Black ghost knife in a 125g??

[krichardson]

Hey K krichardson you've kept p afer, what are your thoughts on tank size?

Hey,while I have no experience in keeping BGK my old afer is pushing twenty inches in my 180.

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

ok so a 125g is a no go? and is feeding the only issue with the BGK?

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

how about some of the bigger spiny eels? like fire tire track and black spot I know black spot would work size wise but what about withe the stocking?

 

[fishhead0103666]

I’m not sure about the others but I know fire eels are a no go.

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

ok how do they do with cichlids?

 

[Rocksor]

I have a 125g with two oscars a common pleco

Thank

your 125g is practically fully stocked bioload wise when these fish reached 10”+. If you can do at least 80%+ water changes every 2- 3 days, then go ahead, add more.

if a fire eel is a no go, I don’t see any other large eel working. You can try but , you’re going to have think about what you will do when things go wrong, especially with cichlids.

 

[rigby]

oh I was just thinking a well know youtuber dwdarius had one with pbass oscars red devils and pike cichlids he made a whole video on how to keep BGKs with big cichlids so I was thinking I could get it small raise it in a diffrent tank either by its self or with my dels get it hand feeding or taking food from tweezers and I know it would hide alot so during feeding time i would go to it and target feed heres the vid

It works because that is a 350 gallon aquarium..

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

ya true M MaDMatt and thebiggerthebetter any idea if a black spot would work with the stocking? we talked about size earlier but not tank mates thx guys!

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

Rocksor just saw ur post ya makes sense i guess i wont push my luck thx!

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

IDK much about BGK. Got my first one ever as a rescue about 6 months ago at 8". It lives in our growout 240 gal and I never see it except when feeding once in a while. It pursues pellets (and maybe fish pieces, IDK, didn't see) with a drive and purpose.