Can someone tell me the scientific name for 'Dragon knife fish' I saw one and I'd like to get it but first I need to find out how big it gets, how aggressive it is and water conditions. Here's a picture. Thanks.
Dragon Knife Fish
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^^^ Haha, yeah. I learned that after I got a fire eel for a 5 gallon. -.- The guy told me "Yeah, it'll be fine." Squishy was the reason I started keeping fish.
You found the scientific name of a Dragon Knifefish which is Parapteronotus Hasemani, but the picture shows Sternopygus Macrurus aka Goldline Knifefish. Those are pretty much like BGKs when it comes to care.
Just did a quick search on it, couldn't find much. Do you know how big it grows and if it can be housed with other knife fish/electrical fish?
They can grow 30"+ They are territorial. They probably won't mix well with other Knifefish. They tend to have the same behavior as a BGK. So it will probably be fine with other large community to semi-aggressive fish.