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billyspans Banned Posts: 59 Kudos: 48 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2005	Hi, I am thinking about getting an elephantnose to add into a 70 gallon tank with a spiny cichlid, salvini cichlid and zebra loach. I have read some material that they shouldn't be kept as singles however, the species profile on this site indicates otherwise. Can anyone offer any insight?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i think that elephantnose are best in a tank by themselves. i would always get 3. that should bring the tank to it's max cap.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	They should be kept on own people say as in smaller tanks there electric sense can be confusing to each other but in larger tank they are fine together
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	By themselves? Mormies are notorious for interspecific rudeness. They are best left one per tank, or as perky said, housed together in a large tank (as in, in excess of 100 gallons, and even then, at most, a pair).
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
JustinL Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 16 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-Jul-2005	Salvinis are aggressive and it would not be a good idea to add an elephant nose in with a salvini because they need peaceful tankmates.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	yeah, that is also a very good point! Elephantnoses are peaceful and the cichlids are a big no no unless it was a species more along lines of Keyholes, nothing more aggresive than them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05


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