Anonymous - 2014-11-07 my knife had white spots and I thought it was molting but it was really a disease. it died a couple days ago...
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Pet clerk - 2015-05-31 Sounds like the common disease known in it's short form as 'ick'. You can get medication at any pet store. All medication is different, so you'd want to read it very carefully. There are ick guards you can use, too. But you don't want to use those unless you have to. Keep the water clean and the fish fed, as well as unstressed. Big enough tank for what you have. It'll cut the risk down
Donald Lehrman - 2017-12-12 If you have a tank full of fish and even if only one fish gets spots that look like grains of salt you probably have ick. To cure ick turn up the heat to at least 86% the ick will fall off the fish ,but they are alive now to kill the ick dose tank heavly with salt tha will kill the ick await a few days and vacum the bottom and do a water change.
Me Davi - 2016-08-15 Hi, We have had an African Knife fish for around 15, 16, or 17 years or maybe longer. He has been alone for several years (he killed off all tank mates years ago). He is in a 70 gallon and around 12 inches and has seemed fine living this way all along. He mostly eats blood worms and occasionally gets small live feeder goldfish or rosy reds. Recently, (within a day or so after he was fed a treat of feeder goldfish) he can't straighten himself out when he sits or swims. He is like in an extreme 'U' shape all the time. He still eats and otherwise healthy looking. He also has became extremely shy. He was so beautiful before this. Not sure if it is old age or if something else is going on. Anyone out there know??
Knife Fish Lover - 2014-10-30 Can a 4 inch knife eat feeders?
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Clarice Brough - 2014-10-31 See the food and feeding section above for information on what you can feed these guys. Feeders are not recommended unless you quarantine them for a couple of weeks because they can introduce disease into the tank.
gavin - 2015-09-18 feed plenty of blood worms. frozen or fresh. theyre favourite,and they wont bother with any other fish. except babies
gavin - 2015-09-18 knife fish love blood worms.feed them frozen or fresh and they wont bother anybody. except tiny baby fish.
Jah Jah boo - 2015-03-16 I don't know if that's true about the month thing. I just got one yesterday and he's eating fine swimming around. Getting along with my green terror jack Dempsey Bala shark andd bichir. In pure daylight.
Knife Fish Lover - 2015-01-30 So, in my last comment i mentioned i had 1 inch or so cories, i also have 1 inch sun catfish and a 1 inch frog in my tank... I have kept this species before (about an inch smaller) and lost no fish, yet this one is 1.5 inches bigger.Also, i said that he was shipping that day. Well... he didn't (the shipper got hit bad by a snowstorm).He will be here monday. Knife Fish Lover-
Knife Fish Lover - 2014-10-02 Can a an African Brown Knife live in a tank 21 inches tall,12 inches wide and 34 inches long?
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Clarice Brough - 2014-10-02 As an adult that would really be too small, your dimensions are about a 35 gallon tank and they should have a minimum of 55 gallons. Also the adult can be about 12' in length, so it wouldn't offer much room for it to navigate.
Knife Fish Lover - 2014-10-02 Ok,it can live in there until it's about 6 inches and then i'll move it to a 55.
Knife Fish Lover - 2014-10-30 Update: I decided to get 2,i had them in my 35 until i found my 45... was really a 55.... so... then i moved them.(a few weeks apart,i coulden't catch one).Tip:if you want to SEE your ABKF during the day then you need to stand VERY still so he won't dart away in fright (it helps if you've just fed them). Knife Fish Lover-
Knife Fish Lover - 2014-10-28 Can i keep a Panther Crab in a 55 gallon aquarium with: 2 African Brown Knife Fish (4 inches),6 Weather Loaches (3-5 inches),1 Plecostomus (3 inches),and 2 Spotted Raphael Catfish?
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Clarice Brough - 2014-10-29 Well, Panther Crabs get up to about 3' in size and are omnivores. They view any fish, as well as shrimp and crayfish as potential food items. They like scavenging at night and are known for attacking slow and big fish. Because the African Brown Knife, as well as the Pleco and the Raphael Catfish are all bottom dwellers, they will be hanging out in the same area as the crab and so I would be a bit concerned with this mix.
