Milet Posted April 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Okay, the tanks setup and going through cycling now. Im not gonna go with the whole amazon biotope thing now. Just with some nice amazon swords, some grassy plants and fish from different parts of the amazon. So far for the tank ive got two angels, a common plec, a geo suri and a small Black Ghost Knife on the way. I want a few more to add to it, possibly something small, but not too small that will get eaten by the angels or BGF, or some big fish. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 ghost knives aren't from the amazon!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Hey dude, just want to make sure you know that common plecs get huge (mine is about 40cm) and they'll rip plants to bits by sucking on the stems/leaves and stripping them. Bristlenose are a lot more plant friendly. But as for your question, I know they're not 'amazon' but I kind of like a few (4 or 5) danios of any kind darting around. Keeps the angels occupied and they're way too quick to get bitten. They're also normally greyish in colour, so doesn't look out of place. Another option is dwarf cichlids, I especially recommend Apistogramma Agasezii (spelling?) which we've bred here. The female turns bright yellow (when in breeding mode) and the male has long orange fins, they're great parents too, and a joy to watch. Not sure how they'd go with a BGK because I've never had a ghost knife before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted April 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Thanks Spidersweb for that, my pleco is good with plants he doesnt tend to touch them if i feed him well. Davidb, i thought they were from amazon basin? Oh well my bad, aquahobby.com,badmanstropicalfish.com and wikipedia must be wrong then...... :-? :-? :-? :-? :-? :-? :-? :-? :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 BGK is from the amazon, I think david might be mixed up with the other knife fish species e.g. clown knife. I also hear that as the BGK gets older they start getting picky about food, only wanting live fish etc? Never had one, just what I'd heard, but sounds like you've done all your research anywho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 looks up Apistogramma Agasezii..... oh ive seen them looks it up on the internet....... i think they would be good for a tank like you want the hard part will be finding some.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 whoops i was thinking clown knife fish- sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 looks up Apistogramma Agasezii..... oh ive seen them looks it up on the internet....... i think they would be good for a tank like you want the hard part will be finding some.... I have a gorgeous breeding pair here and about 20-30 offspring but they're taking SOOooo long to grow, been 2 months or so and still not what I'd consider sellable Think they might still be on the 'Fish Lists', would be worth a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 BGK is from the amazon, I think david might be mixed up with the other knife fish species e.g. clown knife. I also hear that as the BGK gets older they start getting picky about food, only wanting live fish etc? Never had one, just what I'd heard, but sounds like you've done all your research anywho i was in the pet shop the other day and the owner there feed a sliver knife fish a medium sized goldfish!! lol ate it from head to tail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted April 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 i was in the pet shop the other day and the owner there feed a sliver knife fish a medium sized goldfish!! lol ate it from head to tail Wow nice! lol eww Im going to keep the BGF in there untill it starts to get big enough to eat live fish, then it will be going into a display tank in the games room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 what size is that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted April 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 umm...Whenever fish start to go missing :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 they have a big mouth, at 20-30cm long you can start feeding them descent sized goldfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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