Can I Had A Black Ghost Knifefish?

[MBOU]

Had a customer today who had insisted on getting a BGK a few weeks back, I said no so they went elsewhere and got one, but besides the point. They got it 3 weeks ago at 2.5-3" long and over night it ate all their Ember tetras... which of course led to a growth spurt and now, three or four weeks later, it has grown very quickly to 4-4.5" and has eaten all their neon tetras, their copper harlequins and their rummynose.
 
They wanted me to have the BGK but I didn't want it. Will teach them to listen I hope. It has eaten about £50 worth of tetras, rasbora and shrimp in 4 weeks... and its not even 5" long, you are considering putting one in your tank with a similar stocking... it WILL eat most of your fish before long.

 

[defoecurtis]

Well had the BGK nearly a month now and no fish eaten. Does not hide through the day feed it flake in the morning then before i turn lights of at night i freed it frozen foods "daphnia/cyclops/artemia" difffrent every night. all other fish happy the mollys are given birth slowly and the guppys too just got 20-30 fry today from them, they in breeding net now. BGK does not even go for the fry when born before i transfer them to nets its the other fish. Hopefully next month the 450L tank will arrive for the BGK.

 

[silenthawk2x3]

After everything that was said I am very surprised that you still got one. I watched the video of the BGK trying for the siphon on YouTube, and had actually been considering getting one, but, HAHAHAHA, NO! Not worth the fish loss in my opinion. I have a happy tank without introducing predators. I'm surprised it has yet to go into destruction mode, but good luck.

 

[Skies]

Dear Lord sweet baby cheezits, that is the scariest freakin' knife fish I've EVER seen, the freakiness of that fish will haunt my dreams. O.O

 

[defoecurtis]

 

[Ninjouzata]

Skies!
I'm glad everything is turning out alright for you Curtis and glad to hear you are putting him in a bigger tank soon!
What a cutie

 

[defoecurtis]

yes just waiting on the new tank. will upload better pics later has battery's need charging. If he starts eating the others the LFS said they will put him in a tank for me till mine arrives

 

[Ninjouzata]

That's very nice of them And can't wait to see new pics. That is my dream fish

 

[Skies]

Skies!

 

  You know it!!

 

[defoecurtis]

here are some better pics in his favorite spot near the filter and drift/bogwood
 

 

[Ninjouzata]

Ooh! I know I said it before but he is a cutie!!