Chitala lopis

[Peckoltia]

Does anyone else keep these seldomly seen fish.

Mine is ~20" eats like a pig and is out all day.

Growth rate has been similar to a regular CK but hasn't really slowed down at all, just a steady growth rate of ~1" a months since i got it.

 

[Gene0514]

Wow awesome fish, never saw one in captivity. How big is the tank?

 

[Aqua Sanctuary]

I'm pretty sure, thats its a variant of a clown knife, chitala chitala, just without spots right?
I have seen one or two at my lfs, they usually come in with the shipment of regular clown knife.

Buts hes a beauty!

 

[SimonL]

I'm pretty sure, thats its a variant of a clown knife, chitala chitala, just without spots.

C. lopis is the biggest member of the genus, and the un-spotted one.

 

[Aqua Sanctuary]

how big do they get ?

i have seen them in a photo of an asian market for sale as food. They were be-headded but i would guess the ones in the pic were 2 ft long.

 

[benzjamin13]

how big do they get ?

i have seen them in a photo of an asian market for sale as food. They were be-headded but i would guess the ones in the pic were 2 ft long.

I believe they can get up into the 5' range. They are awesome to see. My lfs has a few, but I already have a CK around 11" Don't know what will happen if I introduce a new Knife. He's kind of aggressive (but I never see it, just the aftermath )

 

[islander671]

I believe they can get up into the 5' range. They are awesome to see. My lfs has a few, but I already have a CK around 11" Don't know what will happen if I introduce a new Knife. He's kind of aggressive (but I never see it, just the aftermath )

IME the formula for adding a new knife fish is

1 Knife + 1 Knife = 1 Knife

But you may get lucky.

 

[Peckoltia]

Nobody else has one?

 

[SimonL]

IME the formula for adding a new knife fish is

1 Knife + 1 Knife = 1 Knife

But you may get lucky.

Or in my case it equals 2 lol. I was very lucky.

 

[islander671]

Or in my case it equals 2 lol. I was very lucky.

NICE!! whats the size difference? that Royal is dwarfed by your CK! Or is he just sitting further back?