My first red Wolf fIsh

[Aronus]

Yeah... The payara is about 5-6 inches now. Very spooky fish, hides all the time. Not a very fun fish to watch. Saw it eat a few feeders but other than that it's under the driftwood. The wolves are aggresive towards it! These wolves are by far the most aggressive fish I've ever seen! And I had a five pound snakehead before. And these reds are insane!!!! Love them

 

[moe214]

Yea that payara may eventually eat those reds. Looks like a red tail. They get big and may take out the little wolves. May need a 2nd smaller tank in case. How big is the payara? A scomb would be no issue with a fully grown or almost full grown red wolf.

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def looks like a red tail which as far as I know in home aquaria gets to around 18 in. Correct me if I'm wrong. Obviously it'd take a while to get here, but I think it'll outgrow and then begin to predate upon the wolves. But it may work if he accepts them as tankmates.

 

[Aronus]

So far so good. The payara hides all the time. The wolves were picking on it for a couple days. My red wolf has doubled in size in a week!! I'm in the process of getting a 300 gallon tank. Plus I have a 55 if I need to move them.

 

[moe214]

That's good to hear. And maybe he'll come around and get brave lol. Idk I don't have experience with tats. And that's surprising growth for a red I think? Lol. And that's good. You could house a red in a 55 for life, but only one.