Electric Fishes

These fish can't make electricity for your house, but Germany uses elephant noses (fish that make electricity to defend territory, to navigate, and communicate with other elephant noses) to monitor drinking water purity.

Peter's Elephant Nose

These fish are nocturnal and need a heavily planted tank to live in. The substrate of the tank should be soft and sandy because these fish burrow. Also, have caves or other things for the Peter's Elephant Nose to hide in.

This elephant nose is territorial and harass weaker elephant noses, but is also peaceful to tankmates.

Care for the Peter's Elephant Nose:

pH: (I don't know!)----- dH: (I don't know!)----- Temperature: 72-82 degrees Farenheit----- Foods: mosquito larvae, freeze-dried foods, flakes, whiteworms, and freeze-dried Tubifex blocks.

Campylomormyrus tamandua

(this is a type of elephant nose and I don't have a picture of one.)

These 16 inch-long guys are loners but are also peaceful. Don't keep with larger fish as the bigger fish chase this elephant nose so it can't eat.

Care for the Campylomormyrus tamandua:

(I don't know the pH or the dH.) Temperature: 73-81 degrees Farenheit----- Foods: live foods.

Electric Eel

(I don't have a picture of an electric eel)

If you are a novice aquarist, DON'T have one of these. The Electric Eel can deliver more than 500 volts. That can paralyze a horse! Especially if you have children don't even think about getting an Electric Eel!

The Electric Eel uses its electric organ to navigate and possibly to kill fish for food.

Black-ghost Knifefish

These fish may be aggressive, so don't keep with smaller tankmates. A 39 inch long fish like this can eat a Neon Tetra or a Tiger Barb, no doubt about it!

The Black-ghost Knifefish uses its weak electrical organ to search for food.

Care for this knifefish:

(I don't know the pH or dH) Temperature: 73-82 degrees Farenheit----- Foods: occassionally dry oatmeal, chopped earthworms, live foods, and cut meat.

Bibliography

Rudiger, Riehl, Dr., and Baensch, Hans A.Aquarium Atlas. Shelburne: Microcosm Ltd., 1997.

Bailey, M. & Sandford, G. The Ultimate Aquarium. New York: Smithmark Publishers., 1995.

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