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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: four_by_ken on May 08, 2013, 09:07:02 AM

Title: Tank mates for elephant nose?
Post by: four_by_ken on May 08, 2013, 09:07:02 AM
What would be good tank mates for my new elephant nose?  I got it mail order last weekend.  Should arrive tomorrow.  Cant wait!!!!!



Maybe a Rhino Pleco and a few Cherry Zebras?
Title: Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
Post by: linuxrulesusa on May 08, 2013, 09:18:16 AM
African Tigerfish
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Post by: danielratti on May 08, 2013, 09:24:58 AM
Looks like a surgeon fish. Must be a new one
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Post by: Regalblue on May 08, 2013, 09:38:59 AM
Photoshop
Title: Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
Post by: four_by_ken on May 08, 2013, 09:41:06 AM
Photoshop

No, I got a certified letter from the breeder.  I questioned him on this one myself.

You'll be sorry when I rub this one in your face.  I'm going to be the lone breeder in the area for them.

Title: Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
Post by: Regalblue on May 08, 2013, 09:58:06 AM
Look at the watermark & Google it.  ;)
Title: Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
Post by: danielratti on May 08, 2013, 10:43:42 AM
Clearly they photoshoped a elephants face onto a yellow tangs body.
Title: Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
Post by: djlamonica on May 08, 2013, 10:59:14 AM
On a side note real elephant nose fish should be kept with peaceful non aggressive feeders.  They h
Had one with an extra large snout at the store on five mile for a really long time.  Sadly it is gone now.
Title: Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
Post by: four_by_ken on May 08, 2013, 11:24:04 AM
You mean I've been taken for $500 for the trio!!!!     :'(
Title: Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
Post by: Ron on May 08, 2013, 11:29:20 AM
On a side note real elephant nose fish should be kept with peaceful non aggressive feeders.  They h
Had one with an extra large snout at the store on five mile for a really long time.  Sadly it is gone now.
My impression is that they should also be kept in groups, but unfortunately when I've seen them available there's it's usually just a few and the price tag is rather high, making it prohibitive for someone to get a good size school of them.
Title: Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
Post by: djlamonica on May 08, 2013, 11:38:22 AM
I read that solo would be fine but if you want more then one larger groups are need to spread aggression through out and pairs and trios are not a good idea.  No personal experience though just from reading a while back after seeing that one.  They seem pretty neat.  Anyone ever had one or a group?
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Post by: four_by_ken on May 08, 2013, 11:43:25 AM
I think this is the only website where a thread can go uphill instead of downhill.   ;D
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Post by: Regalblue on May 08, 2013, 12:26:06 PM
Damn Trolls :P
Title: Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
Post by: four_by_ken on May 08, 2013, 12:52:44 PM
Troll fish?
Title: Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
Post by: Regalblue on May 08, 2013, 01:01:33 PM
Troll Kens
Title: Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
Post by: css merrimac on May 09, 2013, 06:28:28 PM
I looked at the pic. and laughed.......right.... LOL  8)