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  1. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    Im so happy he is getting bigger and bigger :D Thank you so much again for all the help and advises :D
  2. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    I would like to say that he has been alive for 6 days now :D im very excited that is the record of most days of alive of the Bgk i have ever had in the pats :) im trying to think of a really good name for him but cant seeming to think of one since i used it on the past ones and wouldnt want to...
  3. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    :) ok thank you again... by any chance is it possible if he is jealous of the bala sharks? they are 1-2 inches bigger than him but they dont go near him but i read that they can be jealous of fish of the same breed or other breeds that are bigger then them
  4. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    Ok thank you :) i wasnt sure since he only eats about 3-4 worms when i feed him but im afraid thats not enough for him he is 4 inches so im not sure how much he should be eating at this size
  5. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    Well he has been alive for 3 days im happy they never lasted that long :D and i told my mom about mealworm or earth worms and she told me to wait if he doesnt eat tomorrow we will get some mealworms question.. know they also eat tiny fish or little shrimp should i get like 2 of them and try that?
  6. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    its ok ... well he does seem to be a lil tired of swimming im not sure if thats natural for then you know what i mean? he is just swimming in the same spot and he will just kinda get a lil rest? im not sure if this is them swimming healthy but every time i see him looking at my swimming it...
  7. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    Im 16 getting a bgk was my idea ever since i found out about them ive been in love and wanted one i researched about then for atleast 1-2 months before i got a tank and got one O that filter its just water filtered that we drink the ones we have at home on the fridges or the new ones u can...
  8. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    filter came with tank so i dont know i would have to ask my dad ... i can try and check
  9. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    he is 4 inches maybe 3-4 worms is all he can handle??? i use filtered water and i let it sit becuase the water comes out real cold and the temp in tank is 78 so i dont wanna shock em or u know let em freeze to death.. well i start out by taking the water out and then i slowly put in the...
  10. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    :'( Maybe i do panic alot but like i said i dont want to loose another life... 3 down i dont want to make it 4 ...ya know... i put more water to set room temp for tomorrow... ill change another 20% tomorrow...
  11. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    :/ well i changed 25% of the water... he isnt eating one bite i tried flakes and blood worms.. i think he got 2-3 blood worms but thats about it... :( i have no other place to put him to make sure he is eating thats the biggest tank i have and the only one .... :( i want to try mealworms but i...
  12. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    Thank you so mucha nd i will keep you updatedd
  13. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    how old do you think he is if he is 4 inches? how long do they live? just out of curiosity becausei read a forum once and the guys fish lived for 16 years
  14. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    XD i herd about that but i wasnt sure if it was true... for now on i will change 25% of water every week and i bought a ph test and will check it constantly and will check water more water is almost good temp to put in tank hopefully this one will live i havent gottan to attachted to him since...
  15. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    thats what i did with the blood worms but im not sure if he ate it its kinda of dark for me to see em the water doesnt have any chlorine in it i dont think any fish likes chlorine and here in florida the sink water does have a bit of chlorine and im pretty sure we dont use pesticides in the...
  16. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    He has 3 hiding places that are dark inside :) the light isnt to bright and the loach doesnt bother him at all. the temp right now is 78 and no salt water or salt is being used in the tank i would be most pleased to if this one lives :D ... no the ammonia and nitrite level was zero i checked...
  17. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    There is 2 bala sharks and a clown loach they all stay out of each others way ... the tank my dad got me so i would have to ask him when he gets home from work ... the cloan loach im giving it to my friend once he is bigger so if they arent compatible i can take care of that
  18. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    i really apprictiate you guys trying to help me but im still confused on why the are dying...maybe this one will live
  19. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    i feel like i dont know anything about water and fish any more =_= i guess lossing bgks are getting the best of me
  20. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    im doing a 20% water change today im just letting the water set for almost room tempeture since i used filteredd water and it comes out cold ... i dont know the filter brand and i change 20-40% of water every month and a half but im not sure if thats the right thing to do... to change every...
  21. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    what i ment by 'good' was it was fine there was nothing wrong they were 0 no ammonia and nitrite .... do you thin it has to do with him just being a little jealuos of the other fishes size? i read that they do tend to be a bit jealous of bigger fish of themselves or others the tank has been set...
  22. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    i went to a good friend of mine and she gave me a PH medican that you put a bit in and it rises the ph and keeps it the same i have a clown loach that was in him with the tank they leave each other alone and bala sharks but the bala sharks dont even go near the bgk amonia lvl was good and...
  23. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    the ph was about 6.6 but i fixed that... and the filter i have im not sure the brand it came with the tank it works very well and i dont think the filter is the problem..:/
  24. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    i tested the water yesterday ph was a bit low but that was about it. That tank is almost 75 gallon and if this one survives im going to up grade it to an 100-200 gallon tank im getting. Im just so confused why they keep dying. I read posts and forums and everyones is bigger than 12 inches and...
  25. Bgk

    Need help with Bgk wil be most grateful if someone can help me

    Need help with Bgk wil be most grateful if someone can help me
  26. Bgk

    Need help with bgk :/

    Need help with bgk :/
  27. Bgk

    Black Ghost Knife Fish Help!

    Hello , I just recently bought another black ghost knife fish. Back in january i bought one and it passed away the next day. after that my dad got me two more. they only lasted about 4-5 days. What am i doing wrong? Before i got them i did do at least a month of research wondering where they...
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