marty, you have children first of all, so i would not reccommend this fish to you because what if one of them gets shocked? 2nd how do you plan to study the electric abilities? they arent as cool as you would imagine, a local store here has one, and it just sits there waiting to be fed. he has never seen it use its electric ability, and there is another fish in the tank that is doing fine. the specimens i have seen come in large already, in the 3-6 foot range, but if you really want that, go for it. but im telling you that you wont like it in the long run, i know you that well
