Black Ghost Knife Fish
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Black Ghost Knife Fish
Anyone keep them or had them
I got one today about 12" long
Had a couple before but they mysteriously disappeared, the first one i think lost out to two sun catfish the other went in a different tank and seem to disappear eventually both were quite small tho, this one is a nice big one now
This isnt mine but a pic of one like it
I got one today about 12" long
Had a couple before but they mysteriously disappeared, the first one i think lost out to two sun catfish the other went in a different tank and seem to disappear eventually both were quite small tho, this one is a nice big one now
This isnt mine but a pic of one like it
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Ah the old "Apteronotus albifrons" as we fishy peeps say
Never heard of it before but looks a great fish. Assume you must have a decent size tank!
(Isn't Google wonderful) dl
Never heard of it before but looks a great fish. Assume you must have a decent size tank!
(Isn't Google wonderful) dl
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yes google is good , tank is a Jewel Rekord 180, but I have a few other tanks too
I have a synodontis too, and since i put the knife fish in, they have been at each others throats, hope they settle down soon
I have a synodontis too, and since i put the knife fish in, they have been at each others throats, hope they settle down soon
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You'll have to call it "Mac" from one of the greatest songs ever...
Yeah we've got a Juwel, one with a curved front. Really nice tanks IMHO. dl
Yeah we've got a Juwel, one with a curved front. Really nice tanks IMHO. dl
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Just gutted out the fish tank after my last fish died (he was 14 yo) looking to start keeping something differant, any sugestions? Was thinking about Mollys as they don't eat their fry, or should I go for Cichlids again
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Chiclids are way better than molly's, Tam.. just dont decide to get somehing like a Pictus Pim catfish or similar if you do go for mollys ( or guppy's).. buggers love the 'fry'..
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Originally Posted by hectic
Chiclids are way better than molly's, Tam.. just dont decide to get somehing like a Pictus Pim catfish or similar if you do go for mollys ( or guppy's).. buggers love the 'fry'..
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Think I'll perhaps go for a community tank this time as it's more for the kids, my days of having 6 fish tanks is well and truely over.
It was pengassius catfish and silver sharks I had before, they were huge and they lived for well over 15 yrs, they got so big I buried them in the garden when they died, as I was affraid they'd block the ****ter if I flushed them.
It was pengassius catfish and silver sharks I had before, they were huge and they lived for well over 15 yrs, they got so big I buried them in the garden when they died, as I was affraid they'd block the ****ter if I flushed them.
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Originally Posted by Tam the bam
Think I'll perhaps go for a community tank this time as it's more for the kids, my days of having 6 fish tanks is well and truely over.
It was pengassius catfish and silver sharks I had before, they were huge and they lived for well over 15 yrs, they got so big I buried them in the garden when they died, as I was affraid they'd block the ****ter if I flushed them.
It was pengassius catfish and silver sharks I had before, they were huge and they lived for well over 15 yrs, they got so big I buried them in the garden when they died, as I was affraid they'd block the ****ter if I flushed them.
We really like the pengassius Catfish, but they're known as tankbusters and I knew we wouldn't have room for a tank big enough for them at full size
Guppies etc are OK for kids, nice and colourful, not to big and inexpensive to replace if they die
I peresonally really like clown loaches, I had 3 but I think they came to a sticky end with my two SunCat's We have 3 Polka Dot Botia's too, which are from the same family, but only grow about 3 - 4 " and they're really funny doing little dances in the water at feeding time really amusing to watch
Community tanks are good for veriety, as long as they're all compatible and won't attack each other
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A few more of some of my fish now
This is the knife fish's head
Oh, and still my favourite
This is the knife fish's head
Oh, and still my favourite
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****. I didn't ike fish before i read this thread, and now this photo has really scared the ****e out of me..
it's their eyes... and their scales.. and omg ...*puke*
My other half has Koi in a large pond out in the garden.. and I can't even bear to look at them.. how do you guys do it??
it's their eyes... and their scales.. and omg ...*puke*
My other half has Koi in a large pond out in the garden.. and I can't even bear to look at them.. how do you guys do it??
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LOL LG, it is most definately NOT a Koi, they are in the pond outside my Ghost Koi is really nice too
The fish in the picture is a Synodontis, and doesnt have any scales, neither does my Knife Fish, in fact most of my fish dont have scales
The fish in the picture is a Synodontis, and doesnt have any scales, neither does my Knife Fish, in fact most of my fish dont have scales
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****. I didn't ike fish before i read this thread, and now this photo has really scared the ****e out of me..
it's their eyes... and their scales.. and omg ...*puke*
My other half has Koi in a large pond out in the garden.. and I can't even bear to look at them.. how do you guys do it??
it's their eyes... and their scales.. and omg ...*puke*
My other half has Koi in a large pond out in the garden.. and I can't even bear to look at them.. how do you guys do it??
