New Chitala Chitala

[jimi priest]

so hes about 4 inches and hes in my 29 for the moment ewill have tnak when needed but there awesome fish any ideas how to get it from feeders to something more healthy

 

[Mr._Fishy]

Any pics? I would move him to a bigger tank right away to avoid stunting. To get him onto pellets or frozen food, just starve him for a few days then offer the pellets or frozen food.

Ryan

 

[invader]

Needs a bigger tank ASAP. Lovely fish, though! Wish I had the room to house one.

 

[simonas]

I have one and luckily enough for me he eats frozen foods but bizarrely bloddworm and brine shrimp instead of larger lance fish and prawns. He eats a lot of catfish pellets as well

hes about 9 inches now and growing quick and a beautiful fish

I agree with other comments you need a bigger tank asap. once they grow on they start swimming in a manner which requires space as they kind of roam and hunt across tank

 

[jimi priest]

he look so small in that tank i figured he would do fine till he hit another inch or so (tanks go on sale in the summer in my area so i can get a huge one for a good price) would a 55 be better for him at the moment ?

he is beautiful though hes huge and loves attention ( i thought there where nocturnal but he seems to come out when it interests him

 

[Mr._Fishy]

I would say a 55 would be good right now, a 29g definitely will not last until the summer. Maybe a month if you are lucky.

Ryan

 

[jimi priest]

alright ill move him around tomorrow

 

[Mr._Fishy]

Smart move.

Ryan

EDIT: What is his final tank size gonna be?

 

[simonas]

show us some pics I love Clown knifes

 

[jimi priest]

he is eventualy going to end up in the biggest tank i can find but in the next 4 months im looking for 6 long 3 wide 2 high becouse i figure i can keep him in that pretty much his whole life ( i know they can get bigger then that and will compensate if i have to) and im working on a picture being with out a camera its kind of hard ill get one soon before he gets moved to much hes absolutely beautiful im rather fond of him