Elephant nose

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Fishworld</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fishworld"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>    </B><B>|     </B><A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tropical profiles"><U><B>back to profiles</B></U></A><B> </B><B>     </B><B>|      </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tropical Stock"><U><B>back to tropical stock</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>Elephant nose</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="24817a80.jpg" border=0 width="279" height="168" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>GNATHONEMUS PETERSI</I></div> <div> <B> ELEPHANT NOSE</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="356" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="90"><div> size: </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="251"><div> Up to nine inches </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="90"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="251"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="251" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="90"><div> position:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="251"><div> Bottom, middle</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="90"><div> pH:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="251"><div> 6.0 to 7.5</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> temperature:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="251"><div> 73°F to 84°F</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="355" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="345"><div> <B>Community fish:</B> Yes </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 66 WIDTH="345"><div> <B>Diet:</B> Will accept flake but preferably needs more meaty foods such as frozen and livefood.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="345"><div> <B>Temperament:</B> Very peaceful community fish</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 197 WIDTH="345"><div> <B>Comments:</B> The ideal set-up for this fish would be dimly lit with lots of plants a sandy substrate so they can sift for food with their nose (which is actually an extended jaw), and bogwood with no boisterous or very small fish. If kept in too small a tank they can be aggressive to their own kind. Best kept in groups of  3 or more. </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>