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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.
How to save the world's oceans from overfishing
(7/8/2007) Global fishing stocks are in trouble. After expanding from 18 millions tons in 1950 to around 94 million tons in 2000, annual world fish catch has leveled off and may even be declining. Scientists estimate that the number of large predatory fish in the oceans has fallen by 90 percent since the 1950s, while about one-quarter of the world's fisheries are overexploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion. Despite these dire trends, the situation is changing. Today some of the world's largest environmental groups are focused on addressing the health of marine life and oceans, while sustainable fisheries management is at the top of the agenda for intergovenmental bodies. At the forefront of these efforts is Mike Sutton, director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's conservation program: the Center for the Future of the Oceans. The aquarium, which has long been recognized as one of the world's most important marine research facilities, is pioneering new strategies for protecting the planet's oceans. Sutton says the approach has four parts: establishing new marine protected areas, pushing for ocean policy reform, promoting sustainable seafood, and protecting wildlife and marine ecosystems.
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