kneecapped» Fish http://www.kneecapped.org Sat, 01 May 2010 05:17:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-beta2 My fish is going bald http://www.kneecapped.org/2007/09/04/my-fish-going-bald/ http://www.kneecapped.org/2007/09/04/my-fish-going-bald/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:25:24 +0000 jamie http://www.kneecapped.org/2007/09/04/my-fish-going-bald/ He dropped a scale tonight whilst crunching down a prawn, I have never seen that happen before, here are some pictures of the scale. It’s pretty big.. fish is getting there too.

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]]> http://www.kneecapped.org/2007/09/04/my-fish-going-bald/feed/ 0 Convict Babies @ 3 Weeks http://www.kneecapped.org/2007/08/31/convict-babies-3-weeks/ http://www.kneecapped.org/2007/08/31/convict-babies-3-weeks/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:37:07 +0000 jamie http://www.kneecapped.org/2007/08/31/convict-babies-3-weeks/ Heres an updated photo of the Convict babies, some of em are getting pretty big. Have not seen any dead one’s yet but I assume the parents polish them off.

They don’t eat the fry food that was bought especially for them, they only seem to eat bits of live prawn cut up / crushed or dried food that the parents chew up and spit all over them. Also seems to be some sort of algae growing on all the rocks that they are perhaps eating aswell.

Parents are really fighting a lot still, lip locking etc.. not sure if thats normal or they are still getting used to the new tank they got stuffed into.

More photos after jump.

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]]> http://www.kneecapped.org/2007/08/31/convict-babies-3-weeks/feed/ 0 Convict Babies http://www.kneecapped.org/2007/08/20/convict-babies/ http://www.kneecapped.org/2007/08/20/convict-babies/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:45:58 +0000 jamie http://www.kneecapped.org/?p=3 Convicts have had about 40-60 fry over the last few days…Will try to get some better quality pictures. Also giving WordPress a spin around here, good to get some idea’s from to improve our own Blogging system in huski CMS

The Convicts are about 5cm long and were on the verge of killing a nearly full-grown Flowerhorn in protecting their territory and fry from being eaten, attacking hands that went anywhere near them as well, overtly protective parents, they remind me of mine!

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Clown knifefish

Notopterus (Chitala) chitala

Size: Seldom grow bigger than 18″ in captivity but be aware that they do have the potential to reach up to 1m or more in length, with a body depth of 15″ and over.

Guide price: Not readyily available in Australia..hard to get, price matches that :D

Aquarium: 48″ x 18″ x 18″ minimum for a single fish and 72″ x 24″ x 24″ for three or four. Dim lighting is preferred with sand as a substrate, perhaps with some smooth boulders; densely-planted, with bogwood and beech branches.

Water parameters: A neutral pH of 7 is fine, with a general hardness of around 8, although neither is critical for the well-being of this species.

Temperature: 78-82°F.

Diet: As babies these fish often refuse to eat anything but live foods such as bloodworm and small fish, but with patience they can be persuaded to take chopped mussel, cockle and whitebait. Smaller specimens (4-6″) are best fed twice a day but once they reach 12″ or more, two large meals a week with sprats, cod and large garden worms etc. will suffice.

Breeding: Clown knifefish have bred in captivity, but to my knowledge only on a commercial basis – this is because in Thailand they are regarded as a food fish. They lay their eggs between May and July and the male looks after both eggs and brood.

Release Video

Here he is prior to release in the tank, cool eh?

The Future…

Click here to watch what this pleasant looking fish will become…. muhahahahah

i hope he grows up quick…

looks like fun… what to call him I wonder..

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