Mormyrids Unite

[sic0198]

I'm just curious. Will a BGK and an elephant nose clash? I think they are from the same family Mormyrids. And I have heard these fish tend to get aggressive, which is why they recommend if you get these keep one or many never a few. But BGK's are from South America and Elephant Nose's are from Africa, so the two would never interact with each other naturally, so would they clash? Naturally they'd never meet would they still know they belong to the same family, we classify things into families but their animals. How would they know?

 

[karin15]

I'm just curious. Will a BGK and an elephant nose clash? I think they are from the same family Mormyrids. And I have heard these fish tend to get aggressive, which is why they recommend if you get these keep one or many never a few. But BGK's are from South America and Elephant Nose's are from Africa, so the two would never interact with each other naturally, so would they clash? Naturally they'd never meet would they still know they belong to the same family, we classify things into families but their animals. How would they know?

they either class or become friends, I wouldn't risk it unless you have another tank to put it him in.

Just don't do it theres a much beter chance that they will clash, the elephant nose is realy agresive towards electic fish and the knife fish has sharp teeth and it can defend it self (kill the elephant nose if there the same size, if not at least hurt him)

just don't do it. (unless of course you can seperate them right away.)

by the way this should have been posted in odd balls

 

[CFC]

BGK are not Mormyrids, they are Apteronotids. Morymrids are only found in Africa.

In a large tank it may work but in small to average sized tanks mixing fish which use electrical fields to navigate and find food is usually a bad idea.

 

[Nevergone815]

not to hijack this thread, but what size tank would you recommend to house both of these fish at "full grown" adult size?

 

[karin15]

not to hijack this thread, but what size tank would you recommend to house both of these fish at "full grown" adult size?

I dont know, my elephant nose is realy happy and active in a 55 gallon

 

[Gankutsuou]

well, considering a BGK needs an 80, for both I'd say do a 120 and you could have other fish in there.

my elephant nose is around 8 inches and is doing great in my 38. Rescued him from petco. thank god he didn;t end up like the other one in there