Is a knife fish compatible in my tank??? - Page 2 - Aquarium Advice

Toirtis · 10-05-2005, 09:39 PM

Probably be happy together, but if you bought them both at 4"-5", the clown would quickly outstrip the oscar in size and then eat him.

10-05-2005, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Toirtis

Probably be happy together, but if you bought them both at 4"-5", the clown would quickly outstrip the oscar in size and then eat him.

really... so i would want to get the oscar first and then when the oscar gets big, get a small clown knife... i don't know if i will ever do that, but someday maybe... lol.. i have so many tank ideas in my head. I want to do a cichlid tank one day, and an oscar, and community of course like i have now a semi-aggressive community, and i want to try discus ONE day... an dmaybe a tank of just barbs.. and maybe a tank of just cories and loaches, or a tank of ONLY schools of tetras... and and and ... the list goes on!!!!

mrcrazypants05 · 10-05-2005, 10:44 PM

One of the [acronym:b32cf0a87f="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:b32cf0a87f] around here have an oscar about 8-9" and a jack dempsey the same size (very beuatiful!!!) In there he also has a 13" common pleco and about a 14" clown knife. Also he has a jaguar cichlid about 10". The jaguar beats up everything, but the others do fine with each other. Those darn jaguars

Pacifico · 10-07-2005, 06:40 PM

Here's a pic I found... May be another species, but I've definitely seen pics of extremely large clowns.

Bubble_B0y · 10-07-2005, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Pacifico

Here's a pic I found... May be another species, but I've definitely seen pics of extremely large clowns.

OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOLY COW !!!!

i can DEFINITELY see why people recommend a 100 gallon or tank or more!!

this is proof
scary

mrcrazypants05 · 10-07-2005, 11:47 PM

Thats wild though.... Most species get larger in the wild... Of course that might not be full grown in the wild lol

BrianNY · 10-08-2005, 05:58 AM

Not only do they grow large but they're decidedly predatory. Most will only accept live swimming fish as food and that brings a host of other problems [acronym:bc6538f286="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:bc6538f286].

10-05-2005, 09:39 PM	#11
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,768	Probably be happy together, but if you bought them both at 4"-5", the clown would quickly outstrip the oscar in size and then eat him. __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

10-05-2005, 10:44 PM	#13
mrcrazypants05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 458 Images: 7	One of the [acronym:b32cf0a87f="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:b32cf0a87f] around here have an oscar about 8-9" and a jack dempsey the same size (very beuatiful!!!) In there he also has a 13" common pleco and about a 14" clown knife. Also he has a jaguar cichlid about 10". The jaguar beats up everything, but the others do fine with each other. Those darn jaguars __________________ 125gallon - 3 Giant Danios - 1 7" Jack Dempsey - 1 5½" Green Terror - 1 9" Lutino Oscar 65RR - SW - 30g Sump w/fuge - 40lbs MI LR 30lbs Base - 4-5"Sand Bed - 2 false black perculas, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 6 zebra hermits, 6 blue leg hermits, 6 nassarius snails, 6 astrea snails

10-07-2005, 11:47 PM	#16
mrcrazypants05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 458 Images: 7	Thats wild though.... Most species get larger in the wild... Of course that might not be full grown in the wild lol __________________ 125gallon - 3 Giant Danios - 1 7" Jack Dempsey - 1 5½" Green Terror - 1 9" Lutino Oscar 65RR - SW - 30g Sump w/fuge - 40lbs MI LR 30lbs Base - 4-5"Sand Bed - 2 false black perculas, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 6 zebra hermits, 6 blue leg hermits, 6 nassarius snails, 6 astrea snails

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10-07-2005, 06:40 PM	#14
Pacifico Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: AR Posts: 104 Images: 10	Here's a pic I found... May be another species, but I've definitely seen pics of extremely large clowns.

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BrianNY Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,248 Images: 18	Not only do they grow large but they're decidedly predatory. Most will only accept live swimming fish as food and that brings a host of other problems [acronym:bc6538f286="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:bc6538f286].