ID THIS GHOST KNIFE URGENT

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Brown Ghost Knifefish, Little-Scale Knife [ Pictures ]
Sternachella schotti
SYN : None
PD :An elongated species with a long snout. The anal fin runs from anus on the underside of the head to the caudal penuncle. The caudal fin is very small. The coloring is brown black with a slenderwhite band at the base of the caudal fin.
SIZE : To 8" (20 cm)
SS : Apteronotusleptorhynchus
HAB : South America; widespread throughout the Amazon River Basin
S : bottom
TANK : A 40" (101 cm), 45-55 gallon (170-210 L) tank is sufficient. Follow suggestions for A. albifrons.
WATER : pH 5.8-7.5 (6.8), 3-14 dH (8), 73-81°F (23-27°C)
SB : An interesting fish which is aggressive towards similar species, those of the sub-familyApteronotinae. Otherwise, this species can be combined with almost any other peaceful fish. Do not combine with swallow able fish.
SC : Angelfish, Eartheaters, Acaras, catfish, Silver Dollars, Leporinus, Anostomus, Gouramis.
FOOD : Live; insect larvae, worms, Artemia ; tablets; chopped meat
SEX : Unknown
B : Unknown
BP : 10. Has not been reported.
R : This species frequently rests lying on its side.
DC : 5. This hardy, robust species should have live foods included in its diet
 
thanks
but there is no picture there.
nor does it confirm if that auction on that website is the sme species as the BGK but a different colour variation.

i know that peopleh ave bred white o nes and albino ones.
do brown ones exist?
 
Its a Black Ghost. Its pale because it is under extreme stress, possibly ill. Healthy Black Ghosts are always black.
 
Enemyarms;3853203; said:
Brown Ghost Knifefish, Little-Scale Knife [ Pictures ]
Sternachella schotti
SYN : None
PD :An elongated species with a long snout. The anal fin runs from anus on the underside of the head to the caudal penuncle. The caudal fin is very small. The coloring is brown black with a slenderwhite band at the base of the caudal fin.
SIZE : To 8" (20 cm)
SS : Apteronotusleptorhynchus
HAB : South America; widespread throughout the Amazon River Basin
S : bottom
TANK : A 40" (101 cm), 45-55 gallon (170-210 L) tank is sufficient. Follow suggestions for A. albifrons.
WATER : pH 5.8-7.5 (6.8), 3-14 dH (8), 73-81°F (23-27°C)
SB : An interesting fish which is aggressive towards similar species, those of the sub-familyApteronotinae. Otherwise, this species can be combined with almost any other peaceful fish. Do not combine with swallow able fish.
SC : Angelfish, Eartheaters, Acaras, catfish, Silver Dollars, Leporinus, Anostomus, Gouramis.
FOOD : Live; insect larvae, worms, Artemia ; tablets; chopped meat
SEX : Unknown
B : Unknown
BP : 10. Has not been reported.
R : This species frequently rests lying on its side.
DC : 5. This hardy, robust species should have live foods included in its diet
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Where is this from? Apteronotus leptorhynchus (Brown Ghost) and Sternarchella schotti are two different species.
 
That's a black ghost knife not a brown ghost knife. That's their natural color as their are variants called pieball black ghost ghost knife. But the one is the pic didn't show much of the pieball coloration but still in a pieball variant. They also have pink variant pieball.
 
so the brown doesnt mean they are ill or stressed like one guy claims?
they are same species just different colours
i seen teh pink ones and marble coloured ones with speckles of black.

so this brownish colour is natural and is not a sickness?
 
henward;3853738; said:
so the brown doesnt mean they are ill or stressed like one guy claims?
they are same species just different colours
i seen teh pink ones and marble coloured ones with speckles of black.

so this brownish colour is natural and is not a sickness?
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They are not Brown Ghost Knives. All but one that I can see in the picture does have a different coloration, which isn't bad. Just as King-eL said. Not sick/stressed by the looks of it
 
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