Fish that emite electric pulses to navigate

[Matt724]

I only know of the elephant nose fish, the knife fish family, and electric eels, but other than that I'm clueless. I was thinking how cool a tank would be if it only had fish that used electric sensing.

Are there any others? (FW of course)

 

[MeiTnerium109]

Don't forget the electric catfish!

Oh, and electric eels are technically knifefish. Hah.

 

[kdrun76]

I was thinking how cool a tank would be if it only had fish that used electric sensing.

Do keep in mind that they will jam each other's frequencies and should never be housed together.....

 

[syddakyd]

morymids

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Blind Knifefish (I think this family includes Electric Eels and Gymnotus Knifefish) regular Knifefish (NOT Clowns) Electric Catfish, and Mormyraids like Malawai Dolphins, Elephantnoses and whatnot.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Do keep in mind that they will jam each other's frequencies and should never be housed together.....

Actually, that's partially true. Some Electric fish like Knifefish and some Mormyraids are aggressive towards eachother.

 

[livebearerfreak]

lmao i can see them having an electric showdown!!!

eel: COME HERE YOU *zap*
catfish: CATCH ME FIRST *zap*
eel: ill zap catch zap you zap ouch quit that NOW zap i mean zap it!


LMAO!!!!!!

 

[peewee]

Do keep in mind that they will jam each other's frequencies and should never be housed together.....

this is false.

 

[kdrun76]

this is false.

care to elaborate?

 

[Madding]

Please don't confuse the Electric Catfish with the low signal/sensing of the Knifefish and Elephant Fish species. The Electric Cat will use its voltage to kill other fish. It also packs a punch if you touch it by accident.

I had to get rid of mine after it put my 10" Johanna Pike into temporary paralysis. The cat was about four inches.