeRroRSqUaD20]

nice i have a 4 inches one he loves darknesss..

[johan60edin]

Is that type of mouth breathing normal in clown knifes?

[andripogo]

@johan60edin  yes

[iCantTinkOfaGudName]

@andripogo Well Sort of Its not exactly as good as it could be

Dont ya Think?

[m4n4k1n]

@andripogo is it? damn so i guess mine is sick!!! haha

[xsapx13]

@m4n4k1n u have it over a yr n u nvr asked it?? 0_0

[temper1995]

it looks bigger than 10"

[KannabisChris]

Whats the growth rate, given the water quality and diet is well maintained?.

[Grcho420]

how can you tell the sex of a clown knife? i've had mine for about a year now and still cant tell

[andripogo]

you cant, there is no difference between the sexes

[Asianleful]

@Grcho420 Only they know XD

[awinski999]

@Grcho420 vent it

[mazathir]

how old is she?

[andripogo]

i got it in july 2007, it was around 4-6" then, not sure. this video is taken in december 2007.

I dont have this one today, i had three but the biggest one bullied the 2 smaller one so i sold them. The one i have today is around 16".

[TheLostRealist1985]

that is one massive Beast. gorgeous

[ZombeeXTC]

very nice fish mate

[OldSkoolgamerz]

Wow that's one big fish.

[ihatethenameluca]

how big is the tank???

[andripogo]

200gallon

[12addictedfish]

what do u feed him

and waht filter u using

[andripogo]

mostly frozen shrimps and sinking pellets (New Life Spectrum)

Filteration is 2xEheim pro2 2028

[ollieflp]

Do you use CO2 in there?

[andripogo]

no i dont

[smirnoff2010]

i hav heard that the clown knife likes stagnant water ..... anyone noes whther they can live without any oxygen pump in the tank ?????? wil these eat the commercial pellets of fish food or do they like bloodworm ??????? is is there that these fish eat during the dark time only ???

[andripogo]

they can live without extra oxygen yes, they go up to the surface and gulp air from time to time.

they should eat both, mine likes pellets and shrimp the most.

yes they like it better to eat after dark, they are mostly nocturnal but that also depends on the individual fish, this one is also active during the day but i had others that were not.

[SpitRhyma]

Ya my nocturnal fish eat whenever I feed them. The lights in the tank are bright but they don't seem to mind though. My fire eel is a picky eater though :(

I want to buy a black ghost knife next but heard they can get aggressive.

[Tomb611]

na, I have had mine for 2 years now he's great. I have got Tetras and he doesnt bother them

[hamza8810]

but I must say you've kept yours very well!

[hamza8810]

these are very cheap and common in India, people dont care to give a second look at these giants...

[xxyoursinsintomexx]

They are nocturnal, very shy and do not like community tanks. They will also shy away from you when you approach the tank too quickly. The more spots they have the older they are, this is certainly older than one year. The more in line their spots are, the better their price too.

[andripogo]

thanks for your input but mine were fine in a community tank. I had three but sold two of them (including this one) and only kept one. That one is not so shy and does not go away when i approach the tank.

More spots does not make them older, they dont get more and more spots over time, i raised this one and know how old he is, he is just as old as the others, that have fewer spots and he had all those spots when he was small :)

[J3LoCar3y]

that's my most fave fish!

[pipi135]

about how long did it take to get that big

[andripogo]

i got this one6months before that video, but he was probably around 4-5" when i got him. So i would guess he is around a year old in the video.

[pipi135]

k thanks

[Ylofen]

150*60*60 540L.

[Ylofen]

My knife fish is about 30-35cm, ive try'd to dim the lights, but it wont come out, fucking boring fish,

[andripogo]

well they are mostly nocturnal...

how big is the tank?

[Ylofen]

That is the most boring fish in the world, it never shows up in my tank.

[andripogo]

try to dim the lights, those fish dont like bright lights in most cases. One of mine is out all the time, the other two only when i dim the lights.

They also get more outgoing when they get bigger.

[volimpse]

Really nice fish :D U gota love the way they swim :D

[ChiChithePygo]

Terrific spots! You've raised him well.

[sambernyowo]

Nice pattern

[andripogo]

Dont know what lumps you are talking about, but they are all healthy. I have 3 CK´s. I feed mostly shrimp but also pellets and various meaty stuff. Filteration is 2xEheim proII 2028. Tank is 200G/720L

[redtailedcatfish]

Can you take a full tank shot vid??

I have my clown in a 6x2x2,filterd by 2fluval fx5s/2 large power heads/and a eheim 2217 classic with diffuser,i feed him king prawns and pellets,Hes GROWING quick!hes about 18inch at the mo.Anyway NICE FISH.

[andripogo]

thanks. i can try to take a full tank video soon but my video '200G/720L monster tank' shows most of the tank.

[redtailedcatfish]

Nice clown,looks like hes breathing a bit heavy though,what are those little lumps on his side??what you feeding him??whats your filtration??eheim canisters??what size tanks he in??Anyway NICE FISH.