I picked up a young black ghost knife fish and am already in love. I'm referring to it as "she" due to the blunt, steeply sloped face though I know the accuracy of the facial profile as an indicator of sex is dubious.
I was going to grow her out and then put her in with my black Arowana but decided not to risk it, so Phantom will live in a different tank.
She is surprisingly outgoing and curious for such a youngster (3 inches). She spends a lot of time out and about exploring and foraging for food. I was also surprised to find that she isn't picky about food at all. She snuffles around collecting whatever goodies the Geophagus abalios leave her. She's fond of shrimp pellets and bloodworms.
But the major fascination is just the way she moves. She can cram herself into any crevice. She doesn't swim so much as ripple and undulate. It's beautiful to watch. Her acrobatic feats are effortlessly impressive. I see her swimming upside down, straight up or down, backwards and in this case backwards in a diagonal position. Just an amazing creature.
Cruddy pic but she was rocketing backwards at a million miles per hour and the pleco hasn't had a chance to hoover up the biofilm on the glass yet. I just moved a bunch of hyper aggressive fish out and the pleco is still scrubbing away. You can see Phantom's teeth... it looks to me like she's smiling.
Anyone else have pictures of their BGKs performing stunts?
I was going to grow her out and then put her in with my black Arowana but decided not to risk it, so Phantom will live in a different tank.
She is surprisingly outgoing and curious for such a youngster (3 inches). She spends a lot of time out and about exploring and foraging for food. I was also surprised to find that she isn't picky about food at all. She snuffles around collecting whatever goodies the Geophagus abalios leave her. She's fond of shrimp pellets and bloodworms.
But the major fascination is just the way she moves. She can cram herself into any crevice. She doesn't swim so much as ripple and undulate. It's beautiful to watch. Her acrobatic feats are effortlessly impressive. I see her swimming upside down, straight up or down, backwards and in this case backwards in a diagonal position. Just an amazing creature.
Cruddy pic but she was rocketing backwards at a million miles per hour and the pleco hasn't had a chance to hoover up the biofilm on the glass yet. I just moved a bunch of hyper aggressive fish out and the pleco is still scrubbing away. You can see Phantom's teeth... it looks to me like she's smiling.
Anyone else have pictures of their BGKs performing stunts?
