Fish Profiles at Pet Resources -- Baby Whale

Baby Whale (Petrocephalus bovei)

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Stats:	Adult Size: 4 3/4 " (12 cm) Temp: 75-80 F (23-26 C) Tank: 30" (75 cm) minimum
Requirements:	Lots of plants, wood used as a shelter. Good hiding place for each fish in a tank.
Diet:	Small live foods, and some frozen, not often eating flake or other prepared foods.
Breeding:	...
Sociability:	Conflicting information. Some sources say that they should be kept one to an aquarium, others say to keep them in groups.
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Special Info:	Like all fish in its family the Baby Whale puts out weak electrical signals to divide territory, and possibly to hunt.