Hmm... Clown knife in my 55 gallon

[jbeining75]

So I'm thinking again what to do with my tanks and boom.... clown knife... I had one before and it was awesome........ Does anyone have one.......

Of course this wouldn't happen until the current tennents were moved....

[Algenco]

might work for 6 months, those puppies get huge!!

[jbeining75]

yeah my last one was almost 18 inches...... he ate feeders like it was noones business...... I spent more on his food than my wife and mine both... lol

I've read they can get like 3 feet long....

[NickFish]

I really wouldn't jbeining, those things get way too big.
They can get to 40", bigger than some arowanas. It would be nearly the length of the tank when fully grown.

[jbeining75]

yeah I was thinking african knife or black ghost they get like 20 inches

[NickFish]

Black ghost in a 55, whole different story. Half the size of clowns.
Even so, they can still get to 20" in aquaria, and I wonldn't keep one in a 55. But jsut because I wouldn't doesn't mean it isn't doable, with the proper filtration and lots hard-work, you could do it.
Same with african knifes.

[jbeining75]

African knifes stop at around 14 inches... I could get him in easy with another fish.... I had a clown in a 55 gallon in Hawaii but got rid of him instead of putting him into my 220...

[cocoa_pleco]

africans i wouldnt recommend in anything under 75g. def. no to clown knifes, they need 300g's