Black Ghost Knife feeding

[tarfun5959]

Do you love this fish?

[brokentoaster91]

what size of tank do you have? i just bought my black ghost knife yesterday :)

[HolySasquatchTurd]

That's a lot of Vall. He or She must like to go into it :)

[Guitargurl8404]

omg i cant wach this

[blackghostknife11]

down at the bottom of the tank?

[blackghostknife11]

is that a eel?

[thespidermonkey102]

@blackghostknife11

To me it looks like a Rope Fish "Erpetoichthys calabaricus "

[blackghostknife11]

hiya! plz checkout my bgk video called black ghost knife-awesome fish

[dXb727]

great one

[tamikaw123]

i just got one he is cool can i feed it krill

[AlexPechacek]

Wow Thats A beautiful fish. I want one now!

[Porre1337]

how long did it take to grow him that large?

[radiometricx]

Nice.

[guthaninfested]

nice eel? what type? a rubber eel?

[AussieBrock]

@guthaninfested It's a real fish. I'm getting one tomorrow.

[charcoless7]

how big of a tank does one of these need?

[aliensshampoo]

yours looks like a female,

check out my video eating bloodworms

[hyjcfrghvg]

hay nice tank i've got a BGK to but it's only small, what are you feeding him. ; ]

[mattc950]

beefheart works good but carnevrious sinking pellots work the best it grew mine from 6 inches to 14 iches check out my vid

[shanewin]

Is it okay to have more than one BGK in one tank? People say you shouldnt, but i see tanks that have multiple ones it seems like they get along fine

[dadafever]

yes they should be alright but you gotta remember that they are noctural fish and they need dark spot.. get 2 big ornaments and drop one ghost at a time let him find and select his favorite location then drop the secongd one.. when both are settled and hidden put the other fishes in the water.. also remember to feed him when your turn the aquarium light off.. because if you don't some of your fishes will loose their tails ..they are very hungry

[k0v095]

i had a ghostknife it was fully grown

about 1 foot

died yesturday

[Tomb611]

1 foot you say. How big was your tank?

[pattrow1992]

ya well you should care. It was still a living creature wasn't it.

[aj1234321]

once when my black ghost knife came out to feed, i dropped a rock on its body and it died. lol it was only a baby and it only cost about 10 dollars so i dun care just another stupid animals life lost thanks to me (~_^)

[wpken14]

dude...u know how much of a dick u sounded right there? u dont care that u killed it? imagine it through another persons point of view, maybe a 4 year old went to the shop and then sees it was missin, then reads ur comment, kid proceeds to cry self to sleep, i cry "rorsachs journal"

[aj1234321]

wow, your the best. in the entire world. when really you defy the word bad. you are truly worse than that, you hollywood child molesting bastard

[wpken14]

XD idk why i even replied to ur comment, i was bored...idk why u wouldnt need to calm down though, i mean its obvious i was joking when i ended my journal entry...soo yea calm down and idk how i defy bad

[GrimeyLimeyT]

AJ you penis.....

[aj1234321]

yeh but im weird and your just ghay

[zodiac2nd]

would a black ghost knife do fine in a 72 gallon aquarium. 48"x18"x20" my aquarium is pretty well planted and has

- 10 harlequins

- 8 cardinals

- 6 black neons

- 2 blue gouramis

- 1bristlenose pleco

- 3 otos

would it do fine in this tank?

[ryanpretzel2311]

Yh 72 gallon is a really good size. If you buy a small BGK make sure it gets plenty of meaty food such as bloodworm to bulk it up otherwise it will die. If i was you i would buy it about 5 - 7 inchs for safety thats what i did and mine is about 1 year old and no problem, look at my videos if you want

[pattrow1992]

you should be careful though. I have a Black Ghost and love him to death. Coolest fish in the world. You can't(CAN'T) no matter what have any smaller fish than it. Maybe a tiny bit smaller but they are very territorial and will prey on smaller fish. Literally if it can fit in its mouth it is most likely food. Black Ghosts grow up to 14 inches in the wild(they are from the Amazon) and 10-12 in a aquarium. But a 30gallon would be fine and a 72 is excellent. They are also night nocturnal.

[12addictedfish]

cool fish man looks like you take care of them

[youneverknow125]

Gorgeous healthy looking  tank and very nice BGK .