Catfish Lover \"The Expert In Anything Catfish\" - 2014-10-17 I have 2 knife fish (temporarily) in a 35 gallon,heavily planted tank.They will eat Hikari Massinvore Sinking Pellets,and when they are older (possibly) feeder fish.They are very peaceful and enjoy one another's company.They are a scaleless fish and should only have half the normal medication used for other fish.
What the African Knifefish lacks in color, it more than makes up in hardiness and personality!
my knife had white spots and I thought it was molting but it was really a disease. it died a couple days ago...
Sounds like the common disease known in it's short form as 'ick'. You can get medication at any pet store. All medication is different, so you'd want to read it very carefully. There are ick guards you can use, too. But you don't want to use those unless you have to. Keep the water clean and the fish fed, as well as unstressed. Big enough tank for what you have. It'll cut the risk down
If you have a tank full of fish and even if only one fish gets spots that look like grains of salt you probably have ick. To cure ick turn up the heat to at least 86% the ick will fall off the fish ,but they are alive now to kill the ick dose tank heavly with salt tha will kill the ick await a few days and vacum the bottom and do a water change.
Hi, We have had an African Knife fish for around 15, 16, or 17 years or maybe longer. He has been alone for several years (he killed off all tank mates years ago). He is in a 70 gallon and around 12 inches and has seemed fine living this way all along. He mostly eats blood worms and occasionally gets small live feeder goldfish or rosy reds. Recently, (within a day or so after he was fed a treat of feeder goldfish) he can't straighten himself out when he sits or swims. He is like in an extreme 'U' shape all the time. He still eats and otherwise healthy looking. He also has became extremely shy. He was so beautiful before this. Not sure if it is old age or if something else is going on. Anyone out there know??
Can a 4 inch knife eat feeders?
See the food and feeding section above for information on what you can feed these guys. Feeders are not recommended unless you quarantine them for a couple of weeks because they can introduce disease into the tank.
feed plenty of blood worms. frozen or fresh. theyre favourite,and they wont bother with any other fish. except babies
knife fish love blood worms.feed them frozen or fresh and they wont bother anybody. except tiny baby fish.
African knife fish .... soooooo.... nice..!!!
I don't know if that's true about the month thing. I just got one yesterday and he's eating fine swimming around. Getting along with my green terror jack Dempsey Bala shark andd bichir. In pure daylight.
So, in my last comment i mentioned i had 1 inch or so cories, i also have 1 inch sun catfish and a 1 inch frog in my tank... I have kept this species before (about an inch smaller) and lost no fish, yet this one is 1.5 inches bigger.Also, i said that he was shipping that day. Well... he didn't (the shipper got hit bad by a snowstorm).He will be here monday. Knife Fish Lover-
Will a 5.5 inch knife eat my 1.50-1 inch cories??? Or should i move him straight to my 55?
Well how big is his mouth, will the cories even fit in it?
I don't know, he shipped today...
Can a an African Brown Knife live in a tank 21 inches tall,12 inches wide and 34 inches long?
As an adult that would really be too small, your dimensions are about a 35 gallon tank and they should have a minimum of 55 gallons. Also the adult can be about 12' in length, so it wouldn't offer much room for it to navigate.
Ok,it can live in there until it's about 6 inches and then i'll move it to a 55.
Update: I decided to get 2,i had them in my 35 until i found my 45... was really a 55.... so... then i moved them.(a few weeks apart,i coulden't catch one).Tip:if you want to SEE your ABKF during the day then you need to stand VERY still so he won't dart away in fright (it helps if you've just fed them). Knife Fish Lover-
Can i keep a Panther Crab in a 55 gallon aquarium with: 2 African Brown Knife Fish (4 inches),6 Weather Loaches (3-5 inches),1 Plecostomus (3 inches),and 2 Spotted Raphael Catfish?
Well, Panther Crabs get up to about 3' in size and are omnivores. They view any fish, as well as shrimp and crayfish as potential food items. They like scavenging at night and are known for attacking slow and big fish. Because the African Brown Knife, as well as the Pleco and the Raphael Catfish are all bottom dwellers, they will be hanging out in the same area as the crab and so I would be a bit concerned with this mix.
I have 2 knife fish (temporarily) in a 35 gallon,heavily planted tank.They will eat Hikari Massinvore Sinking Pellets,and when they are older (possibly) feeder fish.They are very peaceful and enjoy one another's company.They are a scaleless fish and should only have half the normal medication used for other fish.