Black Ghost Knife

[ineedabox]

I'm really thinking about getting one of these.

I've owned a clown knife before, but never one of these.

Anything you can tell me of any significance?

 

[Kasakato]

They need a big tank, and daily blood worms. All I know. :duh:

 

[ineedabox]

How big a tank? ehhhh?

 

[rich311k]

they grow to 18-20 inches. They can become very friendly and quite tame to thier owners. They are peaceful fish, They prefer to eat worms Tubifex, Red worms etc.

 

[Oddball~]

I'd say a 90 gallon tank would be the minimum. A 75 gallon long would do no good since they like to relax vertically at times.

They are VERY sensitive to water chemistry, they will eat any fish small enough to fit in its mouth. They are very shy, and takes awhile to become "friendly". They eat worms, shrimps, and fish.

 

[Kasakato]

90g, and they need lots of hiding places.

 

[flyfly]

90g, and they need lots of hiding places.

plus one really good one, like a pvc pipe or something. You can fool them with a clear pipe so they can be visable all the time. That works because they dont see very well and are nocturnal

sweet fish, wish I could get one.

 

[ineedabox]

hmmm.....all I would have room for it in right now is a 55 gal though.
Darn.
I guess I could keep it in there until we got a bigger tank though...?

 

[Kasakato]

Not really. They are still too big for a 55g.

 

[Oddball~]

Indeed.