Pekin Knife?

[Mr._Fishy]

I was looking to buy a dragon knife, Parapteronotus hasemani, and was told they are availible (invader, this is the east coast zoo place). However, I was also told they have a Pekin knife which I have never heard of. I did a quick google search and couldn't really find anything that told me specifically what it is. Just some guesses. Does anybody know what a Pekin knife might be?

 

[invader]

I was looking to buy a dragon knife, Parapteronotus hasemani, and was told they are availible (invader, this is the east coast zoo place). However, I was also told they have a Pekin knife which I have never heard of. I did a quick google search and couldn't really find anything that told me specifically what it is. Just some guesses. Does anybody know what a Pekin knife might be?

The best thing you can do is ask John for a picture of it and then post it here. He only uses the common names (which totally sucks) so trying to find out what it is from that is very hard.

I've never heard of a Pekin knife. Last time he had knives available, he had those huge white ones (forgot the name) that come from the depts of the Amazon. They are awesome, and that could be what he's talking about, but who knows.

EDIT: I know what he is talking about. I did some searching on Google and finally found the common name "pekin knife." It's a new species of Compsaraia sp, possibly C. compsa. Very very cool fish. I had the pleasure of working for the ichthyologist who discovered these fish and was able to view preserved specimens. The females have short snouts and the males have long, gar-like snouts. I would love to get a pair of them for myself!

Anyway, I remember seeing pictures of his and they are nice looking, imo. A friend of mine got one about a year ago, and unfortunately lost it, but it was definitely neat to see one alive.

 

[Mr._Fishy]

I was looking to buy a dragon knife, Parapteronotus hasemani, and was told they are availible (invader, this is the east coast zoo place). However, I was also told they have a Pekin knife which I have never heard of. I did a quick google search and couldn't really find anything that told me specifically what it is. Just some guesses. Does anybody know what a Pekin knife might be?

The best thing you can do is ask John for a picture of it and then post it here. He only uses the common names (which totally sucks) so trying to find out what it is from that is very hard.

I've never heard of a Pekin knife. Last time he had knives available, he had those huge white ones (forgot the name) that come from the depts of the Amazon. They are awesome, and that could be what he's talking about, but who knows.

Compsaraia compsa? The pic he sent me looked a little like that, except it was a brown instead of that weird pinkish white. I would post a pic but the browse button seems to have disappeared...

 

[invader]

See edited post.

 

[Mr._Fishy]

Did they die because they don't do well in captivity or for other reasons. They are $200 each so I really don't want to risk that much on something that might not do so well (I'm only 14).

 

[invader]

Did they die because they don't do well in captivity or for other reasons. They are $200 each so I really don't want to risk that much on something that might not do so well (I'm only 14).

It was his error, not anything wrong with the knife.