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Post by judyw33 on Nov 18, 2004 2:09:09 GMT -5
I have had my black ghost knife for almost a year, but in the past week he has been acting really strange. He has hardly been eating and swimming very aggressively in the tank. Hitting himself on the glass and swimming franticly in the tank. I have a 10 gallon tank. He is the only one in there. I recently put a gold mystery snail in there a few days ago. I was wondering if the snail was the problem. Please help me...Is he dying?
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Post by steveo2004 on Nov 19, 2004 18:35:38 GMT -5
hey judy,
Wow your keeping him in a 10 gal? i think it is time to upgrade the tank how big is he now? it could be alot of things.. the small tank could be stressing him out... i dont think the snail shuold be any type of bother.. how is the water have u tested it lately how are the levels? and also the water temp.. what do you usually feed him... has he been actign any other type of diffrent like being out of his hideing space in the day.. ? how hard does he run into the class i have herd of a fishing giving its self a concution before... does the snail hang out in his hiding place? u sure he doesnt eat some of the food when yoru asleep? i would definatley get him a bigger tank thuogh with lots of hideing places..
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Post by DebbieK on Nov 21, 2004 19:26:20 GMT -5
Hi Judy,
What are the dimensions of your tank. I would keep an adult BGK in no less than a 4' tank, with enough space to turn and deep enough to allow it to stand on its head. I guess that would be about 4'X2'X2 minimum. How long is you BGK?
It sounds like you're guy might be outgrowing its tank. Not sure what else could cause this behaviour, but I think a larger tank would make it happier in any case.
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Post by steveo2004 on Nov 21, 2004 19:29:35 GMT -5
i agree with debbie and just to answer your question debbie im pretty sure 10 gal tank only comes in standard demensions of 2' by 1' by i think 1' high to maybe little more
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Post by judyw33 on Nov 23, 2004 22:59:19 GMT -5
Thank you all for replying...I don't think he was outgrowing the tank. Actually he just died the other day!  I think it was his time to go...I would say he was only about 3 inches long so a 10gallon tank for himself was good enough. I was so sad...I actually cried. Didn't think you would be so attached to a fish.  I think I might go out and buy another BGK, but he won't be the same as Little Ray. Thanks again for replying to my post! |
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Post by luisp on Nov 24, 2004 12:54:38 GMT -5
I agree with the other 2 responses. I bought mine 6 months ago and I had a 20 gallon tank. I quickly upgraded to a 40 gal for about 5 months and I just recently upgraded to an 80 gal. My BGK was about 3" when I bought him, and he is now roughly 71/2" - 8" long. I don't mean to question you, but if you say you had yours almost a year, it must have been bigger that 3". They grow pretty fast and they really are much happier when they have plenty of room to wiggle, but that's just my experience.
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I think it was his time to go...I would say he was only about 3 inches long so a 10gallon tank for himself was good enough. I was so sad...I actually cried. Didn't think you would be so attached to a fish. 
I think I might go out and buy another BGK, but he won't be the same as Little Ray. Thanks again for replying to my post!