Care Guide for Black Ghost Knifefish - Aquarium Co-Op
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2024
- This 18-inch oddball fish can swim forwards & backwards and produces weak electrical impulses.
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0:00 - Intro
0:37 - What to look for when buying a Black Ghost Knifefish?
1:04 - What to feed Black Ghost Knifefish?
1:29 - How should I decorate my aquarium?
2:09 - Black Ghost Knifefish tank mates
3:27 - Black Ghost Knifefish tank size
3:57 - How fast do Black Ghost Knifefish grow?
4:17 - Are Black Ghost Knifefish sensitive?
4:41 - Black Ghost Knifefish water parameters
5:12 - Shop at aquariumcoop.com
5:34 - Make sure the Black Ghost Knifefish eats
5:54 - Aquarium water hardness
6:17 - How much does a Black Ghost Knifefish cost?
6:36 - Add caves to the aquarium
7:15 - How to feed Black Ghost Knifefish
7:49 - Black Ghost Knifefish are long term fish
8:31 - Outro
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Thank you for the video and have a great Christmas
And they are awesome!
"...grown to about that big.." About how big, Cory?
Was thinking the same thing! 🤣
The size of that one in the video when he said that would be my guess pmsl 🤦♂️
@@stonesaquatichomes6825 considering he said he'd grown one out himself and he's big into monster fish, I doubt he was keeping a ghost knife in a 20 gallon at his store (that's B roll from his store)
They grow to about 20 inches (50 cm), according to google
They only grow to about 12-18" in captivity,even in the wild 20" ones are rare , 18" is more common.
I've had mine going on 10 years now. Still healty and strong.
So funny, I literally just told my boyfriend that if we could ever get a large tank this one of the fish I’d want! I just think they’re so cool looking! And then here’s the co op care video lol. One day... one day...
There are a knife fish that are smaller. But none are as cool looking as the ghost.
To me this fish is a puppy, if he likes you he will come out and look at you and even play with you and sleep on your hand if they fancy. Pretty smart fish, if not the smartest fish in the hobby.
Ikr!
I remember being a little kid and going into the pet store and looking at the fish was always my favorite part of the week. The knifefish was the first fish that ever caught my interest and made me want to keep fish but I never knew what they were called until just now. Thank you for this. When I get a house big enough, I'm going to look into getting one of these. I just think they're so cool.
You always have that perfect timing. This is a dream fish and I've wanted one for over 5 years. I'm getting one very soon, for the 145 gallon I'm getting.
Just started to raise one was really looking for a good care guide... I’m so glad this came out today !!! Couldn’t have been better timing
Love the care guides. Another fish that I would love to see a care guide/species spotlight for is the freshwater archerfish. There is very little online about archers. Loved when you had them in the 800
Merry Christmas, Cory and Dorkula, your sweet pups and wet pets!
Love my ghost. Thanks for the info Cory...
Thanks for all of the great content Cory!
definitely one of my favourite fish, i sold mine this year bc i went to Uni. He was about 13-14 inches, absolutely massive
Merry christmas cory and the co-op family. Thanks for all you do.
I’ve allways wanted to get a black ghost, thanks for the vids Cory, and the amazing store products.
I love how my ghost knife LOVES his heavily planted tank stocked with plants from aquarium coops site. And loves to pink on his tank mates Always front and center day and night and he’s very fun to watch and enjoy!
We were given our BGK lil over a year ago. Shes pushing 14 15 inches now adored and spoiled. Ty for makn the vid.
Thanks for the great content Cory!
Great care tips Cory. In my freshwater days I’ve had a couple of them that got to a pretty decent size. 😊
Merry Christmas, Cory and all the fish nerms out there!
Just got one of these a couple weeks ago! Absolutely love them
Great run down on this fish!! How interesting and I don't know if I've got the skills to keep one or not but it's something I definitely would love to consider! One of my dream fish for sure! Thanks Cory for all the information you provide! I hope you and your family are having a happy holidays!!🙏😍🌿🐟🎄🌿💚
Neat fish, may try it out one day. Glad I saw this video first. Got some good info and what to be prepared for.
