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How to Keep Clown Knifefish? Breeding Methods and Precautions

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Clown Knifefish: Clown Knife (Notopterus chitala), also known as: East Asian Knife, Bowfin, Bao Kong Humpback Fish, Flower Knife Fish. Native to Thailand, Myanmar, and India, size 90 cm, optimal temperature 28°C, highly adaptable, able to grow in ordinary water quality, suitable water temperature above 24°C. Grows fast, easy to keep. A nocturnal fish, mainly carnivorous, can be fed minced meat and fish chunks, most fond of live fish and shrimp, cannot be kept mixed with small fish. Male and female fish

Clown Knifefish: Clown Knife (Notopterus chitala), also known as: East Asian Knife, Bowfin, Bao Kong Humpback Fish, Flower Knife Fish.

Native to Thailand, Myanmar, and India, size 90 cm, optimal temperature 28°C, highly adaptable, able to grow in ordinary water quality, suitable water temperature above 24°C. Grows fast, easy to keep. A nocturnal fish, mainly carnivorous, can be fed minced meat and fish chunks, most fond of live fish and shrimp, cannot be kept mixed with small fish.

Male and female fish are not easy to distinguish; sexually mature females have a large and plump abdomen, while males have a narrow and lean abdomen. For breeding, use weakly acidic soft water at a water temperature of around 30°C. The female lays eggs on stones. Breeding in aquariums is not easy.

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