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Above: The picture above shows a young premium quality Elephant Nose Fish, swimming in one of our aquariums, when one of us took this picture.
Comments: This is a Premium Pet Fish, and we never see Premium Fish like this in any of the live fish stores or in the online stores that we visit.
Premium Pet Fish are more energetic, hardier, and have brighter colors with a beautiful metallic sheen.
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Origin: This fish lives across a wide area in West Africa.
Maximum Size: This Elephant Nose can grow to be over 9" long, including the tail. Sometimes very old Elephant Noses are even longer.
Behaviors: They will usually move around pretty actively during the day, but some of them seem to hide during the day and become more active at night.
But if there is food to be eaten, they become active looking for it.
Warning: Elephant Nose fish are very skillful jumper. Unless their aquarium is tightly and completely covered, they will jump out and attempt to commit suicide.
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Temperature: They live well from about 75 to 82 degrees F., but they're probably most comfortable at about 78 degrees F.
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Feeding: Some of them will eat pellets but most will eat only frozen or live foods. In particular they like live black worms.
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Water Conditions: This Wild Fish seems to be tolerant of a wide range of water conditions.
Probably a pH of about 6.5 with moderate hardness is best.
Most water in the US has a higher pH and is harder but seems to be OK, so it's probably best NOT to adjust the pH or the hardness of the water.
Here in our facilities the water is hard and the pH is usually about 7.8.
We ship them in this water.
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Aquarium Size: It is probably best to house these fish in at least a 50-gallon tank, but bigger is better.
Decor: These Wild Fish do not need gravel, and a layer of gravel more than 1/4" thick will usually fill with bits of uneaten food that will contaminate the water.
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Pieces of aquarium-safe driftwood are also nice.
Live Plants are beautiful and improve the water quality, they are also necessary if planning to spawn these fish.
They use the plants for camouflage as well.
Aquarium Filter: Bio-Wheel Filters are highly recommended.
A Penguin 350B in an aquarium with 50-gallons of water is OK.
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The addition of Lava Rocks will keep nitrates in the ideal range.
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Life Span: These Wild Fish can live for several years, probably many years provided they are fed well and kept in a very large aquarium with very fresh water.
Gender: It is very difficult to determine the gender of these fish, the female may become plumper when ready to breed.
Breeding: There are no known reports of successful breeding in hobbyist aquarium but some are being raised by professionals.
Popularity: This fish is somewhat popular.
Names: The scientific name is Gnathonemus petersii.
Variations: This Wild Fish lives across a wide range in West Africa, even so there seems to be very variation.
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All of our fish are Premium Quality Fish from the best suppliers in the world. Our fish have better health, more energy and brighter colors, as you can see in our pictures on this website.
We have 380-aquariums with lots-and-lots of popular aquarium fish plus lots-and-lots of rare fish!
We consider ourselves to be the link between the world's best sources of fish and the world's best customers. We love our work, and we are very responsible about caring for our fish and then shipping them carefully.
We also offer lots and lots of information about keeping and caring for pet fish, all from the knowledge of the Bailey Brothers, who have a combined total of 100+ years of experience as breeders, wholesalers, and retailers of pet fish!
Our fish and our customers are treated with the best of care, and we work energetically everyday to make sure every customer enjoys their new fishy friends.
When you purchase pet fish from us, you know you're receiving premium quality fish and premium quality service.
"Received my fish last night and was so pleased! They all arrived alive and appeared to be healthy.
"Once in the tank, they became very active and are now thriving in their new home.
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The Product Manager has been with the company for more than 35-years.
So we feel very confident that this is the fishiest crew anywhere.