[cottoncandyisyummy]

what are you feeding it?

[sqbbe]

frozen beefheart

[12addictedfish]

very healthy

[akosibaba]

frozen beedheart? is that the one like in cubes like dried worms i guess??

[smartinp]

yeah cool!!! mine is one or two inches shorter, waiting for his growing :P check my videos to see him :)

[mattc950]

i hav had my ghostie for about 4 years and i couldnt wait for him to get bigger... i found sinking carnivore pellets by hikari tropical and he grew about 4 inches at least...you can also use frozen beef heart ... thats what worked for me

[alfredo777]

Do they eat baby guppies aged 1 month old?? coz I bought 2 blackGhosts and it seems all the small guppies that I had since babies were born in my 54 liter tank were eaten by two ten centimeters baby black ghosts..I was horrified when they young were all gone...

[sqbbe]

I guess they will eat anything that fits in their mouth

[alfredo777]

Yeah i see that, but thanks God they leave me with one baby guppy that actually grow rather faster than the others that were missing. This one is a blessing that I have no regret of buying the mothers who died while giving birth...

[4k3el]

i brought one of them today. its so cool! but it always hides. i think its a lil scared.

[lepardgecko120]

mine is just over 30 cm hes in a 1000 litre tank he is butiful

[JohnRossDele]

i got one of these fish very cool the way it ripples its fins. A good centerpiece in the home aquarium i have got one mine is friendly and active i hate the way info on these fish vary between websites.

[rixster14]

I've got 3 of these in my wall tank, and there amazing.. 1 which is 34cm, 2nd is 49cm and the 3rd is 26cm. I've made my tank look awesome with blue neon lights with white gravel and tropical plants. Also in the tank is a few shark, sting ray, fighter fish, crab etc... Anyway nice Video, amazing footage captured!

[RhodesLives]

Bought one of these last week,really lovely fish,ive heard they are pretty shy but mine is out all day and night,just learning to hand feed her,its going really well,keeping her with some tiger barbs,clowns and royal pleco,she seems to get on well with them,so far anyways lol

[Jcashrulez]

what are the plants in the back ground?

[sqbbe]

It`s Vallisneria

[D00vde]

can you put one with an african knife fish?

[zrplzsy]

Nice ghost knife, im suprised that the neons are still alive, wouldnt the krib chow them down already? Nice tropical tank

[RegalMommy]

the tank looks crowded enough to avoid any aggression of the black ghost. This fish has the potential to be aggressive in certain tank conditions, however if properly schooled and the fish isn't stressed.. it is usually placid. They are a great addition to a tank :)

[cvkline]

I had eight of them in a 75 gallon tank. The fish store owner said he was pretty sure if I added them all at the same time, they would school. And they did. The last one died just a few weeks ago at age 17. :-/

[zaracki92]

it's actually not healthy to have more than 2 black ghost knife in a single tank unless u have a very huge tank. they use electric current to navigate their path. so many together would confuse each other. if they lived upto 17 years as u say, they must have been abt 21in? did u still have them in a 75 gallon tank?

[cvkline]

Yeah I was skeptical when the aquariologist at the local store suggested I put eight of them in one 75gal tank. But he offered to refund my money if they didn't do well (I think he was curious about this himself), so I did it. They didn't grow beyond 8-10 inches until a few died over the years, but when I was down to three, the biggest grew to 18 inches or so. They always seemed to get together very well, and I was pleased to have them.

[piratekit]

How do you thaw the frozen beefheart? My BGK really loves his bloodworms, but turns up his nose at the frozen brine shrimp.

[sqbbe]

I put the frozen beefheart in the tank staright from the the freezer without any problems

[XXunknownrockstar]

would one be ok with blue acara, firemouths

[Breniznit]

I'd dare say so, blue acara and firemouths are not very aggressive Americans, however you should also keep into consideration that a black ghost can grow to 40cm over a few years..

[Sursion7]

Will a BGK attack a school of Tiger Barbs (about 5 or 6)? Will the Tiger Barbs attack the BGK?

[sqbbe]

I think both tiger barbs and BGK will be OK.

[MissMessUp]

What sizes are there for these fish? Large, small? Whats the biggest size for this kind of fish?

