Double Trunk Elephant Nose
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No tips from me, but did want to say that is one SERIOUSLY cute fish! I have never seen one before, but now I want one!
The people at aqualand aren't really experienced at long term mormyrid and knifefish care so I am taking their article with a grain of salt. On MFK they told me when they don't get a long they chase eachother so if there were problems I could break it up.
When I had my FW baby whale it died after like 4 months. I read on some sites that you should not put more than one in a tank because of electronavigational problems, but then I read that they all have their own frequency and should be in groups. I think it would have been much happier in a group looking back on it.
When I had my FW baby whale it died after like 4 months. I read on some sites that you should not put more than one in a tank because of electronavigational problems, but then I read that they all have their own frequency and should be in groups. I think it would have been much happier in a group looking back on it.
Well that sucks because I really want one and there's no way I can get a tank big enough to house a whole group of those guys!
If you are talking about the FW baby whale, they stay around 3 1/2" so a 40br or a 75 would be big enough for a small group IMO. Mine always seemed real nervous by himself.
Elephant noses though seem a lot calmer on their own.
I was talking about the elephant nose actually. The baby whales are okay but the elephant noses are cuter!
Are elephant noses part of the "dolphin fish group"?
Are elephant noses part of the "dolphin fish group"?
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Elephant noses are in the same family as freshwater baby whales and freshwater dolphins. They are all mormyrids.
Wow, would you ever guess that this little guy is territorial?
He does NOT like when feeders (for the belonesox) swim into his cave! :rofl:
He does NOT like when feeders (for the belonesox) swim into his cave! :rofl:
Sorry to bump, but I am hoping to see if anybody else has any experience with elephant noses or mormyrids and wouldn't mind answering a few questions!
