Freshwater dolphins

[Atreyu]

Has anyone heard of freshwater dolphins???? I can't find info anywhere can they be kept in aquariums????

 

[me_wee_todded]

are you talking about Mekong River Dolphins?
In that case no they cant be kept in aquariums.

 

[RTCatz]

do you mean baby whales?

 

[wolfcichild027]

a boto is from the amozon river but i dont think it can be kept in an aquarium

 

[me_wee_todded]

there is a large saltwater fish called a dolphin but i dont thin it can be kept in aquaria.

maybe oddbal will chime in with some info

 

[ShadowVengance]

Are you talking about this:

Mormyrus tapirus Pappenheim 1905, an Elephantfish sometimes called "the Freshwater Dolphin". West Africa; basins of Guinea and Cameroon. To seventeen inches in length. One of the few of the two hundred plus species of mormyrids used in the aquarium interest.

if so, then yes, but they aren't easy to keep, sensitive to water parameters


if you mean this:

then NO and you're out of your mind!

 

[me_wee_todded]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
boy thats a funky lookin mammal

 

[captainawesome]

what is that thing?

 

[ShadowVengance]

read about them in this thread:

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19022&highlight=Freshwater+Dolphin

 

[tyl089]

the freshwater dolphin that i heard of are real dolphins that live in the amazon river and is pink because of the food they eat. and no, they won't be happy living in an aquarium.