Ghost Knife eats other tankmates eyes??

[Vinno]

Ive kept a ghost knife ages ago but he was only small compared to rest of tank mates, Barramundi and bigger plecos. The barramundi ate him soon enough.

I was going to buy a 30cm one and house it with with a 20cm jardini, 25cm salmon catfish, 2x 15cm sharks 15cm pleco 30cm pleco.

Now was googleing some info about them and read 2 peoples comments that they took the eyes out of cichlid tankmates and killed them a few days later?

I dont want to end up with this problem, just asking is this a 1 in 100 thing or is this a common thing for these guys to do when they have size over other tank mates?

 

[Mishy]

All BGK's are wild fish, they're is a great possibility it could happen, do some research on the fish that share the same enviroment they do, I know that SA Angelfish go well with them.

 

[mercury904]

i have observe this to be normal,later they will eat fishes that can fit unto their mouth

 

[Pufferpunk]

I had one in QT w/another fish & the other fish was missing an eye the next day.

 

[Newt]

Holy cow, I've never heard of this before. I always thought BGKs were peaceful with fish too big to eat.

 

[Mishy]

Lol, well its quite common, but my BGK is to small to pick on the other fish atm, but when he gets big enough, his going into a 180 galleon with some clown loaches and lots of hiding spots.