brown knife fish

fishboy · 06-21-2005, 11:26 PM

Does any1 here keep these? I thought no stores near me had them till i saw 3 strange fish in a eel tube at petsmart and relized they were brown knifes. I want to know of any personal experiences about these fish

shev · 06-22-2005, 01:18 AM

I have one, gonna get another soon.

really nice fish. hides quite a bit, but is constantly venturing out of his cave and rushing back in. loves frozen bloodworms, frozen brine shrimp, freeze dried foods, after a while even some kinds of flakes.

won't pester other fish, I kept it with guppies for a while with no problems. my rainbow shark and him would quarrel every once in a while. now its in a 55 gallon

pretty hardy fish, they have the ability to breathe air if oxygen levels are low.

fishboy · 06-22-2005, 08:58 AM

are they shy? At the store they won't leave their tube.

shev · 06-22-2005, 03:03 PM

well they are nocturnal. but when you put food in the tank they come out. they have big eyes and can see you move if you are next to the tank and they'll rush back into their cave.

Scuba Kid · 06-22-2005, 04:34 PM

i just got one today. great fish so far. i have mine in my 30 gallon planted and he loves to hide underneath a piece of driftwood.

Shev:Is PVC pipe neccessary if he's found a place under driftwood or behind plants?

shev · 06-22-2005, 05:22 PM

I have pvc pipe for the eel, and the knife doesnt even use it.

Scuba Kid · 06-22-2005, 08:35 PM

cool, he seems pretty happy...I used your coconut hut DIY and he TRIED to go in it but ran into the top of it and scared himself. i haven't seen him go near it since...lol

he's pretty shy but he cam out (lights ON) to eat some frozen bloodworms. he really likes those!

now all I have to do is come up with a name!

shev · 06-22-2005, 08:37 PM

Mine hides in my coconut cave most of the day,

maxpayne_lhp · 06-22-2005, 09:54 PM

Is brown knife VERY different from the Black Ghost Knife?

shev · 06-22-2005, 09:58 PM

quite a bit different. its not even a true knife fish. it doesnt use an electric field aroundit to navigate and find its food, instead it has big eyes that are good at night. they both act differently too.

maxpayne_lhp · 06-22-2005, 10:03 PM

Oh I see...

Thanks

j55 · 07-26-2005, 07:07 AM

how do they act differently?

batray girl · 08-01-2005, 02:07 PM

My brown knife is (currently) bigger than my black ghost and my clown, but it is such a scaredy cat. The black ghost will only eat out of my hand and my once-shy clown knife never hides anymore when I approach the tank. However, the brown is a little wuss and darts around frantically when I come up. I have to say though, it depends on the fish you get. Watch them at the store for a while before you buy them and see which seems the most adventurous.

maxpayne_lhp · 08-01-2005, 10:40 PM

Provide them many hiding places and over times, they will get used to your appearance. Tben heand-feeding should be easy to handle.
About PVC tubes... I think that natural hiding places are more preferable.

AshleytheGreat · 08-01-2005, 10:46 PM

What size tank for these guys?

maxpayne_lhp · 08-01-2005, 10:53 PM

I had him in a 100 gal. I think whichever bigger than 75 gals is acceptable for a bgk.

AshleytheGreat · 08-01-2005, 11:05 PM

bgk????????????

maxpayne_lhp · 08-01-2005, 11:30 PM

Black Ghost Kinfe... sorry.

shev · 08-01-2005, 11:38 PM

bgk= black ghost knife. I'd say 100 gallons should suffice. Its the clown knife that gonna get big, and will need a bigger tank.

j55 · 08-02-2005, 07:25 AM

hmmm, so provide hiding places, also, how long will it take for a brown knife to get tame???

06-21-2005, 11:26 PM	#1
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	brown knife fish Does any1 here keep these? I thought no stores near me had them till i saw 3 strange fish in a eel tube at petsmart and relized they were brown knifes. I want to know of any personal experiences about these fish __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

06-22-2005, 08:58 AM	#3
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	are they shy? At the store they won't leave their tube. __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

06-22-2005, 04:34 PM	#5
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	i just got one today. great fish so far. i have mine in my 30 gallon planted and he loves to hide underneath a piece of driftwood. Shev:Is PVC pipe neccessary if he's found a place under driftwood or behind plants? __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

06-22-2005, 08:35 PM	#7
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	cool, he seems pretty happy...I used your coconut hut DIY and he TRIED to go in it but ran into the top of it and scared himself. i haven't seen him go near it since...lol he's pretty shy but he cam out (lights ON) to eat some frozen bloodworms. he really likes those! now all I have to do is come up with a name! __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

06-22-2005, 09:54 PM	#9
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Is brown knife VERY different from the Black Ghost Knife? __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

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06-22-2005, 01:18 AM	#2
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,591	I have one, gonna get another soon. really nice fish. hides quite a bit, but is constantly venturing out of his cave and rushing back in. loves frozen bloodworms, frozen brine shrimp, freeze dried foods, after a while even some kinds of flakes. won't pester other fish, I kept it with guppies for a while with no problems. my rainbow shark and him would quarrel every once in a while. now its in a 55 gallon pretty hardy fish, they have the ability to breathe air if oxygen levels are low.

06-22-2005, 03:03 PM	#4
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,591	well they are nocturnal. but when you put food in the tank they come out. they have big eyes and can see you move if you are next to the tank and they'll rush back into their cave.

06-22-2005, 05:22 PM	#6
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,591	I have pvc pipe for the eel, and the knife doesnt even use it.

06-22-2005, 08:37 PM	#8
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,591	Mine hides in my coconut cave most of the day,

06-22-2005, 09:58 PM	#10
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,591	quite a bit different. its not even a true knife fish. it doesnt use an electric field aroundit to navigate and find its food, instead it has big eyes that are good at night. they both act differently too.

06-22-2005, 10:03 PM	#11
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Oh I see... Thanks __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

07-26-2005, 07:07 AM	#12
j55 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 233	how do they act differently?

08-01-2005, 02:07 PM	#13
batray girl Surf 'n' Scuba Girl Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: east coast Age: 21 Posts: 92	My brown knife is (currently) bigger than my black ghost and my clown, but it is such a scaredy cat. The black ghost will only eat out of my hand and my once-shy clown knife never hides anymore when I approach the tank. However, the brown is a little wuss and darts around frantically when I come up. I have to say though, it depends on the fish you get. Watch them at the store for a while before you buy them and see which seems the most adventurous. __________________ -the gotham city stingray 2-spot to the face!

08-01-2005, 10:40 PM	#14
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Provide them many hiding places and over times, they will get used to your appearance. Tben heand-feeding should be easy to handle. About PVC tubes... I think that natural hiding places are more preferable. __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

08-01-2005, 10:46 PM	#15
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 784	What size tank for these guys? __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

08-01-2005, 10:53 PM	#16
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	I had him in a 100 gal. I think whichever bigger than 75 gals is acceptable for a bgk. __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

08-01-2005, 11:05 PM	#17
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 784	bgk???????????? __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

08-01-2005, 11:30 PM	#18
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Black Ghost Kinfe... sorry. __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

08-01-2005, 11:38 PM	#19
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,591	bgk= black ghost knife. I'd say 100 gallons should suffice. Its the clown knife that gonna get big, and will need a bigger tank.

08-02-2005, 07:25 AM	#20
j55 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 233	hmmm, so provide hiding places, also, how long will it take for a brown knife to get tame???

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