elephant nose

[moorfish]

I've been looking for some reliable information on elephant nose fish,so far all the info has been very jumbled and i can't get an honest answer as to weither or not you can put more than one in a tank at a time.i did find some info on feeding and so far he seems to be doing fine (3 mouths in 10gal w/striped cory).any info would be great . thanks.

 

[Candycat21]

Generally you dont want to have more than one per tank unless your tank is pretty large and you keep a small group together to even out the aggression...they do tend to harrass their own kind.
Did you say you have one in a 10 gallon???
PLEASE get him a bigger tank! They grow to about 9inches and require prestine water conditions to be healthy and in that small a tank you will be doing plenty of frequent water changes to keep him in optimal health. :hi: They can become stressed very easily which can in some cases result in death...stress from tank being re-arranged, bully tank mates, water conditions that are not kept up etc etc.
Good luck with you little guy and keep us posted. Keep the questions comming if you have them! :dance:
Candice

 

[HeinekenMike]

http://www.centralpets.com/critterpages/fish/freshwater_fish/FWF4545.shtml
the above is right about the size, says thay reach up to 10 inches which I had absolutly no clue about

 

[moorfish]

thanks for the info and we are getting him nice little 55 gal to give him plenty of room .