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stallion150
08-10-2008, 10:57 PM
Has anyone kept these two together? I've kept discus with baby whales and had no problems at all...I thought an elephant nose with a discus might be good because the elephant nose would also sift my sand substrate.
Rod
08-11-2008, 03:59 PM
i had an elephant nose with my discus for many years, and he was a very good tankmate for them. Actually they pretty well ignored each other. :)
stallion150
08-11-2008, 08:30 PM
Thanks Rod--i think they'll make a striking combination.
doc3toes
08-12-2008, 01:52 AM
i was thinking of getting one too. now i won't be shy next time i see one. thanks.
Autumn Wind
08-25-2008, 03:13 PM
Two musts for Elephant Nose; they must have a cave to hide in and they are crazy jumpers, make sure your tank is escape proof. :)
Harriett
08-26-2008, 01:40 PM
Has anyone kept these two together? I've kept discus with baby whales and had no problems at all...I thought an elephant nose with a discus might be good because the elephant nose would also sift my sand substrate.

What's a baby whale?
Autumn Wind
08-26-2008, 05:36 PM
Baby Whale:
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2399
Ed13
08-26-2008, 05:39 PM
What's a baby whale?
It's a catfish from Brazil. Also know as Blue canero Shark or blue shark
stallion150
08-26-2008, 07:12 PM
Ed13, its not a catfish. The baby whale i'm referring two is a mormyrid (a freshwater, electric receptive fish out of Africa). Same family as the elephant nose.
Ed13
08-26-2008, 07:26 PM
Ed13, its not a catfish. The baby whale i'm referring two is a mormyrid (a freshwater, electric receptive fish out of Africa). Same family as the elephant nose.
Sorry, the only fishes I've ever heard reffered to as baby whales, whales are the cetopsidae family
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/family.php?family_id=23

With this one being the most frequent import:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=339
stallion150
08-26-2008, 08:51 PM
Interesting---i never heard of a whale catfish...you def taught me something new!
Ed13
08-27-2008, 09:35 AM
Interesting---i never heard of a whale catfish...you def taught me something new!
Same here as I've never heard of the one you are talking about!:)
nirvana85
09-23-2008, 12:16 AM
I currently have 2 elephant nose about 6 inches long with 2 medium discus inside a 55g. They do very well up to now as long as you have a planted aquarium with several hiding places. Elephant nose can be very curious and playful but I have not seen them harm any discus or any other fish.