Latin Name

Apteronotus albifrons

pH Value

6.6

Water Temperature

74-80 deg. F

Size

24"

Breeding

Egg Layers

Feeding

Live or Frozen worms

Notes

Looks great, but needs a lot of care

Lighting

As dark as possible

Temperament

Peaceful, a very good community fish. However, it is territorial and emits an electric shock

Comments

A scaleless electric fish. It can be trained to lay in its owners hand and be fed. It needs a cave and vegetation to hide. It can grow extremely large in the right environment.

The Clown Knife and Brown Knife Fish can get very nasty and end up devouring almost every other fish in the tank.