The OFFICIAL Knifefish Photo Thread

oscar n redtail cat · Aug 4, 2008

my new 1 i just brought on line 8" long 2" deep eats from your hand and follows u around the tank

Red Devil · Aug 6, 2008

wingate2581;2049928; said:
ok is this called the zebra knife??? as my lfs say they have one for sail how true do you think that is??? i live in upstate new york i mean its about 4'' right now and i can't see him well enough to say for myself as i know nothing about knife fish but would like to start lol. i am thinking it might be what they call an elegant. but like i said they say its a zebra if it is i know there rare and i would like to pick it but but i don't know how much i should pay for it or how to take care of it. can you help me with some basic info? thank you

i had one that i bought up state ny too...and i was told it was a tiger knife...or zebra..it turned out to be a rare fragile knife... i call it BB for short because it has a huge name... anyway,.there is always the chance of getting a rare knife mixed in with others... mine would only eat bloodworms... it was about 12 inches long but tiny mouth,, non agressive... where if this one you see at LFS is carapo knife they are aggressive..so find out what the lfs is feeding it and it will give me a clue... there are so many different knives.. some not even discovered yet.This was mine..i eventually lost him to parasite..