Advice On Feeding Bgk

[Jeff Lange]

Well, I went and did it and added a Black Ghost Knifefish Friday morning to my 65 gallon aquarium. It is approximatly 4" at the moment. I am also aware that I will need to probably upgrade my tank and am planning on doing so next year to a 150 gallon 4' long tank.

I am however not sure how to feed the BGK as he seems to hide in a mopani stump i have. I actually figured and hoped he would find a home in it but was expecting to see him out more often.

Any ideas on the best way to feed the BGK ? When I feed frozen cubes of bloodworms and brine shrimp my 2 angelfish seem to gobble it up pretty fast. I am not sure he is getting anything to eat or enough to eat. How can I be sure the BGK eats enough?

Thanks for the advice it is greatly appriciated.

My current setup is as follows.

65 Gallon Tank. 3' long 18" deep and 24" high.
2 - Rena XP3 Filters running.
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 10
PH- 7.2-7.4

Fish Load:
2 Angelfish - ( M/L) Male and Female lay eggs every 11 days never hatch
6 Coradora's
2 Clown Loaches
1 Rainbow Shark 4 "
1 BGK 4"

Thanks for the help, and appriciate any help the forum can give me. I also ordered a 36" Signature Series Moonlight (R2 Solutions ) hoping this would allow me to see more night activity.

 

[connorsbala]

Try him on love tubifex. Drain it out into a net, then put it into a feeder dish and slowly lower it into the water. Then, dig it into the gravel, near where he hangs out.
It'll be come more confident in time, dont worry

 

[~T~]

Mine eats pretty much anything but started on frozen bloodworms are chopped prawns. He now particilarly loves shelled frozen peas.

 

[Davo86]

feed it just after the lights have gone out as it will feel much more secure and will likely get a better share of the food

 

[simonas]

he'll be fine.once he's settled he will eat anything you put in. mine eats voraciously flake, brine and frozen bloodworm plus the catfish tablets