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Comment on Black Ghost Knife Fish (Apteronotus albifrons) by knifefishfan

knifefishfan — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:41:38 +0000

Le15896 you are severely overstocked…
BGK needs 75 gallons or more(have heard 55 gallons works). Also you are mixing tropical fishes with cold water fishes in your tank lol. You need hiding spots for your BGK something to keep him out of the light.

Comment on Black Ghost Knife Fish (Apteronotus albifrons) by aks

aks — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:37:22 +0000

Hi frnds,
I have one BGK and planning to have another one…
Is it good idea to keep two BGK in one tank??

Pls give your suggestions.

Thanks,

Comment on Black Ghost Knife Fish (Apteronotus albifrons) by jim

jim — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:48:47 +0000

i have a 13″ black knife. in the last couple of months a growth has been getting larger by its mouth about the size of a nickle and about 3/8 of an inch thick. does any one know that this could be. thanks

Comment on Black Ghost Knife Fish (Apteronotus albifrons) by Dave

Dave — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:16:18 +0000

Le15896: I hope that what you’ve posted is a typo regarding all those fish in a 10 gallon tank. If that is true then your problems are VERY APPARENT. A 10 gallon tank with a BGK (12 inche average when grown), 2 African knifefish (12 to 18 inches) and 5 other fish!!! Come on man. Those africans need a 75 gallon tank each. And you wonder why your BGK hides. What are your water parameters??? Your ammonia must be through the roof! I’m no expert on BGK by any means, but my 7 year old son would know better than that!!!! Geez

Comment on Black Ghost Knife Fish (Apteronotus albifrons) by Le15896

Le15896 — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:20:24 +0000

my bgk has white dots on him and lays in the light alot any advice

Comment on German Blue Ram (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi) by Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:16:20 +0000

Hi what a site some great info I just traded all my discus for a good tank of Blue Rams and 12 Sterbi Corys I am well pleased with the rams on day 2 they started to pair off and the caves are all taken. It is such a great display watching them wowing each other hopping for eggs soon.

Comment on Black Ghost Knife Fish (Apteronotus albifrons) by Le15896

Le15896 — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:31:40 +0000

I hope your fish lives michelle I would give you advice but i got my own problems with my bgk;)

Comment on Black Ghost Knife Fish (Apteronotus albifrons) by Le15896

Le15896 — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:28:08 +0000

I just got a bgk yesterday it is cool its in a 10 gallon fish tank with a ranbow shark 2 betta 2 gourmi 2 african knife fish and a moor with a koi i know its wierd that they get along with each other but they do my bgk is 3 inches long he always stays behind a plant and he stas in the light im really worried i dont know what to do:( please repley:)

Comment on Black Ghost Knife Fish (Apteronotus albifrons) by Dave

Dave — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:12:02 +0000

I’ve had mine for a couple months now. He/she is about 6 inches long and has started to become more active during the day. I’m not sure if its because he/she is searching for food or if he/she has become more comfortable. The other fish in the tank are a couple veiled angelfish, a red tail shark, 2 dwarf neon rainbowfih and 4 irian rainbowfish. All is well in the compatability department thus far.

My question is I was wondering if there are any GOOD food alternatives to frozen bloodworms and frozen mysis shrimp? Both are accepted willingly. The tank is fed one cube during the night to let the BGK get most of it and once during the lighted hours for the others to get most of it.

Thanks for any suggestions

Comment on Black Ghost Knife Fish (Apteronotus albifrons) by michelle

michelle — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:44:13 +0000

Hey – my BGK fish is about two yr’s old. We also have two younger ones. We have hiding spots in our tank, but the older one; which has gotten quite big, is swimming very weird. It is out most of the day now and we think it is going to die, but it hangs on day after day. It twirls around in circles. It looks like it is confused and drunk. I’ve been searching for information on these fish, but I have a hard time finding much. Thanks for any help – Michelle