ghost knife fish question?

Question

i just bought a ghost knife fish yesterday and i bought couple of black worms to feed it.

my question is do i feed them at night only?

how often do i have to feed it, once, twice?

it keeps hiding a a lot i know they are nocturnal creatures but i saw some at the store all moving and active in the light...is this due to swiching to new tank?

how do i feed black worms so it doesnt go into my gravel and just eventually die there? for now i cut up a water bottle and make it into a little tray and put black worms on it ... will it eat off that??


sorry if my questions are just all over the place

Answer 1

The Black ghost does prefer to feed at night, so feeding after you turn off the lights would be the best idea. I wouldn't worry too much about the worms getting in the gravel, once the fish find them they will eat them before they can escape and a black ghost will dig around a bit to get them out of the gravel. The water bottle tray is a neat idea and the BGK may eventually learn to feed from it, it's worth a try.

They are shy by nature and don't usually move about in the tank too much when the lights are on, but yours will more after settling in well.

I feed all of my fish twice a day, once morning and once evening. Once a day will wok too, I just prefer two smaller feedings a day generally.

MM

Answer 2

I have reared the BGK on several occasions and in most of them, i realised that they only hid themselves when there were hiding places in the first place.

Which means, black ghost knives would be less shy if they did not had places to hide in.However, this is not good for young fish, they might get stressed out since BGKs are fishes that prefer hiding places and that unnecessary stress might constrict their growth.

Therefore, the activeness of an individual fish does not depend on the switching of tanks but rather, the presence of a hiding uteliity.

Finally, about your fish's diet, maybe get a log instead of a water bottle support for the black worms.The fish would prefer feeding from the log rather than the water bottle, which might seem alien to it and cause fear in tasting the food.

They are nocturnal so I'd suggest a large portion of food given to it in the night but also tiny meals in the day so you do not actually starve your pet.

Btw, just some background info, the BGK can reach a length of 60cm long so you should get a suitable tank for it if you have not.

Answer 3

Ok, For a second im gonna go Off Topic, If you get one of those small green knife fish. It will eventualy copy the ghost knife fish its realy strange, the knife fish learns new tricks.

Ok, back on topic, Feed them 2 worms at day and 3 worms at night.

Its probably just lonely or getting used to its tank, possibly both. Give it time to adjust, dont feed it right away, wait 2-3 days before that. If you have a big enough tank get another ghost knife fish, or small green knife fish. The tank size might be the proplem. it might just need a bigger tank.

That idea is pretty smart make sure its not sharp and hold it down with a few peices of gravel. or you can just freeze the worms and thaw em and drop em in there.

Answer 4

At night the Black ghost will happily take frozen blood worm from the substrate. I place the food in the vicinity of it's cave during the day and it will usually eat then too.

Here is a link that will help you to know more about these fishes:

http://www.geocities.com/safishkeeper/knife.html

Nemo

Answer 5

I agree with everything that has been said.

But a tip for you. I have one too. I can see mine 24/7 with lights on. I have a half a log resting along the front glass, in the corner, he swims in there all the time and I can see him. You can even train them to eat from your hand. (carefully).

Another trick is a glass hurriance lamp top. They feel they are hiding but are really in plain sight.

They also like neon tetras as a snack.

Answer 6

Black ghost knife fish can boost to twelve-16 inches in length so make sure your tank is enormous adequate. They a lot prefer to be in a set and decide a planted tank with fairly some places to cover. they're a nocturnal fish so in case you elect to work out them you may want to do surprising setting up a moonlight tank. they prefer bloodworm and black gnat of their food plan. additionally they provide off a consistent electric powered fee yet no longer adequate that you'll sense. sturdy success with them, they're a surprising fish.