Black ghost knife fish

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Fishworld</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fishworld"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>    </B><B>|     </B><A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tropical profiles"><U><B>back to profiles</B></U></A><B> </B><B>     </B><B>|      </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tropical Stock"><U><B>back to tropical stock</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>Black ghost knife fish</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="24a17a90.jpg" border=0 width="279" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Apteronotus albifrons </I></div> <div> <B> BLACK GHOST KNIFE</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="356" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="102"><div> size:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="239"><div> up to 20" (49cm)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="102"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="102" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="239"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="239" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="102"><div> position:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="239"><div> bottom-middle</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="102"><div> pH:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="239"><div> 6.0  to 7.5</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> temperature:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="239"><div> 75ºF to 84ºF</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="355" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="345"><div> <B>Community fish:</B> Yes </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 66 WIDTH="345"><div> <B>Diet:</B> Will accept flake but preferably needs more meaty foods such as frozen and live.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="345"><div> <B>Temperament:</B> Very peaceful community fish</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 175 WIDTH="345"><div> <B>Comments:</B> The ideal set-up for this fish would be dimly lit with lots of plants a sandy or fine gravel substrate and bogwood with no boisterous or very small fish. If kept in too small a tank they can be aggressive to their own kind. Good tankmates for these fish are angels and discus.  </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>