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johnnylaw1984 Enthusiast Posts: 158 Kudos: 168 Votes: 19 Registered: 27-Sep-2004	i have had my knifefish for a few days now, and i havnt seen him eat yet. i feed him shrimp pellets that sink (wardley). i was told that is what they eat at my local lfs. does anyone have any recomendations on how to feed him? thanks john
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	WHat kind of knifefish is he? Also, he still might be afaraid of his new sorundings
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
bayara Hobbyist Posts: 139 Kudos: 117 Votes: 14 Registered: 30-Aug-2004	i've had a black ghost knife for a few weeks now - i love him! definately a beautiful, fascinating fish. i feed him the wardly shrimp pellets too, but it has to be completely dark before he'll come out (i think it takes a while before they're confident enough to come out in the light - that may be your problem if you're trying to feed him with the lights on). also - he won't touch the pellets until they've softened up a bit - he's pretty small, so maybe they just don't fit in his mouth.... maybe this will help a bit!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Glass Knifefish won't eat pellets if they don't want to; you may just end up with a dead knifefish if you just keep going in that direction. Get some bloodworms or blackworms, and I'll be surprised if they ignored those. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i have 2 types of knife fishs. I have a 2 foot clown knife which when younger ate whole blood worm cubes. Now he eats the large alge wafers. i also have in his tank a foot black ghost who eats color bits. now in another tank i have about 6 black ghost (smaller) that also eat color bits.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
mariosim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 245 Votes: 20 Registered: 28-Jul-2004	my african brown eats just about anything- his favorite is ghost shrimp (he actually hunts them when the lights are off). i have had my current one for several months, and i still rarely see him eat. however, his growth and healthy shean proves his appettite is sated. yours may prefer other food depending on specie. some are extremly shy even after being in the same tank for quite awhile, but it will eat if the proper food is available (you just may not be seeing it).
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	o yea time, i have had my clown knife for a long time.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	try bloodworm, that is the sure way to see if it is eating. Add bloodworm, turn the lights off in the room so it pitch black and turn a torch on after a minute and it will prob be feeding
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
91Bird305 Enthusiast Posts: 271 Kudos: 56 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Oct-2002	I just recently bought a clown knife and so far he just eats little feeder fish. He acts like he is part of this plant until they get close and they he snaps at them. Then he goes to his big grass plant and hides in there until he is ready to hunt again. He usually hunts when I turn on the moonlights (8 blue led's)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04


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