Feeding (Nameless) Knifefish

hi

so I got some type of Knifefish, its still a bit small like 15 cm (Don't worry, I have a pond ready when its adult) what should I feed it with such a small mouth lol, if I feed it meat, will it get aggressive? and if I should, what's the amount of meat should I feed it?

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Don't feed it meat never feed a fish warm blooded animal's meat feed her shrimp,bloodworms etc.one of my oscar developed aggression due to live food don't know about knife fish

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Over the years I have a had a few knife fish and every one of them had different habits. My current one is at the 12" mark and eats a mix of HikarI cichlid gold and live rosies. He is housed with a few other smaller fish along with a breeding pair of BN plecos. Over the years I have found it to b better to always give him the option of a live feeder for when his predatory instinct kicks in. By trying to keep a couple of them in there he doesn't show aggression towards the other fish.
However when I first got him (4.5-6") he attacked my Paco and killed it and also killed the convicts only eating 1 just killing the rest. Knife fish each have their own personality. I've read some people training them on just pellets and others being completely against it. I personally like to give mine alittle of both.
Note: my knife is in a 120 gallon 48"x24"

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Over the years I have a had a few knife fish and every one of them had different habits. My current one is at the 12" mark and eats a mix of HikarI cichlid gold and live rosies. He is housed with a few other smaller fish along with a breeding pair of BN plecos. Over the years I have found it to b better to always give him the option of a live feeder for when his predatory instinct kicks in. By trying to keep a couple of them in there he doesn't show aggression towards the other fish.
However when I first got him (4.5-6") he attacked my Paco and killed it and also killed the convicts only eating 1 just killing the rest. Knife fish each have their own personality. I've read some people training them on just pellets and others being completely against it. I personally like to give mine alittle of both.
Note: my knife is in a 120 gallon 48"x24"

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That's cute knifefish! Oh! By the way, my clown knifefish is shy and sometimes scare other fishes if they are trying to attack him, he usually hides in a Breeding Pipe. I think he will make a great pet when he grows up \(^3^)/

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My African knife fish loves massivore sinking pellets, and they are easily broken up by hand. He also enjoys diced frozen tilapia filet, that I thaw before feeding