Black Ghost Night Fish
75 82 f 24 28 c ph.
Black ghost night fish. They are popular in aquaria the fish is all black except for two white rings on its tail and a white blaze on its nose which. Feeding tips the black ghost knife is a true bony fish and cannot last without food for very long before becoming very thin. Compatible with any non aggressive fish species except small.
Black ghost knifefish ghost knife fish knife fish ghost fish. The black ghost knifefish apteronotus albifrons is a tropical fish belonging to the ghost knifefish family apteronotidae they originate in freshwater habitats in south america where ranging from venezuela to the paraguay paraná river including the amazon basin. Never use copper in a black ghost knife fish tank.
105 us gallons 400 l and more. When properly cared for the black ghost knifefish can reach well over one foot in length. As they are most active at night their eyesight is not well developed so they hunt and communicate through an electric field.
It is considered a true bony fish. It possesses a weak electrical organ at the caudal peduncles which is used to locate food. By derek ramsey ram man own work via wikimedia commons.
They said that about the black ghost and the angelfish but the angelfish died for some reason. The black ghost knifefish is a member of the apteronotidae family and the speckled knifefish group. Up to 50 cm 20 in.
These are nocturnal fish that are most active at night and rest during the day. Anyway so what size in litres is good like an approximate size. The average lifespan of a black ghost knife fish is around 10 years under solid care conditions.
The black ghost does not have scales which make it more prone to disease. They respond well to most medication and normally heal quickly. Black ghost knifefish are tropical freshwater fish from south america.
Since they are nocturnal these knife fish feed on their food during the night but can be trained to eat at the same time as the rest of the aquarium. When they become very thin it will be hard for them to compete for food in a community aquarium and this could lead to death by starvation. Ok thanks the fish shop said because they were growing up together he wouldn t eat them.
Black ghost knife fish are omnivorous and will readily consume a variety of live foods such as meat and worms or flaked foods.
