I am completely lost with elephant nose fish, i've read that they grow anywhere from 4-12 inches and require anywhere from a 29 to a 150 gallon tank. can someone please help me out.
Elephant nose fish size
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they get 9in. tops all day they LOVE live blackworms and frozen bloodworms they are very nocturnal I'd say a 55g. would do them just fine, I've always kept them solo as far as other elephant trunks go but I've seen them in groups I was always told keep electric fish by singlely with one BGK one elephant nose etc...... their cool with tetras, barbs, NON aggresssive cichlids like geo's, angelfish, bichirs......
could i use a 29 as a growout, only 3 3 inch butterflyfish in there right now ant the elephants are about 4-5 inches long
just three butterflys about 3 inches long, i was thinking only 1 or 2 elephants since there expensive. a freinds got a 55 with discus and cardinal tetras and is willing to take the elephants when they get too big. I thought it would work because I beleive elephants never leave the bottom and just probe substrate with their trunk for food. the butterflies never bothered my school of black tetras (which I gave away). Theres plenty of rocks and driftwood for cover in both tanks.