Black Ghost Knife Fish

[MidnightRain]

I was just curious as to why there is no Profile for this fish? If anyone keeps them would you mind sharing your information on them such as Personality, tank requirements, food, compatability?

Thanks Much. *GOLDFISH*


~Midnight

 

[Fuzz16]

nothing in the tank that can fit in their mouths, nothing sharp, needs a place to hide, needs biggish tank...at least 55g. very docile and shy until it gets used to you

 

[tjmino]

Yeah, I read a little about these fish, and there are some people that claim that they are very peaceful. However, the majority seem to claim that after placing them in a community tank, certain fish seemed to disappear overnight. They also can grow very large (20 inches!!), so they absolutely need a big tank -- although I've never personally seen one larger than 6"

My brother bought one from the LFS a few months back and it disappeared the first night in his 50g tank, so good luck!

 

[Fuzz16]

ya...they will eat small fish...hence why they should be kept in with larger community fish. i see them with discus and angels, oscars and other large cichlids a lot.

 

[MidnightRain]

Okay, does that mean i need to stay away from regular aquarium gravel?

 

[Fuzz16]

as long as it has rounded, soft edges it should be fine

 

[MidnightRain]

Okay thats good.

Can they eat flakes? or do i have to buy livefood?

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Really live food isn't recommended for most fish at all, and certainly not as a staple diet. It's not that nutritional and it can introduce parasites... plus it's expensive and inconvenient.

Depending on the size, I think they'll eat frozen stuff like mysis shrimp. I'm not really sure though.

 

[DISCIPLE]

try this

blood worms, beef heart , and brine shrimp whilen its small then experiment with the larger frozen foods like krill. if you want get some male and female guppies and put them in a 10 or 20gand let them breed. they breed every 28 days to get your own feeders. your bgk will love you to death.*BOUNCINGS

 

[di0nysus]

ive seen one 12 inches long. keep in mind they do grow fast. this knife was in a tank with a couple large 8 inch bichirs (i believe its spelled)