Black Ghost Knife
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I’d suggest getting a bigger grow out tank for it. BGK aren’t really the fastest growers, but you not uncommon get it to grow to 8” in 6 months time from 4”. The bigger the tank, the more frequent high protein diet, and the cleaner the water, you can hit that target. I’d get a minimum 29g (40g breeder of 55g a lot better) with good filtration and stable heating, feed bloodworms and cut shrimp, and 50% weekly water changes
Hello all. New member here and glad I found this page!! But in my stupidity over the weekend my wife and I stopped at a new fish store and I purchased a bgk around 4” and a silver arowana about 3”. I should have done my research before hand but I was absolutely mesmerized by both! Sooo long story short I’m now a monster fish keeper (not upset at all, but my wife wasn’t to thrilled as she was researching both fish on the way home). I currently have a 65g breeder with a few other fish in it and I am feeding a mix of tropical flakes, freeze dried blood worms, shrimp pellets, and marine pellets is this a good mix for the Bgk? Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions.
65 isn’t big enough for either of them never mind both.
I got a 3” BGK at petco and grew it to 14” in a 90g. That was smallest borderline acceptable size tank but I sold to someone with a 125 which was much better for it
I got a 3” BGK at petco and grew it to 14” in a 90g. That was smallest borderline acceptable size tank but I sold to someone with a 125 which was much better for it
Thank you, I’m def. getting a bigger tank ASAP was already planning on upgrading but now I have a legitimate reason to give the wife Is it safe to keep them in a tank together? And what’s the smallest tank that could work for them?
oh on the tilapia I run it through a food processor for the smaller guys so it is easier for them to eat it
