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	Baby Whale
Daniel Banned Posts: 600 Kudos: 524 Votes: 12 Registered: 25-Jul-2002	I just bought a baby whale out of sympothy for the poor thing... It was being picked on in the LFS tank. I will add pictures once I find some batteries for the Digi cam. I need to know about any specific care tips ASAP!!! All I know is that it is like a BGK in that it uses electrical signals to navigate.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	they like darker dimly lit tanks n live food they do best in planted tanks with a sandy bottom n r most active during twilite hours they sleep msot of the day dont add any copper n such metals they like 76-80 degree water softer slightly acid water
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	These fish are really odd, they've never grown on me. I would probably be incapable of feeling sorry for one, regardless of how much it was being picked on. Anyways, they are nocturnal, need hiding places, and shouldn't be kept with aggressive fish. To my knowledge, they don't care for flake foods, and should be fed on mostly live and frozen foods. I've read that these fish can be kind of sensitive, so take care in helping it recuperate. If it was beaten up on at the LFS like you said, it may be in bad shape. Too much shock could well be fatal. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Daniel, Maybe I'm miss reading this, you did say Baby Whale, correct? I suspect that it is going to need an extremely huge tank. And what exactly are you going to do when it's full grown...Am I showing my stupidity, or am I miss reading this Baby Whale Sorry stunned is my thought...Best of luck, Heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	A Baby Whale is a fish similar to an Elephant Nose. It, too, is a Mormyrid. Joe Potato Edit: Here's a link. Last edited by Joe Potato at 17-Feb-2005 20:31
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Doedogg Banned Posts: 408 Kudos: 737 Votes: 445 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	I felt the same way about a poor clown knife I saw at a chain store. It was 15" in a way too small tank. I resisted though knowing I couldn't provide it a good home. I used to be Snow White, but I drifted. ~ Mae West
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Daniel Banned Posts: 600 Kudos: 524 Votes: 12 Registered: 25-Jul-2002	well I'm hoping to provide the best care I can for it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55


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