Ghost Knife Fish feeding?

[Futureboy]

Ive read that some people are hand feeding their's

how do you go about it?, id love to give it a try

[gm72]

I think it is a matter of training the fish that your hand is not something bad. Maybe start by adding the food to the water and keeping your hand nearby? I don't have personal experience in this but I think you should be able to train the fish not unlike other animals?

[Futureboy]

Hmmm its sounds like a good theory

best wait for it to get settled first i suppose

[Drumachine09]

Put your hand in the tank when you feed him. He will soon habituate your hand as a stimuli. Every few times, move your hand closer to the food. Soon he should eat out of your hand.

[Futureboy]

Thanks for the help :thumb:

[cocoa_pleco]

mine fed from my hand. it took a month though. just wait for him to get comfortable

[octavian]

Ive heard that because theyre nocturnal, dimmer lights boost their confidence

[cocoa_pleco]

i dunno, but mine never really came out

[Futureboy]

Yeah i dunno about dimming the lighting i have real plants i read on here about someone putting a blue cathode above there tank as DIY moon lighting so i might have a think about something like that