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@nicholaslopez6384
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video and have a great Christmas
@caewalker9276
3 жыл бұрын
And they are awesome!
@samuelorellana2603
3 жыл бұрын
"...grown to about that big.." About how big, Cory?
@BarringtonFarm
3 жыл бұрын
Was thinking the same thing! 🤣
@stonesaquatichomes6825
3 жыл бұрын
The size of that one in the video when he said that would be my guess pmsl 🤦♂️
@samuelorellana2603
3 жыл бұрын
@@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)
@glowcloudwheatproducts495
3 жыл бұрын
They grow to about 20 inches (50 cm), according to google
@humanbean392
3 жыл бұрын
They only grow to about 12-18" in captivity,even in the wild 20" ones are rare , 18" is more common.
@ritapita519
3 жыл бұрын
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...
@b1oh1
3 жыл бұрын
There are a knife fish that are smaller. But none are as cool looking as the ghost.
@jungleman4800
2 жыл бұрын
I've had mine going on 10 years now. Still healty and strong.
@TheMozerfok
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@yazezekiel
2 жыл бұрын
Ikr!
@fishypetkeeping
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@kellyanthony5049
3 жыл бұрын
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
@jaydendsin7350
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@ozievazquez4023
3 жыл бұрын
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
@mariovillalobos8604
3 жыл бұрын
Really want to add one to my 125 gallon community tank I am just worried he will eat my zebra pleco one day when he is big enough. Anyone have experience with smaller plecos and black ghost knifes?
@amelialock7
3 жыл бұрын
Mine never bothered my gold nugget pleco, if you make a lot of territory with driftwood since both knives and plecos are territorial they'll probably never scrap with each other.
@thefishwitch2137
3 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas, Cory and Dorkula, your sweet pups and wet pets!
@yuanlongping9437
3 жыл бұрын
Cory you look great with some scruff
@gsmhnc12
3 жыл бұрын
Love my ghost. Thanks for the info Cory...
@natcontractors
Жыл бұрын
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
@animewierdo1995
2 жыл бұрын
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!
@isiVideo
3 жыл бұрын
Your knifefish are electro battling after dark, and you didn't even know!
@aashiqgibbs5136
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting Celsius on the screen
@marypaigeflynn4512
3 жыл бұрын
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!!🙏😍🌿🐟🎄🌿💚
@bubblerings
2 жыл бұрын
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!
@DownUnderBricks
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@MahStuff
3 жыл бұрын
definitely one of my favourite fish, i sold mine this year bc i went to Uni. He was about 13-14 inches, absolutely massive
@dragonstooth4223
3 жыл бұрын
I've kept these guys for years. they are super easy to keep but I still wouldn't recommend for beginners. Most beginners don't appreciate how big they get and that they will eat literally anything that fits in their mouths, including each other
@RogueAquariums
3 жыл бұрын
Great care tips Cory. In my freshwater days I’ve had a couple of them that got to a pretty decent size. 😊
@HavasuScalesAndTails
3 жыл бұрын
We were given our BGK lil over a year ago. Shes pushing 14 15 inches now adored and spoiled. Ty for makn the vid.
@ocellatusking
3 жыл бұрын
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 😂
@toddjohnson5692
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@alfredovillarreal3452
3 жыл бұрын
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..
@vincentcalayag3981
2 жыл бұрын
can 7 inches black ghost knife fish be combined with 9 inches arowana inside an aquarium tank?
@unorec1983
3 жыл бұрын
Ours made it 5 years and then one day he was dead
@donaldhall8785
2 жыл бұрын
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.
@MadeinSA658
3 жыл бұрын
Love the fact that you know show the temp in Celsius as well now for all the non US folk!!!
@SMcG-i1s
Жыл бұрын
What about an African Knifefish with a Black Ghost Knife? I can't really find much information on the African. But I read somewhere that they aren't actually a Knife fish. And they don't put out the sonar that other knifefish do. And the African Knifefish doesn't get much bigger than 8 inches. I ask because I really wanted a BGK, but I already have an African knifefish. My african knifefish is stil small. I've had him just a few weeks. I have a 75 gallon right now. Not looking to have much more than the Knifefish. But I do have 3 Kuhli Loaches.
@slayersam8298
3 жыл бұрын
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?
@pranavhushe6069
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Cory Please keep the content coming Please , we're dying for it 😭😂
@garysoutar451
28 күн бұрын
I managed to keep five together in a large tank with lots of branches and i mean lots of branches,yes they will spare with each other now and again but in the group it is spread out. I had them up to 15" before rehousing them. They love mussles prawns and blood worms. Great fish and can be trained too eat from fingers if feeding mussle.
