Elephant Nose Knifefish
Elephant Nose Knifefish
Rarer than the Ossa Knifefish, the Elephant Nose Knifefish is wild caught in a small area of the Peruvian Amazon basin. Elephant nose knifefish have a long snout used to grab and eat small worms and similar food and will feed on frozen blood worms. Ideally a source of live black worms would be safer to feed the fish from time to time. These knifefish have a white line on top of a black body and grow to nearly 18 inches.
- Scientific name: Sternarchorhynchus oxyrhynchus
- Origin:Â Peru
- Lifespan: 15 years
- Max size:Â 18 inches
- Food: Frozen and live worms, small crustaceans
- Shipping Size: Approx. 8 inches
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Original: $57.29
-65%$57.29
$20.05
Description
Elephant Nose Knifefish
Rarer than the Ossa Knifefish, the Elephant Nose Knifefish is wild caught in a small area of the Peruvian Amazon basin. Elephant nose knifefish have a long snout used to grab and eat small worms and similar food and will feed on frozen blood worms. Ideally a source of live black worms would be safer to feed the fish from time to time. These knifefish have a white line on top of a black body and grow to nearly 18 inches.
- Scientific name: Sternarchorhynchus oxyrhynchus
- Origin:Â Peru
- Lifespan: 15 years
- Max size:Â 18 inches
- Food: Frozen and live worms, small crustaceans
- Shipping Size: Approx. 8 inches
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