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Ghost Knife Fish

In the wild they feed on insect larvae juveniles and small fish and worms.

Ghost knife fish. General species summary black ghost knife fish apteronotus albifrons are a tropical freshwater fish that have been steadily growing in popularity over the years. This is mostly due to their incredibly unique appearance that makes them stand out in any tank. Ghost knifefish swimming by projectmanhattan wiki commons black ghost knifefish are a carnivorous species.

In your tank this won t change much and they should be fed with fresh or frozen food such as bloodworms brine shrimps or blackworms. Black ghost knifefish apteronotus albifrons black ghost knifefish lat. 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 paranĂ¡ river including the amazon basin.

They get their name from two sources. During the day time it is rather timid and quite often stays in a shelter on a tank bottom. They inhabit a wide range of freshwater habitats but more than half the species in the family are found deep in rivers typically deeper than 5 m or 16 ft where there is little or no light.

The fish has nocturnal habits. 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.