African Brown Knifes eat small fishes don't they?

[Prometheus]

in other words... i can't put one in my tank without expecting my black khuli loaches to disappear, can i?

 

[dbcb314]

big fish eat little fish

ABK are predators by nature

 

[phillydog1958]

if it can fit in it's mouth, its dinner.

 

[Ogrim]

Big fish eat little fish trick flairs up again

Consider this. Can you feed your black khuli loaches when you are on holidays? Now how would you feed your knife?

Knife fish are awesome, but can be a costly when away
Cheers

 

[benzjamin13]

Khuli Loaches are very worm like. I wouldn't trust it at all. I've kept Knives with little Tetras and they've been fine with small BGK and ABK. As long as the Knives are fed well, they won't hunt as much. Not guaranteeing anything, but just my experience with smaller fish and Knives.

 

[Hoyo12]

Depending in the size of the Loach, I don't believe that an African Knife would choose to go after them. I've had experience with both, but not together. Just from what I have observed with the African Knives I've had over the years, I don't believe that you would have a problem.

 

[Racersk]

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Totally agree, My african knifes are too timid to go on the attack of another fish. Just keep them fed and your good. Now my clown knife on the other hand, 12" and growing, he would try to eat smaller loaches and corys.

I have a dojo with a bowfin at the moment and it is doing great. You should be good.

 

[dbcb314]

eh, my african knives would actively hunt anything that was smaller than yoru mouth and they would chase/investigate things that were close to being able to be eaten.

 

[MeiTnerium109]

I believe I had this arrangement for some time, and it worked until my bichir decided to snarf my loach.