| African Knife Fish: |
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Xenomystus nigri |
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6.8 |
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76-80 deg. F. |
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9+ inches / 20 cm. |
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Do not place in tanks smaller than 25 gallons, 40+ gallons is preferred. |
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Egg-layers |
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Mainly Live Fish. Flake, Pellets, Brine Shrimp & Frozen Blood Worms. |
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They should NOT be kept with any other knife fish, they will fight, especially in smaller tanks. It is best to keep this as a solo species with other medium to large fish in your tank. |
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More nocturnal, prefers dusk and dawn, light lighting, a good trick is to have a red filtered lamp that you can turn on during late night feedings, this way you will be able to watch more of the knife fish's movements. |
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Peaceful, very good community fish as long as it is with fish its own size or larger only, anything smaller may be dinner. |
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Super Fish, just be careful because you may buy them very small, they do grow and grow and grow! They are also very deceiving, their mouths look very small until they unhinge their jaws, and look out! It is a huge gapping hungry hole! These guys can eat small and medium size fish in a hurry! |