Black Ghost Knife Fish

A short video of my Black Ghost Knife Fish (Apteronotus albifrons).

Black Ghosts are carnivores so I feed her frozen food like bloodworms, artemia, krill and gammarus shrimp.

They can grow up to 20" (49cm), so when fully grown, it needs a tank of preferrably at least 140 gallons.

It's usually friendly to other fish, though aggressive to its own kind.

They are nocturnal and weakly electric. They use an electric organ and receptors distributed over the length of their body in order to locate insect larvae.

The two fish at the bottom of the tank, in the beginng of the video are Yoyo Loaches (Botia almorhae).

Music: Enya - Anam Cara

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• aquatic
• black
• ghost
• knife
• fish
• tank
• Apteronotus
• albifrons
• cool
• electric
• organ
• nocturnal

[candy18869]

how can you tell if its a female or male?

"Black Ghosts are carnivores so I feed HER frozen food like bloodworms, artemia, krill and gammarus shrimp."

i just got one today :)

[Tinwelende]

It's almost impossible to distinguish male from female in this species, so I just randomly called it "her".

[luvs2spooge0379]

i have one hes 25-30cm and i feed stanley frozen blood worms in my 210 litre tank

[andyITA]

I have one...I bought it for 5$ and it-s a charming fish....my fav....

[macdadydoo]

i HAVE ONE!!!

[Demon00ko00die]

feather fish?

[jack22nickname]

i do love my two black ghost knife fish... i'm so thankful and blessed to have these wonderful creation of God.. they make me happy so much...

[krooked21]

7 dollars houston fish mart on shepherd

[MrIbrahimO]

@Tinwelende i feel lucky being in malaysia... i bought about 4 for 2US dollars each... but didn't have luck with them, pretty hard to keep in a community tank... and very shy

[nowais7]

my redtail ate him :(