African Brown Knife Fish
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Can these guys be kept with conspecifics? And do they eat pellets? Also would a BGK harass them?
Mine eat pellets.
No, I wouldn't think the bgk would be the one doing the harassing. Quite the opposite actually/
They shouldn't be kept with other ABKs however I have mine in a 55 with a clown knife and BGK with a few oddballs and a tiger shovelnose they all get along well for the most part as long as adequate hiding spots are provided. I love my ABK he has a one of Kind personality and is over his shyness and comes out all the time
I've had mine for about 2 years, starting with an Ctenopoma Acutirostre, some kribs, a butterfly fish and 2 Synodontis Nigriventris. Over time I have introduced a young Polypterus Retropinnis, a Senegalus and ropefish (which you can see in the Show off your Polypterus thead) and feeding them a variety of dried bloodworm, cubes of tubifex, frozen bloodworm, granuar, everyday flakes, jelly from daphnia and bloodworm and some self-raised live food now and then keeps it a happy tank. I guess you have to be lucky with almost all of these fish having a true personality, but they are thriving :-D
Note that some trial and error was done by adding Yellow Congo Tetras and Gnathonemus Petersii, and failed at that, especially making the Peters fish eat. Kind of bummed at that still.
Note that some trial and error was done by adding Yellow Congo Tetras and Gnathonemus Petersii, and failed at that, especially making the Peters fish eat. Kind of bummed at that still.