@chrismgd01
3 жыл бұрын
Neat fish, may try it out one day. Glad I saw this video first. Got some good info and what to be prepared for.
@thehoundofthegamingvilles2012
5 ай бұрын
"Feather"
@dmannnnnnn6934
5 ай бұрын
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!!!
@sisneric
Жыл бұрын
Is a brown ghost knifefish similar to black ghost knifefish I can't find much research on brown ghost knife
@reneehensley5616
2 жыл бұрын
Boy I wish the pet store had told us that this may not be good for use, she said noughting. So now I have only my ghost knife, and to start with I thought was he had died because he was just laying over the plants, but oh no I came back to get him out and he was swinging around just fine. I love this fish but didn't have a clue how big he would be, so now working to get another take for him. Would angelfish be a good tank mate for him?
@ibringthelastwords1358
Жыл бұрын
I have these fish before and all 3 are died unfortunately. They are the most delicate fish I have ever been. 2 by natural cause and 1 is accidentally hit by a profeller of the pump filter :(
@allmightydekuu
2 жыл бұрын
Arigatou gozaimasu sensei🙏🏻✨️
@sreekanthn2814
6 ай бұрын
Can i put my clown knife and black ghost together
@ludwigiapilosa508
3 жыл бұрын
For any aquarium, and especially fish like this, it's a good idea to have an electrical grounding probe.
@10178jojo
3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering about that
@GKZ_29
2 жыл бұрын
Do they sleep ? Mine was on its side in a cave but moves when I tap the glass
@aquariumfan1835
3 жыл бұрын
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
@amelialock7
3 жыл бұрын
They're only predatory if they're underfed/fed wrong diet.
@rickijackson530
4 ай бұрын
My two always come out, they are sooo beautiful, in about to get a 6x2 tank and get a elephant nose
@adrianolabusta6620
8 ай бұрын
i have a african knifefish and its my smartest fish they love to come out and look back at me when im looking at the tank and they avoid my other family members and seem to only be comfortable looking at me since i stay up at night and tend to stare at the tank while i eat and smoke so hes gotten used to looking at me and being seen by me but hes skiddish to everyone else it makes me think hes smart
@rafiafarrukh7485
Ай бұрын
How much pump is mandatory for ghost fish??
@debrad1979
3 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas, Cory and all the fish nerms out there!
@jameshall4272
3 жыл бұрын
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
@albertnash888
Жыл бұрын
Did you know that electric eels are actually knifefish and not eels.
@lennonharrison536
Жыл бұрын
Can I put one in with my 2 oscars, fire eel, albino bichir and 4 bala sharks
@Ludmikova
6 ай бұрын
can I have them with fancy goldfish? do they need more of their own or one alone its ok?
@healthpotion1158
2 жыл бұрын
Today i noticed i had been Unsubscribed!!???!!!
@Theyluvprachi
3 жыл бұрын
can you feed them only pellets .because my family wont allow meat
@danderson6290
Жыл бұрын
I have low ph and high gh. I'm just not sure how to deal with it
@ua6jj328
Жыл бұрын
Would the ghost knife be a good house mate to my female beta and 2 gourami 3 Cory’s and some tetras and 2 gold loaches ? And 1 dwarf lobster 🦞
@ekwnsb5676
Жыл бұрын
how big of a tank? and i’d say the knife would treat the lobster and tetras (if they’re smaller than say a rummynose tetra) like snacks.
@blindbandit010
Жыл бұрын
can I put a fire eel together with a ghost knife?
@rosalvamartinez2895
3 жыл бұрын
Can I put them in an out doors poolpond ones it gets big enough
@arebelo65
2 жыл бұрын
I have a 14” ghost with a 9” arowana is this a bad idea?
@TheVinny360
3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully someone can help me i have two new knife fish the water conditions are perfect I have a 185 gallon tank and have been in the fish world a long time it’s a live plant tank and doing wonderful, it definitely seems that they are almost lethargic I put two in the tank they don’t seem to want to eat even when food is right in front of them any help would be awesome 😊
@faisalabdurrahman9595
3 жыл бұрын
whats a baby whale ?
@careystrobel522
2 жыл бұрын
Lookx like elephant nose minus lower jaw
@philthytanks4952
3 жыл бұрын
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 😂
@1uhot426
3 жыл бұрын
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
@truth.hurts...
