My Black Ghost Knife is acting weird. Help please!

[whitexboii]

I'm sort of concerned about my black ghost knife...
he is just sitting in the plants and his belly fins (not sure what they are actually called) aren't moving, but when i move close to the tank where he is he starts moving again.
usually his belly fins are constantly moving.
is he sick or is he fine and just being normal and i haven't noticed it before.
he is eating fine and regularly by the way.

also if anyone could tell me, how do i increase his activity, i know they are a fish that likes to hide alot, but is there a way i can increase his activity in the tank from just sitting in the plants and corner of the tank?

 

[skylarman]

there called pelvic fins

 

[stingray man]

Well a way u can see him more is by adding a "ghost pipe" its kinda like one of those plastic gerbile pipes but its clear(they think there hidding but u can see them). For wats amater i would suggest to update a pic usaly helps most ppl.

 

[skylarman]

also if anyone could tell me, how do i increase his activity, i know they are a fish that likes to hide alot, but is there a way i can increase his activity in the tank from just sitting in the plants and corner of the tank?

sorry dude bad news, u cant really increase there activity, some are shy lil wussies and others swim around. i know u can make clown knife much more active, i know both my clown knife and my black ghost swimm all the time and never hide. the only thing im guessing u could do is take out all of its good hiding spots so it has nothing else to do but come out and swim around. then when its active slowly ad a few more hiding spots back into the tank just in case.

 

[octofasciatus]

I just chucked a 2" section of cucumber in my tank. Never seen so much of black ghost. Try it - but I beleive all black ghosts are quite individual.

 

[Aqua Sanctuary]

Don't forget that the black ghost knife is an energy efficient fish, they will sometimes rest or sleep. Mine does this often.

 

[pwmin]

mine rests ALL THE TIME and it's hard not to disturb it cuz it looks dead.

 

[Beastly Bichir]

Knives are funny. Your knife might be one of the ones that prefers to swim in the dark. You could add tannins to the water to replicate his natural habitat or install a blue light. I wouldn't remove his hiding spots. This will make him more skittish. The more hiding spots, the more a fish will come out because it feels safe.

 

[benzjamin13]

If you give it a lot...and I mean A LOT of hiding spots, maybe then...just MAYBE it'll become more active for you.

 

[pwmin]

mine was more active and not skittish with the lights on when i had less hiding spots. now that it has some good places to hide, it stays there, usually hides in the same spot. if i move stuff around, it will find a new place and stay there most of the time. i try to make sure i can still see at least some of it anywhere it would be able to hide.