Thanks for all the advice. Just got some more stuff from your store. Waiting on the tiger lotus and others to come back in stock 👍
Great video as always! Thanks cory! Merry christmas and happy new year to you and your family
Thanks for your knowledge! Have a good one
I just ordered the Co-Op mug. I’m excited lol.
Hey Cory
Please keep the content coming
Please , we're dying for it 😭😂
Very timely video for me. Thanks!
This was my first ever fish I actually picked out. ( mom and grandfather helped, owned a pet store) and I miss it dearly. I kept him with a Dino bichir they got along great! I look forward to getting a large tank and get one again.
We had my knife Trained to follow my finger just before meal times to help check him for problems. Trained to eat from my fingers as well.
I love these fish!
Just got one and he is awesome! This video really helped round out my questions!
Nice spotlight on this unique fish!
I kept Ghosts in the '70's. Glad to see that they have finally solved the breeding problem. Back then no one had any idea how to breed them, or even sex them.
Always one of my favorite fish.... definitely a bucket list for me
thank you so much my little brother brought home one last night its very small the smallest ive ever seen so hes in a 2 gallon aquarium for now will up grade once i know hes healthy and eating
I've always liked to pull up a chair and watch these guys.
🤶Happy Holidays🎅
Love the fact that you know show the temp in Celsius as well now for all the non US folk!!!
Such a cool fish just getting into the hobby trying to set up a planted tank.
Glad to see the new channel, new sub here btw✅❤
Saw a tru of knife fish on display at my bigger lfs. Had never seen them in real life before but instantly recognized them as those little “knifes”. Would love to have one one day.
Great video, and yes, these guys do get big folks, so get a tank accordingly!
Great video. Do more about fish like this.
Thank you great video✌🏼👍🏼
I bought mine as a baby about 4 years ago when I used to work at a pet store. The second I saw it eating flake food I knew I had to bring it home! Now he's about a foot long and on a steady diet of medium to large cichlid pellets, in my 80 gallon bowfront with a large (super calm) 14 year old mayan cichlid, a syno cat, and some glofish tetras 😂
Thanks for putting Celsius on the screen
They look like a fun fish. Maybe one day. Thank you 😊 Take care
Thanks, I have one
Getting a big tank soon hopefully
Such a nice looking fish
I had a brown 'ghost knife'. Looked the same but just brown. Even though I knew it couldn't see very well if at all, it seemed to know when I went by the tank and would come to the surface and if I put my hand in it liked to rub against me. Other people could walk by and it wouldn't react. They seem quite smart and the way they swim is very interesting.
Thank you 👍🏼
I liked that you put the temperature in C°
Cool fish!
great info
Merry Christmas to everyone at the Coop!
Cool fish,I see another tank in my future!
I got a black ghost 5 years ago, he/she is only 9" I think having to heat treat ick stunted the growth. Still incredible fish. He knows when I'm close to his glass side of his tunnels
Thanks Cory
just got my first gk and I'm in ❤ small and friendly so far🎉 and yes i want more now!
Great oddball
My brother just called me from Ohio and told me to look up a video of a clown knife fish to see how cool it swims. I found this video and can see what he is talking about from Florida. Awesome looking fish! I really like that pleco you have too!
My favorite fish!
They are fun. Mine used to love being hand fed
ah man this topic was my most viewed video topic on my page lol guess i’ll drop down a few pegs on the first search results now 😂
Had this fish as a kid. It was the first fish my father let me choose on my own. Awesome! 😎
where is the fish now?
@@mrlazli it ended up dying eventually lol but they do live a long time and grow to be about 8-10 inches if you feed it well. Maybe bigger idk all fish are different some become monsters im sure this one has the potential.
Had a knife fish when I first started fish keeping around 15 years ago. Every morning I would check the tank before heading to uni and started to notice one by one each of my cardinal tetras were loosing their eyes. I invested in a red light and recorder the tank overnight. The knife fish came out straight after lights out and hunted for the little fish eyes. When the fish died of stress, he then ate the fins etc. Vicious fish in my experience
They're only predatory if they're underfed/fed wrong diet.
even tho this video is two years old. it still helps a lot
One of my favorite fish ❤️
Nice!
