(Apteronotus albifrons)
Origin
Black Ghost Knifefish is native to South America, more precisely from the Amazon Basin: Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Guyana, Venezuela.
To us it is known as the Black Ghost or knife.
Black Ghost Knifefish Feed
When it comes to food, you don't have to worry about this fish.
It is omnivorous, prefers live food, but in its absence accepts dry or frozen food.
Features and Description Black Ghost Knifefish
For a good development of fish is necessary an aquarium of minimum 300 liters, well planted, with a substrate made of gravel with a small grain, with many hiding places formed by roots.
This fish prefers dark areas of the aquarium. The water should have a temperature between 23 and 28 GR celsius, and the ph between 6-7.
The color of this fish is entirely black, except for the two white rings on the tail and the white stripe on the head that can sometimes extend to the back.
No scales. The anal fin is long, starting from the base of the pectoral fins to the anal orifice. The caudal penduncle is also long, and the caudal fin is very small and rounded at the end.
Fish have in the caudal penduc area a very weak electrical discharge organ and from the head to the tail there are electrical receptors used to search for food.
It is generally a shy fish, but can become aggressive, especially with small fish. It may be associated with large peaceful species.
Breeding Black Ghost Knifefish
The breeding behaviour of this species is not well known.
Beware, fish is extremely sensitive to drugs and other substances that can be added to water.
It is important to know what and how much you are putting into the water.
In good conditions this fish lives about 10 years even more.
