Bgk Keeps Getting Caught...

[Didge007]

I'm very concerned about my BGK. He (it's called Casper so we'll say it's a he) has a certain favourite spot to hide in a fake ornament in his tank (solid base with plastic plant attached). However, this ornament has a lot of...roots? attached to the base. I came home from a friends place a couple of nights ago to find him stuck in the roots and barely moving. I've had this fish for a few months now along with the ornament and never had a problem. So after a slight heartattack and frantically trying to free him, he's swimming around happy as larry. Mind you I can't take my eyes off the tank incase he gets caught again

My question is should I take this ornament out? My LFS told me not to shift him into my new tank as he's established his territory in this tank and would be totally confused in a new tank. I would assume taking 'his' ornament out would confuse him again? I have done a redecoration of the tank before and he was fine. Any help would be muchly appreciated. He's in a 2ft now (far too small I know), the new tank is a 2.5ft (not much better). Would you guys recommend shifting him into the slightly larger tank? I do have plans of getting a 4ft but don't rely on this.

EDIT: Also, while I'm on the topic, is it normally for him to be out and about swimming around in the daylight with the tank light on? I thought they were meant to be a shy fish but he's always doing circus tricks or calmly checking out the new plants or the new filter.

 

[amy1994]

Your BGK will need a 4ft tank, how big is it at the moment? A 2.5ft tank will not be big enough, should be 4ft minimum as they can get big.
To get cheap tanks you can always look on ebay
It is normal for them to do that....i think....as mine can sometimes swim around quite a bit, might be that they're looking for food not too sure
I have redecorated my tank, but when i did i made sure that there was an area already set up for him to go in.

 

[trampas]

I'm very concerned about my BGK. He (it's called Casper so we'll say it's a he) has a certain favourite spot to hide in a fake ornament in his tank (solid base with plastic plant attached). However, this ornament has a lot of...roots? attached to the base. I came home from a friends place a couple of nights ago to find him stuck in the roots and barely moving. I've had this fish for a few months now along with the ornament and never had a problem. So after a slight heartattack and frantically trying to free him, he's swimming around happy as larry. Mind you I can't take my eyes off the tank incase he gets caught again

My question is should I take this ornament out? My LFS told me not to shift him into my new tank as he's established his territory in this tank and would be totally confused in a new tank. I would assume taking 'his' ornament out would confuse him again? I have done a redecoration of the tank before and he was fine. Any help would be muchly appreciated. He's in a 2ft now (far too small I know), the new tank is a 2.5ft (not much better). Would you guys recommend shifting him into the slightly larger tank? I do have plans of getting a 4ft but don't rely on this.

EDIT: Also, while I'm on the topic, is it normally for him to be out and about swimming around in the daylight with the tank light on? I thought they were meant to be a shy fish but he's always doing circus tricks or calmly checking out the new plants or the new filter.

 

[trampas]

hi , sorry to be obtuse but can you define BGK please

 

[Didge007]

Black Ghost Knife Fish

Rescaped the tank, he's taken to a wood cave I actually created for my new corys. Very little stress to him I think, he wasn't impressed when I was shifting pieces and plants around and actually abandoned his plant himself making it easy to shift out. All this happened yesterday and I looked in the tank today and his swimming in and out of his new cave and swimming around the tank checking out his new tank mates. Not sure if he likes the peppered corys lol