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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.
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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.

 

 

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Petrocephalus bovei
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