Apteronotus albifrons - Black ghost knifefish
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V X Y Z latin name: Apteronotus albifrons, Sternarchus albifrons, Gymnotus albifrons
common name: Black ghost, Apteronotid Eel, Black ghost knifefish
Family: Notopteridae
Continent of origin: South America
Origin country: Brazil, Venezuela, Paraguay, Peru,
Size: under 50 cm (19.69 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 500 litre (132 US gal)
Temperature: 23 °C (73.4 °F)
- 30 °C (86 °F)
pH tolerance: 6.5
- 7,5
Water hardness tolerance: 5
- 10 °dKH
Tank type: freshwater tank
Floor water column: bottom
Life span: 16 years
Behavior: aggressive toward their own kind
Care level: moderately difficult
Feeding: carnivore -
Similar fish in catalogue: Chitala ornata,
Notopterus chitala, ...
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Summary
Latin name:Apteronotus albifrons
Sternarchus albifrons
Gymnotus albifrons
Common name:Black ghost knifefish
Family: Notopteridae
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added: 14th Feb 2007
updated: 21st Mar 2010
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