20" Hoplias Aimara, Eastern Venezuela.

[ashdavid]

Very nice Bry!

How long did it take you to get him this size?

 

[Bry]

Thanks for the kind words guys.

Dave,
I have had him for under a year, he has put on an inch or two. He is the nastier of the two, eats very well.

I really don't get why people always want full tank shots, nothing special but here ya go.

 

[vildotcom]

wolf is gangster. i like your setup too, my kinda setup

 

[Scorponok]

Impressive wolf. How big is the tank? Also, is that the only filteration, a CFS4, for the tank? Any aeration?

I know wolves are very hardy and can breath air out of the water.

 

[djdlemma]

Wow!!!

 

[Bry]

I use an Eheim professional 2 2026 which is rated by eheim for a 92 gal, I had 2 of them running it but moved one of them over to another 125 gal, which is housing a pair of large Umbees, Polypterus Endli, Niger Cat and Softshell Turtle. Obviously more needed there and the water params haven't changed on the Aimara tank. I also use two large powerheads towards to ground which help push up any settling of waste into the filter. 40% water changes every two weeks and everything seems to be in check. I only feed once a week, sometimes less so not much waste.

 

[vamptrev]

is he very used to his surroundings? does he get overly aggressive and damage his nose alot?

very nice fish!!

 

[Bry]

He definatly gets over aggresive, he starts flaring when I enter the room and when I am close to the tank he follows me around and attacks the glass.

Never damages himself though, he is pretty agile and does bang around the wood but his scales are pretty tough.