Dixon1990 Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Hi i am currently saving up for a bigger tank like a 3-4 footer and was also thinking about getting black ghost knife fish. But i need to know if it would be friendly to my fish? i have 2 dwarf gourami, 8 tiger barbs, 3 rosy barbs, 3 volcano rasboras,2 albino kribensis, 1 male bristlenose and about 5 baby ones, 2 dwarf loaches and 3 kuhli loaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTam22 Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Should be sweet, I had mine in with similar fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave01 Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 I recon it comes down to the old size of mouth rule. If it'll fit in its mouth and its hungry, it may end up there. tough call though as tim tam said they can be fine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 And they do have a rather large mouth too. see this pic here I researched these fish a while ago, I found that mostly suggested that the weren't the ideal community type fish, and that they should be with fish simliar to its size and have a peaceful temperament Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtv Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 I have an AR620 tank with 6 tiger barbs, 2 wild mollies, one sword (male), Black line flying fox and 2 bristle's. would it be a stupid idea to add a lil black ghost into there too? Cheers, shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 A "lil" black ghost will eventually become a BIG black ghost. Apparently can grow to 20 inches (50 cm). Minimum recommended tank size 90 gal (340 litres). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 i currently have a 10cm BGK (Zippy) in a guppy based community tank. i am waiting for it to get a little larger before i put it in a knife only tank with the 22cm one (Mac) we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 BGK will eventually take smaller fish out... they can fit more into their mouths than ya realise :lol: I used to have a reasonably large one and he would quite happily have a go at fish smaller. It is also a shame that they are so readily available as southerngirl said they grow LARGE and end up needing a very big tank. I saw one last year that was HUGE... and when they are larger you can see their mouth in more detail.. it is almost hinge like. Beautiful fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 BGK will eventually take smaller fish out... that was partly my plan :oops: if the one in my guppy tank can help with population control, then thats all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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