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Blimey! How many did you have and how big were they?
We really like the pengassius Catfish, but they're known as tankbusters and I knew we wouldn't have room for a tank big enough for them at full size
Guppies etc are OK for kids, nice and colourful, not to big and inexpensive to replace if they die
I peresonally really like clown loaches, I had 3 but I think they came to a sticky end with my two SunCat's We have 3 Polka Dot Botia's too, which are from the same family, but only grow about 3 - 4 " and they're really funny doing little dances in the water at feeding time really amusing to watch
Community tanks are good for veriety, as long as they're all compatible and won't attack each other
We really like the pengassius Catfish, but they're known as tankbusters and I knew we wouldn't have room for a tank big enough for them at full size
Guppies etc are OK for kids, nice and colourful, not to big and inexpensive to replace if they die
I peresonally really like clown loaches, I had 3 but I think they came to a sticky end with my two SunCat's We have 3 Polka Dot Botia's too, which are from the same family, but only grow about 3 - 4 " and they're really funny doing little dances in the water at feeding time really amusing to watch
Community tanks are good for veriety, as long as they're all compatible and won't attack each other
D the biggest was about 9", I just couldn't flush them down the lavvy I ended up with four, 2 silver sharks the wee one was about 6" the big yin about 8" The pengassius Catfish were about 6" and 9". They all lived for over 10 yrs, only found out today that the heater is goosed and the thermometer is reading higher than the actual temp, so maybe that is what killed the wee guys
Anyway new heater and thermometer = an excited 9yo lass today, I'll get a couple of fish tomorrow (to see how they get on) and I'll take it from there
Sonic, cracking pics of the fish
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He is a Golden Nugget Plec, not the cheapest of Plecs, but the shop he came from they had one that was a few years old, and about 15 inches, and slightly different colouring, as he will change as he gets older, he was a present from D.K. for my birthday last year, he will soon be 1, or at least 1 year old in my tank which was also part of my birthday present too
He is a Golden Nugget Plec, not the cheapest of Plecs, but the shop he came from they had one that was a few years old, and about 15 inches, and slightly different colouring, as he will change as he gets older, he was a present from D.K. for my birthday last year, he will soon be 1, or at least 1 year old in my tank which was also part of my birthday present too
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Originally Posted by Tam the bam
D the biggest was about 9", I just couldn't flush them down the lavvy I ended up with four, 2 silver sharks the wee one was about 6" the big yin about 8" The pengassius Catfish were about 6" and 9". They all lived for over 10 yrs, only found out today that the heater is goosed and the thermometer is reading higher than the actual temp, so maybe that is what killed the wee guys
Anyway new heater and thermometer = an excited 9yo lass today, I'll get a couple of fish tomorrow (to see how they get on) and I'll take it from there
Sonic, cracking pics of the fish
Anyway new heater and thermometer = an excited 9yo lass today, I'll get a couple of fish tomorrow (to see how they get on) and I'll take it from there
Sonic, cracking pics of the fish
What are you thinking of getting then? Maybe worth getting a couple of "cheap" fish, just to get the bacteria etc started off in the tank to help with the cycle (Tank start stuff)
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Tam
He is a Golden Nugget Plec, not the cheapest of Plecs, but the shop he came from they had one that was a few years old, and about 15 inches, and slightly different colouring, as he will change as he gets older, he was a present from D.K. for my birthday last year, he will soon be 1, or at least 1 year old in my tank which was also part of my birthday present too
He is a Golden Nugget Plec, not the cheapest of Plecs, but the shop he came from they had one that was a few years old, and about 15 inches, and slightly different colouring, as he will change as he gets older, he was a present from D.K. for my birthday last year, he will soon be 1, or at least 1 year old in my tank which was also part of my birthday present too
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coolie loaches and plecs are wonderful creatures..
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Poisonous? I never knew that!!
I once saw a Golden Nugget Plec that wasn't for sale, and he was a good 15", amazing too, when we bought this one, the guy who sold it said when they're big you can hold them and feed them off your hand
I once saw a Golden Nugget Plec that wasn't for sale, and he was a good 15", amazing too, when we bought this one, the guy who sold it said when they're big you can hold them and feed them off your hand
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Originally Posted by Tam the bam
I had a coolie and a winter loach, they both spent their entire lives under the gravel, I only ever seen them when gutting out the tank.
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I'll see what he has got, it's really difficult to get good pics of the fish with them being in water and constantly moving
THe big tank is a Juwel Record 180 small one is a Juwel record 60 And the other one is a Juwel record 120
THe big tank is a Juwel Record 180 small one is a Juwel record 60 And the other one is a Juwel record 120