African knife fish profile

Family: Knife fish (Notoprediae)
Habitat: Nile, Niger, Oogu, Chad River basin, the Congo, Nile, African
Size: 12 inches or 30 cm
Tank-region: all region tank
Nutrition: pellet snails, crustaceans, small fish, black worm, earthworm, small
Temperature: 78-82 degrees F (22-28 ° C)
PH: 6 to 8
Hardness: 5-15 dGH
Minimum tank required: 45 to 55 litres
Compatible friend: discus, Wels, gourami, Oscar, Arowana, and Angelfish.
Kennel Name: unknown

African knife fish is a family of knife fish (Notoprediae). The performance is no different with black spirit fish. Its shape is similar to black spirit fish. The length of 12 cm reach, but could in the tank, the fish reach only up to 8 inches.
This fish is unique because has other form with other aquarium fish. You have your slim body with long fin along under body. You use the fin for swimming in the middle tier of the tank. The fin shift with spirit similar to "foot". I think that is why people there called ghost.
The spirit is nocturnal fish, to find the feed at night. Therefore you must give any very bright lamp. You can help the tank with several hiding places such as Bogwood, PVC pipe, rock. Place them fish on 55-gallon tank and facilitate it with water filter and aerator. You can water heater above all you live at subtropical country install.
The behavior of this fish is peaceful, and you can put them on with peaceful fish. Same size should tank-mates or the small fish is this large mouth fish food.
The breed is unknown, but I think that this fish is not with Black Ghost knife fish.

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