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Tank mates for elephant nose?
« 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?

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Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2013, 09:18:16 AM »
African Tigerfish

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Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2013, 09:24:58 AM »
Looks like a surgeon fish. Must be a new one

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Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2013, 09:38:59 AM »
Photoshop

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Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
« Reply #4 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.


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Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2013, 09:58:06 AM »
Look at the watermark & Google it.  ;)

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Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2013, 10:43:42 AM »
Clearly they photoshoped a elephants face onto a yellow tangs body.

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Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
« Reply #7 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.

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Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2013, 11:24:04 AM »
You mean I've been taken for $500 for the trio!!!!     :'(

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Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
« Reply #9 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.
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Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
« Reply #10 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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Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
« Reply #11 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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Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2013, 12:26:06 PM »
Damn Trolls :P

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Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2013, 12:52:44 PM »
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Re: Tank mates for elephant nose?
« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2013, 01:01:33 PM »
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