[sqbbe]

I`ve read that they can get up to 50 cm, but imagine that in captivity they don`t grow to that size..?

[Breniznit]

I have read 40cm's captive :P mines gone from 5cm to like 13cm in just a few months....and he ate one of my platy's

[tsiege15]

my ghost cant stand the light

[K1495]

my ghost is actually attracted to it.

[TheSwedishBuB]

how old is your knife fish and can he eat feeder fish yet? Also where did you get your knife fish petsmart?

[sqbbe]

He is about 1 1/2 years old.

[hayrodri268]

what do u feed ur ghost knife?

[sqbbe]

I feed him frozen beefheart and frozen red blodworms

[chieftx]

What are the little red fish?

[sqbbe]

They are Cherry barbs (Puntius titteya)

[chieftx]

Oh yeah but I thought they extremly shy when kept with large fish. O and how come the ghost (which is beautiful btw) dosn't eat the cardinals?

[sqbbe]

I`ve had my ghost with this mix since he was a baby and he`s always been fed well, so I guess he doesn`t need to eat the cardinals.

[chieftx]

yeah I was meaning to get mine as a baby.

[skateenjoinigga]

black ghost knife are awesome

do they go with oscars.?

do you think and oscar will eat it?

[sqbbe]

I`m not sure, but if you get a big ghost he`ll probably be safe.

[jewsee]

i have a brown knife fish (i rather a black one) and he gets along fine with bala shark, cichlids, and oscars (i have 72g tank) theyre ALL babies ..only the baby acei cichlid nips at him I dont know why but Im am putting that cichlid in his own tank for now

[klaxonfives]

i've just purchased glass cleaning shrimps their quite small, i was wondering will my fish eat them

[sqbbe]

Probably if you leave ypur fish alone without food for two weeks

[klaxonfives]

okay thanks but wouldn't my bristtle nosed cat fish survive because he eats algae and fish poop

[sqbbe]

Catfish are quite self sufficient. They will most likely survive two weeks without food. You will end up with having a shiny clean tank when you return.

[klaxonfives]

wouldn't he eat my smaller fish if i didn't feed and can tropical fish eat mince pork and duck meat?

[sqbbe]

I guess he would eat small fish if his his mouth is big enough. I recon a big ghost is one of the last fish to die in a tank without food. I`m not sure about mince pork and duck meat.

[klaxonfives]

sqbbe i'm going overseas for 2 weeks

[sqbbe]

Then you have a problem. If your ghost is big he may survive, but should really try to get someone feed him at least once.

[klaxonfives]

sqbbe you rock, but i'm over seas these holidays and no one can look after my fish and i don't want my black ghost knife fish to die like my poor glass catfish. have any suggestions

[sqbbe]

Most fish can survive several days without food. I`ve left mine without food for a week without any problems.

[chieftx]

Truly beautiful.

I can't wait to get one!

can they out grow a 60 gallon?

[sqbbe]

Yes they can grow out of a 60 gallon tank. You should have at least 100gallons but the recommended size is 190 gallons.

[klaxonfives]

Kool fish i have one but one time i axccedentally when moving my arm i hit my black ghost knife fish and he starting to limb but then he got better and want does a black ghost knife fish like to hide in?

[sqbbe]

My ghost hide in the vallis and under the root

[klaxonfives]

Hey whats that snake tailed thing in your video at 00: 50 it's weird is it a dragon goby

[sqbbe]

It`s a reed fish

[DieNastie357]

Its a beast

[Turk2c]

hey i just bought one 2day what do u feed em my one is only 3 inches long so still a baby and the thing is ive got cichlids in my tank like electric yellows and cloan loaches etc hoping that they will get along..

[sqbbe]

I feed him frozen beefheart. He also likes frozen red bloodworms.

[Turk2c]

ok thanks..another thing does ur one swim all d time or just hide somewher??my hides all day

[sqbbe]

He`s out swimming about 20% of the day. This is a nocturnal fish, so they are most active at night.

[sqbbe]

Thanks for the comment. Yes, all my plant are alive. This is a great fish, but they grow fast so you need a big tank.

[elbeatch]

Beautiful fish you've got! Planning on getting one soon and that made me that much more excited. Great job btw with you plants, I'm assuming most/all are live? Great setup, very natural looking and perfect for that fish. Keep up the good work!