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Brown Ghost Knifefish, Little-Scale Knife
Sternachella schotti | Pictures
Synonyms: None
Physical description:
An elongated species with a long snout.
The anal fin runs from anus on the underside
of the head to the caudal penuncle.
The caudal fin is very small.
The coloring is brown black with a slender
white band at the base of the caudal fin.
Size/Length: To 8" (20 cm)
Similar species: Apteronotus
leptorhynchus
Habitat: South America; widespread throughout the Amazon River Basin
S: bottom
Aquarium: A 40" (101 cm), 45-55 gallon (170-210 L) tank is sufficient.
Follow suggestions for
A. albifrons.
Water chemistry: pH 5.8-7.5 (6.8), 3-14 dH (8), 73-81°F (23-27°C)
Social behavior: An interesting fish which is aggressive towards similar species, those of the sub-family
Apteronotinae.
Otherwise, this species can be combined with almost any other peaceful fish.
Do
not combine with swallow able fish.
Suggested companions: Angelfish, Eartheaters, Acaras, catfish, Silver Dollars,
Leporinus, Anostomus, Gouramis.
FOOD: Live; insect larvae, worms,
Artemia ; tablets; chopped meat
Sexual differences: Unknown
Breeding techniques: Unknown
Breeding potential: 10.
Has not been reported.
Remarks: This species frequently rests lying on its side.
Difficulty of care: 5.
This hardy, robust species should have live foods included in its diet.
Recent articles about fish
Overfishing may hurt Amazon forest trees
(2/5/2008) Overfishing is reducing the effectiveness of seed dispersal by fish in the Brazilian Pantanal, reports Nature. The research suggests that fishing practices can affect forest health.
Scientists find fish that literally lives in trees
(10/17/2007) Scientists have found a fish that literally lives in trees, according to research published in The American Naturalist and highlighted in New Scientist Magazine.
Piranhas originated when Amazon was flooded by seawater
(12/4/2007) South America's piranha family of fish -- notorious as eaters of flesh -- can be traced back to a single ancestor which dispersed when the Amazon was flooded by seawater some five million years ago, report researchers from the Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement (IRD). Today piranhas are exclusively freshwater fish found from the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela to the Parana in Argentina.
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