8 ай бұрын
I had one and it never grow
@subhabratakoley885
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Sir, I have an aquarium of 2.5 ft tank with Black Ghost Knife Fish. I want to know that the water in the tank is a bit cloudy, can I add API Accu-Clear to remove this cloudiness. Whether this API Accu-Clear will harm my Black Ghost Knife Fish. I am using two hang-on filters. Please inform me how can I make the water crystal clear.
@Don0914
3 жыл бұрын
I got two 4-5' BGK with neon tetras. My neon tetras gets missing one after another overnight. I dunno if it is eaten by the BGK or its jumping out of the tank. I lost two of my neons, 6 are left. My 70 gallon tank is planted with hiding places and decorations, and has 5balloon mollies,6neons,2BGK and one pearl gourami. Does anyone have an idea of what's happening on my neons? Edit: and oh, i also have one molly fry in my tank. It didn't got eaten by the BGK. Did my neons literally jumped?
@Jeffdoeswhat
3 жыл бұрын
My wife has been wanting one of them.
@men-o-mayhem1840
3 жыл бұрын
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
@RideTheMaverickTV
3 жыл бұрын
Will they eat shrimp?
@dailytact1370
2 жыл бұрын
Whatever you do don't keep them with anything that's smaller than 3". They don't look it and it can vary between individuals but most normal community fish will just be a quick mid night snack for them.
@TheOfficialSteelReign
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I definitely messed up when I purchased two of these little fellas. I did exactly what you said we shouldn't do. I bought two and, of course they fought. I also did the other thing that you said not to do and put them in with jaguar and convict cichlids and that proved to be fatal for both of them, so yeah don't do that. They might all be from South/Central America but they definitely aren't compatible.
@bigoof_yeet4155
3 жыл бұрын
My knife fish refuses to come out tho
@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming
3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking about these guys since we can't have Snakeheads here...
@Cichlid_4_ever
2 жыл бұрын
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!
@creaturefiend714
3 жыл бұрын
If they're big enough, they'll eat a cube of tubifex worms in one bite. My big boy recently passed away when I set up a new tank ;( But I got a new baby black ghost knife fish, he's doing great!
@luanvanhuyssteen9894
2 жыл бұрын
Can they live w oscars?
@delonzoadriaanse4881
3 жыл бұрын
I just got a BGK and started swimming normally at first (wriggling) but then started swimming on its side (not all the time but quite often), is anything wrong or is this typical behaviour?
@junipermiller3807
3 жыл бұрын
I know this is a little bit old but ghost knives and elephantnose et al, do not have sonar They have active electrolocation and they do not disrupt each other when they are in proximity due to what is known as an jamming avoidance response, where one fish will lower the frequency of its field and the other will raise it, though I am not sure that this works across different species (ie an elephantnose and a ghost knife)
@Mistyvalentine
Жыл бұрын
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!
@imawildboy6940
3 жыл бұрын
Could I grow this fish out in a 55 then move it to the 210 I have? They only thing is the 210 is full of cichlids, and schooling fish.
@Lorry1094
2 жыл бұрын
Had this fish as a kid. It was the first fish my father let me choose on my own. Awesome! 😎
@mrlazli
Жыл бұрын
where is the fish now?
@Lorry1094
Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@JHC777
Жыл бұрын
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.
@merced24
3 жыл бұрын
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
@macwinnoronha8750
3 жыл бұрын
Do they survive in dirty wate
@VictoriaLeeCreates
2 жыл бұрын
Just bought 2 of them
@christinamae
3 жыл бұрын
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
@atchaysv5807
3 жыл бұрын
My ghost knife tail has been completely cut off ... it’s swimming fine but how do I help him ??? 🥲😞
@ElianxavierRamirez-ql8ue
Жыл бұрын
Black ghost knifefish
@aquariumcop9023
3 жыл бұрын
I've always liked to pull up a chair and watch these guys. 🤶Happy Holidays🎅
@Kysos22
3 жыл бұрын
Hello there , Can I have nocturnal fishes together with fishes mostly active during the day?
@aditart5888
2 жыл бұрын
1:00 Is that candy cane tetra?!
@laurag1076
3 жыл бұрын
I live in Australia and would support u and buy from u!!! I want even a sticker or tshirt or cap!!
@alexkarasoulos
3 жыл бұрын
Dream fish besides SA lungfish and Freshwater Dolphin fish.
@yoyoyo9669
3 жыл бұрын
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
@herpdiversity9152
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely don't have space for that size tank for a single fish but cool fish nonetheless.
@lindawilliams7264
2 жыл бұрын
Can they be with Oscar
@sabinegray1450
3 жыл бұрын
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.
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