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Peters’s elephantnose fish Peters’s elephantnose fish Elephantnose fish Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Osteoglossiformes Family: Mormyridae Genus: Gnathonemus Species: G. petersii Binomial name Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862) Synonyms[1] Peters’s elephant-nose fish (Gnathonemus petersii) is an African freshwater elephantfish in the genus Gnathonemus. Other names in English include elephantnose fish, long-nosed elephant … Read more

photo via: http://www.fsbio-hannover.de/ Photo: Flickr user Joachim S. Müller Photo: Flickr user Joachim S. Müller Habitat: native to the rivers of West and Central Africa, in particular the lower Niger River basin, the Ogun River basin and in the upper Chari RiverStatus: Not Listed As I’m sure you must have noticed by now, there’s something … Read more

peter212693 Feeder Fish MFK Member Aug 10, 2020 5 3 3 35 Have you tested your water? Yes If yes, what is your ammonia? 0 If yes, what is your nitrite? 0 If yes, what is your nitrate? 10ppm If I did not test my water… …I recognize that I will likely be asked to … Read more

Great job on sedating and treating! That is something that often takes people years to get the moxie up to try so you should feel great! Test: Yes – your kit works for pond and aquarium. I’m not sure which kit you got but can you give me the results for: Ammonia Nitrite Your pH … Read more

Scents disperse more slowly in water than they do in air, so do fish have a sense of smell is a good question. The answer is yes, the majorty of fish, and other marine organisms have have an olfactory sense. In fact the olfactory sense may be older that hearing or sight. Scents are an … Read more

A wonderful example of the fish voted the world’s ugliest animal has a new home at an aquarium in Japan, and we actually think he’s adorable. Bob the blobfish is delighting visitors to Aquamarine Fukushima, after he was accidentally trapped in May in a gill net set off the coast of Rausu, Hokkaido, at a … Read more

Taking a dim view Species: Gnathonemus petersiiHabitat: peering through murky bottom waters throughout west and central Africa Step from a sunlit hillside into the darkness of a cave, and you immediately have a problem: you can’t see. It’s best to stand still for a few minutes until your eyes adjust to the dimness, otherwise you … Read more

You May Not Want To Look: Blobfish Named ‘Ugliest Animal’ At first glance, we thought it was a Star Wars character. But, no, the blobfish is a real creature that bobs around in the waters off Australia. And now it’s the “winner” of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society’s online vote to choose a mascot. Or … Read more

Do You Really Know Noses? By Gerry Bishop Here’s your chance to sniff out the whole story! Take a minute to think about some yummy smells—such as the smoky aroma of frying bacon or the tangy scent of a freshly peeled orange. Our noses are great at sniffing out all kinds of good things to … Read more