I have 2 black ghost knife fish. Just put them in a new tank and they seem to be stressing. What do i do?
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April 11th, 2010
| Tags: Black Ghost Knife, Black Ghost Knife Fish, Curling
Angelic_Lady asked:
They are curling up in a corner and basically looking dead… How can i help them out? I have no stress coat.
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The tank is unclean put them in there old tank!!!!
Ghost knife fish are blind. They actually navigate by emitting a weak electrical field to determine their surroundings. They like to hide out in caves, so if you put a clear tube (called a ghost house in the trade) often times they will hang out in that and feel completely comfortable because they think they can’t be seen.
Ghost fish need places to hide. So make them a couple of place to get under and hide they should be fine then.
Some partial answers to your problem already – they have poor vision and need places to hide. They also don’t like bright lighting. Tubes are okay for a place to hide (they don’t realize they’re clear) but this doesn’t cut down on the light. These guys will be more active at night, if you turn the lights off, or if you have a well planted tank.
They’re also probably still adjusting after having been moved.
Because they navigate by an electrical field, they don’t do well when they’re kept with another fish that also navigates the same way – other knives, elephant nose, or the like – so you should only have one per tank. I take it yours are still young – they’ll become aggressive toward each other as they mature.
As with everyone else, you don’t need stress coat.
How long has your tank been up and running since it is new? has it been cycled?
If it hasn’t they may be going thu and ammonia or nitrite spike. Test your water.
Be sure the tank water tests are fine that is the best way you can help them now. Do not try to chase them out. Let them adjust to the tank.
i had the same problem once, but now, after i turned off the light on my aquarium, they seem to be healthy and very playfull. They even not afraid to eat from my hand.