elephant nose fish

[Tran929]

Have any one seen or heard of a fish called Elephant Nose Fish? I saw it at the pet store and thought about getting it but I don't know anything about it. What is its living conditions and compatible tank mates?

 

[myfishnorton]

http://fish-tank.freeservers.com/elephantnose.html

I found this website. Don't know if that is what the fish looked like though. Hope it was helpful!

 

[FroggyFox]

These are COOL fish. But unless you're ready for a challenge I don't know that you want to get one. They do best by themselves or in a group of like 6 or more...the catch is that they get to be very large, i'm going to say 10 inches...but I don't remember exactly.

They feed off of the bottom and are pretty particular about their food...they search for their food (blood worms) in the substrate with their flexible little nose/trunk thing and they also send out electrical impulses. VERY smart fish. They like to have tunnels/caves to hide in...can be shy and jumpy.

I think someday I will get one...my lfs has them from time to time, I think they are cool/wierd looking fish

The freshwaterprofiles section on this site also has a profile for them.

 

[Angelfish]

I agree they are really cool looking. I almost got one once but my LFS told me they only eat live food so I passed. Like Froggy said if your up for a little challenge they might be the fish for you =)