more than one bgk?

[nitrofish1]

is it ok to keep 3 black ghost knifefish in a tank together? of course with separate hiding spots. also along with pictus cats and bala sharks.

[dbcb314]

They will most likely fight to the death

I will never say never because some people get away with some weird things, but unless your tank is huge or you get really really really really lucky, they will kill each other.

I seen some as small as 2 inches continuosly fight. Just recently, a 2-3 inch one snapped out of the blue (was in a group tank) and killed 7 bgks of the same size in one night.

we keep no bgk over 4 inches in a tank with another bgk.

[nitrofish1]

so just one would be the better idea?

[Andri Pogo]

yes one is a good idea

[nitrofish1]

ok thanks

[Enmascarado]

Yep, they will fight to death, i have seen them in some fish stores floating with serious injuries cause sellers don't care and put them together.

[nitrofish1]

yeah ive seen more than one at my lfs, but they dont fight there, but if they would, i wouldnt put them together. theres always one hiding in a piece of tubing while the others hover around the pipe.

[luker3232]

Im'm no expert nor do I know much at all, lol
But to my understanding...

BGK's along with other fish like elephants and othe knives, shouldn't be kept together because of an organ that produces small electrical charges to help them find food, which will be a problem when all of them are looking for food, personally I would just keep one.

They are some awsome fish, trust me use tubifex cubes too. :)
Mine rips at them like a pitbull. :)

[nitrofish1]

yeah. where can i find pipes for them to hide in? i heard that they like them, but id like to get something that is big enough for it when it reaches full size, but they like clear tubing just as much as normal ones, plus you get to see them then too. but tinted stuff works too, kinda dispurses some of the light which they like but you can still see them thru it. i think my lfs uses hamster cage tubing for the small bgk's

[dbcb314]

yeah ive seen more than one at my lfs, but they dont fight there, but if they would, i wouldnt put them together. theres always one hiding in a piece of tubing while the others hover around the pipe.
they are hovering around the tube because they would like to go in the tube, but the one in there would whoop its ass if it tried haha

[nitrofish1]

lol. yeah but should i just go to the hamster section of petsmart and pick up tubing or are there other sources?

[RichyBGK]

when my bgk was smaller I used a 12" hurricane lamp glass tube. You should be able to get one from a large lighting centre :) I siliconed some fake plants onto it aswell :D

[nitrofish1]

ah ok

[dark_knights_99]

I guess they said it all. Hmm, welcome to the bgk addiction! :D

[nitrofish1]

itll be a while b4 i get one but i like them.

[luker3232]

The clear pipes and hurricane lamp covers are pretty much a no no, it doesnt give them any protection for the light, If you want to see them lay a flat light colored rock against the glass, I need to get a light colored rock.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa195/luker3232/BGK4-1.jpg

Its more decretive too.

[nitrofish1]

ok. thanks

[luker3232]

no problamo

[nitrofish1]

where can i find these rocks?

[luker3232]

I got mine from one of those rock fountains you can buy at walmart, but thats another story, try looking at a tile or flooring company, Thats about all I can think of.

[nitrofish1]

good idea. since i was going to be tiling the bottom of the tank with marble or something of the like. i just never see any rocks for sale at my lfs.

[luker3232]

yea, I bought that rock waterfall peice of crap for a x-mas present and It got regifted so I just tore it apart used the flat rocks for the hide and some of the round river rocks for weighting down the plastic plants.

[nitrofish1]

i wonder if i went and got some slab rock and broken it up if that would work. id have to make sure itd be stable of course

[luker3232]

bake it in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes before though, just to kill the parasites.

[nitrofish1]

ok. yeah cuz i can get slab rock easily.

[luker3232]

remember I like pics :)

[nitrofish1]

im afraid to disappoint you it will be quite a while b4 i get this tank.... sorry

[luker3232]

thats fine lol

[nitrofish1]

i have a fish room all planned out for my future home. ive even made a drawing of it. it includes 5 tanks. 4 of them are 180g and one is a 120g saltwater. although i may have to alter the picture for added tanks.

[luker3232]

Sweet, I want to have 2 300gl, one fresh and one salt.

[nitrofish1]

i heard saltwater is more difficult, so thats why im not going small, but not big either. now keeping these big 180 freshwater tanks will be easy now that i know how to deal with water changes and water chemistry levels, and i can actually keep a tank at consistent levels, makes me happy :)

[luker3232]

yea, I want a 300 one fish tank, for salt water, and the 300 for my BGK, Peacock eel, and a big pleco

[nitrofish1]

in one of my tanks im keeping all angelfish (the gf loves them as well as i)
another tank is apollo sharks, pictus cats, a bgk, and tinfoil barbs
a tank full of red bellied piranhas
and the other freshwater is gonna be my bichir and oscar tank
plus the saltwater tank somewhere.

i get all varieties and species of fish that my heart desires :p

[luker3232]

I want a Leporinus fasciatus baaaaaaddd, but solitary.

[nitrofish1]

oooo predatory. i was gonna keep black pacu's until i found out id need a 1500 gallon tank, so i dismissed that idea and went with the many tanks idea i have now.

[nitrofish1]

found slabs of red rock at my lfs. kinda pricey though. 2 bucks a pound. but i suppose id better start stackin in that future tank.