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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. |
| Related Spec: | ... |
| Special Info: | Like all fish in its family the Baby Whale puts out weak electrical signals to divide territory, and possibly to hunt. |
