Dolphin?

geezer · Aug 11, 2006

Hello all

I went to Big Al's today and see some sort of dolphins for sale. I don't remember the name of them though

. I"m sure it began with B but my mind is crap

Anyone have any idea what it could have been?

It was in the freshwater section

raptorrex · Aug 11, 2006

lol Finaly a fish thats probably smarter than its keeper, though being dolfin's thay are mammals, and i would have thought you would need a mighty big tank too keep one.

HOBYHORSE time:
Dolfins of any kind belong in the sea/river from which they came! captivity of any kind is barbaric, life span in captivity, last time i heard, is 5-7 years. dolfins regulaly live beyond 25 in the wild. they are among the most intelligent animals on or planet, and in my opinion, if a person wants to own one, far brighter than them.

ps, why cant i post pics in this section, its begining become a pain.

Leadfoot · Aug 11, 2006

Are these the ones you're on about Blue Dolphin

Couldn't find any information on them on the Tropical & Marine fish finder (www.tropicalfishfinder.co.uk) hope this is of some help to you.

P.S. the only information I could find is that they are becoming very rare and expensive, good luck!

wodesorel · Aug 12, 2006

I've seen the fish you're talking about once in a petstore. They had it listed as a "dolphin fish", and it was freshwater. It was a light grey/blue, and looked just like a mini-dolphin.

I did a search of this forum and came up with this thread, and I'm pretty sure it's what your looking for:
http

/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=129286&hl=

Here's a better page with pictures to identify the different species:
http

/filaman.ifm-geomar.de/identificatio...de=40&areacode=
The one I saw in the store was probably a Mormyrus kannume [Elephant-snout fish]

Hope this helps!