Description

• Tank Requirements: A minimum of 50 gallons (approx. 190 liters) is recommended for a single adult. They require a soft sand substrate; gravel can damage their delicate “trunk”.
• Water Conditions: They need pristine water with low nitrates and a pH between 6.0 and 7.5. They are also famously used in Germany as a “living sensor” to monitor city water purity.
• Social Life: While peaceful with other species like Congo tetras or Corydoras catfish, they are fiercely territorial with their own kind. It is best to keep them singly or in groups of five or more to spread out aggression.
• Diet: They are primarily nocturnal scavengers and often refuse flake food, preferring frozen or live bloodworms, brine shrimp, and daphnia.