tank for black knife fish?

[gorillazsw]

yesterday i got a 55 gallon tank. i want to know if i could get a black ghost knife fish to put in the tank. is a 55 enough room.

 

[benzjamin13]

Are you talking about a Black Ghost Knife or Black Asian Knife?

 

[gorillazsw]

i am talking about the black ghost knife

 

[benzjamin13]

A BGK can get pretty big. They can grow up to 16"-20" A 55g will do fine for awhile, but a 75 would be better.

 

[dark_knights_99]

Agreed on this one.

 

[wintervixen]

Is 96G tank sufficient for a BGK/CK? I can't upgrade further.

 

[dark_knights_99]

Is 96G tank sufficient for a BGK/CK? I can't upgrade further.

Yup, the bigger tank the better. and put some hiding place for the BGK, they are nocturnal you know.

 

[benzjamin13]

That's definitely a good size.

 

[philhawk]

ive started a tank rotation which is going to kill my savings in the long run, but as my addtiction grows i have to keep getting bigger tanks. so i have my bgk in a 30 gal now and a ck in a 75gal and when i can afford to build a monster tank ill move the bgk to the 75 and the ck up to the monster.