Family: Mormyridae
Elephant Fish — a Mormyridae from Africa, calm, undemanding and well-suited to community life. Reaches 26.2–38.5 cm; small groups recommended. 22–28 °C.
Gnathonemus petersii, a member of the family Mormyridae, comes from Africa, where it inhabits warm freshwater streams and lakes. Calm, undemanding and well-suited to community life and unfussy omnivore; varied diet keeps condition, it grows to 26.2–38.5 cm and adapts well to a properly set-up aquarium in the 22–28 °C range. In a community tank it pairs well with Robust schooling cyprinids.
Intermediate difficulty. Calm, undemanding and well-suited to community life; small groups recommended.
Hold 22–28 °C and keep it stable — 22–28 °C recorded range. Stable temperature matching the species origin.
Full size is 26.2–38.5 cm. Minimum tank: 500 L, with open swimming space along its bottom-dwelling habits.
Unfussy omnivore; varied diet keeps condition. It forages naturally over fine sand and gravel, so let some food reach the bottom.
Yes, with care. Calm, undemanding and well-suited to community life — pair it with Robust schooling cyprinids — Add activity without conflict and skip Much larger predators — Risk at night.
Native to Africa, where it lives in warm freshwater streams and lakes. Still to gentle current; Moderate oxygen levels.
Not a noted jumper — a standard cover still keeps dust and spray in.
In the aquarium: spawns freely; remove parents to save the eggs. Subtle external differences.