Fish Profile:
Scientific Name: Gnathonemus petersii Common Names: Elephantnose, Peter's Elephantnose Family: Mormyridae
Potential Size: Up to 25cm, but usually smaller
Distribution: Central and West Africa
Temperature Range: 22-28 deg.C
Behavior: Somewhat shy when first added to the aquarium, However will eventually become active, and almost playful after getting used to the surroundings.
Elephantnoses are essentially a bottomdwelling fish, using their long trunk-like nose to 'dig' around in the gravel looking for morsels of food.
Diet: Elephantnoses especially like livefoods, but will accept frozen and freeze-dried foods (Bloodworms, Brine shrimp etc.) They may accept some flake-type foods as well. Food needs to be of a small size due to the Elephantnose's small mouth.
Suggested Aquarium Setup: Elephantnoses require a spacious, and well filtered aquarium. They also require a fine substratum that they can rummage through with their nose to find morsels of food.
Difficulty: Not recommended for beginners, mostly due to the type of foods required.
Special Needs: Food type (see diet), a 'moonlight' flourescent tube is reccomended for night-time viewing, but is not essential.
Approximate Price To Buy: Prices will always vary depending on availablility, but somewhere around the $45-$55 mark would be normal.
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