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jaketravis

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Just got my tank up and running 70 gallons or 80 I have the penguin 350 great seal Black Friday Pet Smart just looking for some suggestions I have a clown knife pleco and a minnow. I put some driftwood that I found at the lake had some fungus but the pleco toke care of that. Definitely have me worried until he ate it. So what are some good fish to go with the cloud knife.
 
Um I have another filter running on it for a while smaller one I could afford. Plus I use one of the small filters medias I had on another tank to speed up the process
 
Defianly looking at getting bio beads and those baggies for them next paycheck. Along with the tester.. what about carbon filters with the plant I heard that might stop it from growing as fast
 
OK. The Clown Knifefish is a huge problem for you.
I did a quick google and this fish is HUGE.

"They are normally kept in tanks ranging from 10-40 gallons (as hatchlings) and 125 gallons and up (juveniles and adults). For a fully grown clown knife fish, the best recommended size tank would be at least 200 gallons or up..... They are not recommended to be kept in community tanks with smaller fish as they will eat any fish that can fit in their mouths even if they are trained to eat pellets and/or flakes. They are best kept with arowanas and other fishes of said size group."
"They grow up to 3 feet in the wild and slightly smaller in the home aquarium."

Your tank cannot support a fish that large, it would not even be able to turn around.

This fish is totally unsuitable for your tank, it needs to go back ASAP
Also, the answer of what are some good fish to go with the clown knife is "nothing"
Everything will be food

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, take back the clown knife ASAP! Who sold it to you? You were steered very, very very wrong

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitala_chitala
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fish/clownknifefish.php
http://www.worldcichlids.com/fishprofiles/cknifefish.html
 
Thats the thought I figured the 70 gallon will be go for now and was looking to get a fish that would grow with it as to have an upgrade in the future. I knew what I was getting when I bought it definatly not looking to add too much more just some more to look at only at like 6" for now
 
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