Black knife fish

[brotherd]

I am considering a few of these for a 90 gal.What other species would be compatable?What is the natural environment for these fish?Would Clown Loaches be ok?I am just starting to collect info now.This species is very available where I am and I am intrigued.Any info is appreciated.Thanks!

 

[EMS503]

My son kept a Black Ghost Knife fish which is similar. Try this site hope it helps you.

www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_pages/wild/knifefish_african_black.htm

 

[cdawson]

They are pretty good fish as long as you don't keep them with anything nippy or too agressive. I had mine for about two months before our pacus knocked his rock cave over onto him =( I got rid of the pacus and might be getting one again soon. Also don't keep them with anything that's not bigger that the ghost knife. They picked off 5 of my girlfriends male guppies.

 

[Somethingfishy]

Well they are carnivorous, so would eat anything smaller.

PS I have also done a little more indepth research and found that one of the recommended tank mates is the OSCAR 8O

 

[tyler]

i wouldn't keep more than one in a tank. they use electrical pulses to navigate and when more than one are in a tank, they interfere with each other.

i think clown loaches would work just fine.

 

[Jacob Morgan]

From what I've heard they are usually friendly unless bothered in which case they can easily kill/harm other fish in the tank with their electrical pulses.. They also like that tube you can buy for them.

 

[Pufferpunk]

My knife ate the eyeballs out of 2 fish I had quarrantined with him. He only eats live food/frozen food.

 

[stik6shift98]

my 2 knifes diead after 6 months....got ick or something......white slimy stuff.....actually i think it was fungus

 

[giveupMoby]

I have a ghost knife in with my gouramies and 2 rams, a longnose loach and a butterfly. He is very friendly with my pecosomus and hangs out of the end of the tube to be near him. I just added a clown knife that was getting beat up in our aggressive tank.

 

[Xenos]

 

[Xenos]

That last post was a mistake. I don't know what happened. I actually wrote something and it didn't show up. Strange. Black Ghost are really neat. They suck up blood worms like noodles. They need a 7.0 - 6.5 ph or they are very lathargic. 6.5 is better in my opinion. Warm slow moving water and lots of hiding spaces. They are very cool fish.

 

[Hara]

I have had my BGK for about 3 years, he is well over a foot long. As was previously mentioned, you should only keep one per tank. Mine is very docile and has never bothered any of the other fish I have. There are discus, angels, gourami, silver dollar, rosy barbs, pictus cats, cory cats, oto cats and a ram and black skirt tetra in with him....(before anyone starts freaking out over an overcrowded tank, it is a 150).

Anyway, he has always enjoyed beef heart, kidney, mysis shrimp and bloodworms. I have never had to feed him live food and have had him since he was 3 inches long.