Glass Knifefish Eigenmannia Virescens

[markandhisfish]

picked up 3 of them yesterday im absolutely loving them they are sooo cool. in fact i love em so much that if i had the space id set up a nice big species tank just for a group of them.

but im curious how would you class this fish is it an oddball or just a normal run of the mill fish? i have seen black ghost clown etc but had never seen these until yesterday .

 

[Davo86]

yes definitely an oddball Mark, They are a great community knife that do best in groups.
They are also fairly delicate and appreciate some dense areas of cover

 

[markandhisfish]

ive got 3 at the moment with plenty of cover . 2 big mangrove roots various other wood and a big silk plant. plan is to add some floating cover and another 3 fish

 

[always4lora]

They look really wierd in a good way of course Never seen them before, they cost you much ?

 

[markandhisfish]

6 quid each

 

[markandhisfish]

this is the best pic i can get at the moment as they are still shy and hanging around the back of the tank a lot

 

[DarkEntity]

I kept these a few years back and it didnt go well, the larger of the 4 I had ate the tails off the others and eventually I lost them all

good luck with them becuase they are really nice Knife fish

 

[simonas]

I got three last week as well Mark.mine were £7 each thogh!!!

 

[markandhisfish]

only a quid difference, not too much really. how are you finding them? im loving them theyare just so imquisitive and i love the way they move like darts. i deffo plan on adding 3 more asap

 

[simonas]

only a quid difference, not too much really. how are you finding them? im loving them theyare just so imquisitive and i love the way they move like darts. i deffo plan on adding 3 more asap

they're great. a total impulse buy by me which was naughty

They look better now they;rein my sons tank which is just full of wood and plants so they've got loads of cover

they feed well and your right they;re behaviour is great always darting about and chasing each other

 

[markandhisfish]

lol mine were an impulse buy too i only went in for food and came out with these guys and a big smile on my face. the stuff my lfs has at the moment is just dangerous i could spend a fortune in there

 

[dave_oddballs]

oh, they have these in my lfs at £4.50 each, about 6". i was looking at them for ages, i think i like them more than black ghost knives. do they only get to about 14 inch? couldn't find a right lot of information on them!
are they as 'predatory' as the bgkf?
i was gonna buy a few but i don't think they would cope too well in my bigger tank, they looked delicate!
i never seen them before but looks like £4.50 is a bargain!

Dave

 

[markandhisfish]

http/www.aquaticcommunity.com/fish/glassknifefish.php

about the best info i could find

 

[catfish00]

yeah it is an oddball