Petpedia: Ghost Knife Fish
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Scientific name: Apteronotus albifrons
Temperature: 72 – 82°F
pH: 6.0-8.0
Diet: Carnivorous
Temperment: Best kept with fishes of the same size. Smaller fish may end up being a night time snack. Otherwise quite peaceful. (Nocturnal)
Ghost fish require a minimum tank size of 75 gallons due to their large size of up to 20 inches in length. Small grained substrate is preferred. The aquarium should be densely planted combined with driftwood. Also recommended are some sort of inert piping for the fish to hide in. The plants, pipes, and driftwood will help the fish overcome its shyness as it is nocturnal and sensitive to bright lights.
Feeding should be a mix of live tubifex, brine shrimp, meaty frozen foods, and feeder fish.