I'm such a big fan of anything cory is in! I could careless about the fish but since cory is talking about it I'm there. Lol anything dean or cory has to do with I'm there..
can 7 inches black ghost knife fish be combined with 9 inches arowana inside an aquarium tank?
Dream fish!
Thank you! Day one with my little buddy in my 55gal, will definitely be getting a 75 gallon (to be my 8th crystal-clear beautiful tank thanks to you!). I was worried about him because he was spazzing out when i put him in and looked like was dying at the botton just after 5 minutes in... Turned off the lights, within a few minutes he was up and exploring. It's been 5 hours now and he is up and about exploring all over the place. I reeeeeally hope he makes it to tomorrow, if he does, he should be good!
How is he now?
Hopefully you upgraded. They get long.
Another tip I have found is don’t keep them with long finned fish. They kinda go into a feeding frenzy at feed time and may mistakenly bite the fins of some fish. Mine would often do this to my Angels, so I had to move him to a another tank.
Happy Christmas Day!!
Loving the beard
For any aquarium, and especially fish like this, it's a good idea to have an electrical grounding probe.
I was wondering about that
Thanks for putting in degrees Celsius!
Mine is pretty large now and it loves the Hikari carnivore sinking pellets. As well as Tetra bits.
What size of tank do you keep him/her?
Had mine for a month now in a community tank with a common pleco that’s about 7 inches now and 5 Corys he’s doing amazing then pleco and the Cory’s and him all get along I’ve sat there and observed them he is very active day and night i feed him blood warms and I sometimes I hear that smacking noise which is him eating the snails!!! Haha they love snails too!!!
my favorite fish
Thx
Aw yea!!
Oof is this the video with a care package if so I would love one I just bought 2 apisto caves, sponge filter and xtreme krill food from you guys so another Christmas present would be cool
Got a baby ghost knife put him in a starter 30 gallon but then realized after 2 years he had stunted growth and only grew to a max of 5 inches still got the buddy.
One of my favorite fish I want one
African brown knifes are good too
I would love one but they can get big. Thanks Coopy.
My two always come out, they are sooo beautiful, in about to get a 6x2 tank and get a elephant nose
Tank mates I’ve had luck with are uaru, acara, discus, fire mouth, Denison barbs, boasmani rainbows, severum, geophagus, my original rainbow wolf fish, rainbow sharks, flag tail prochilodus, bichir, people say rays and arowana but haven’t personally tried
My wife has been wanting one of them.
Great video, I have one BGK and I love seeing him in my 125g aquarium. My question is, what pleco is in 6;41 of the video? He is really beautiful. Again, thanks for the video
Arigatou gozaimasu sensei🙏🏻✨️
It's funny cuz what stops me from getting one is its activity habits lol since it is nocturnal, i would feed it at night, so im thinking if i will b able to do that with working 2 jobs lol
Just bought 2 of them
I was just thinking how you said you’ve kept these, then you put a video out on them haha. Didn’t you keep one with ladybird at one point?
Cory talks fast...
But, he said a Very important thing for newer and experienced fish keepers alike.
When you have more than one negative factor happening in your tank for a particular fish, it will become more prone to disease or illness. Temperature, PH, hardness, stress from other fish or a lack of feeling safe... Not enough food or poor diet compared to the needs of the fish...
Monitor the behaviors of your fish..
Test your water. Have an easy to read thermometer, that you can see every time you feed your aquarium.
And, don't be afraid to ask questions, if any of your fish are acting like something may be wrong. Cheers!
Thank you Corey. I have been thinking about a ghost knife for a while. Now after seeing that I will wait till I am able to get my 40 gallon going before i get one
They need 75-125 gallons at minimum.
Cool
Merry Christmas everyone!!
i just got a marble ghostknife, do they sleep on their sides? I woke up and he was hiding under structure just laying on the ground on his side
Cory you look great with some scruff