advice

[Neervana]

hey guys..ok well i lost my fish due to a stupid mistake and now i have 2 200gal tanks to stock up. i was thinking of a wolf fish on its own in one 200gal, like a display tank - what advice can you guys give me on them. as in feeding, care etc?

 

[408smokin]

i got one.. They are real hardy fish and can eat variety of foods. I feed mine market shrimp and feeder once in a while..

BTW, what kind of mistake for your fishs lost?

 

[Neervana]

i got one.. They are real hardy fish and can eat variety of foods. I feed mine market shrimp and feeder once in a while..

BTW, what kind of mistake for your fishs lost?

just there was building going on at my place and the builders left my door open, the varnish that they were using on the floors wiped all my fish out on new years eve only one poly survived lol he is in one of my 110gals

 

[killerfish]

feeding them shoudln't be a problem once the wolf is acclimated to its tank they will eat all sorts of meaty foods fish fillets and shrimp are good foods worms as we'll

Not much to know about them pretty easy fish to care for when they get big there monsters but can be a little boreing dureing the day so you may wan't to consider a few fast moveing tank mates to liven up the tank

 

[Neervana]

hmm such as what kind of tank mates can they get along well with? i dont know what i could have in a 200gal..

 

[408smokin]

just there was building going on at my place and the builders left my door open, the varnish that they were using on the floors wiped all my fish out on new years eve only one poly survived lol he is in one of my 110gals

that's suck!! GL on your new stock! kepp us updated with some pics..

 

[Neervana]

thanks i will..i just need to get a list of stock i could have in my tanks and i'll take pics and put them up here

 

[sevendreamz]

hmm such as what kind of tank mates can they get along well with? i dont know what i could have in a 200gal..

sorry to hear about ur tanks. which type of wolf fish are you talking about first off. im assuming hoplias malabaricus...which is the common wolf fish. gets to around 2ft and is hardy like others have stated. they are nocturnal so most of their action takes place at night, but to me they are a great fish. alot of attitude and great predators....they are very fast when striking prey and rarley miss. they eat meaty foods, and arent picky....raw fish filets, crayfish, shrimp, earthworms, and etc. if you do get one for that 200g i would suggest trying to find one at least around the 6-7in mark and not a really little one....like 2-3in might have trouble fidning food being that little in that big of a tank. as far as tankmates go something like fast schooling fish...some tinfoil barbs or danios....once the wolf gets some size on em, it will likely ignore these small fish. you may lose a few if the wolf catches them, but not that big of a deal.... if u want to actually have a stock list as far as a comm. tank start the wolf young and i would sugest adding mid and top water fish. common wolves mainly hover around the bottom of the tank. i wouldnt suggest any aggressive cichla. channa has quite a mix of fish in his tank, so many i cant even remember but when he sees this he'll answer ur questions about a stock list....cuz everyone knows he HATES SPECIES TANKS.... well good luck and its quite a few people in this forum who are good guys and gals.....to help u out...

 

[channarox]

sorry to hear about ur tanks. which type of wolf fish are you talking about first off. im assuming hoplias malabaricus...which is the common wolf fish. gets to around 2ft and is hardy like others have stated. they are nocturnal so most of their action takes place at night, but to me they are a great fish. alot of attitude and great predators....they are very fast when striking prey and rarley miss. they eat meaty foods, and arent picky....raw fish filets, crayfish, shrimp, earthworms, and etc. if you do get one for that 200g i would suggest trying to find one at least around the 6-7in mark and not a really little one....like 2-3in might have trouble fidning food being that little in that big of a tank. as far as tankmates go something like fast schooling fish...some tinfoil barbs or danios....once the wolf gets some size on em, it will likely ignore these small fish. you may lose a few if the wolf catches them, but not that big of a deal.... if u want to actually have a stock list as far as a comm. tank start the wolf young and i would sugest adding mid and top water fish. common wolves mainly hover around the bottom of the tank. i wouldnt suggest any aggressive cichla. channa has quite a mix of fish in his tank, so many i cant even remember but when he sees this he'll answer ur questions about a stock list....cuz everyone knows he HATES SPECIES TANKS.... well good luck and its quite a few people in this forum who are good guys and gals.....to help u out...

heres some tips on malabaricus:

get to 20" usually.
some get more.
120g for life at least.
they CAN BE KEPT WITH OTHER FISH.
given the right conditions.
they will take any meaty foods an with time,pellets.
usually grow 0.5-1 inch per month until 12 inches.
then they slow down.
but this would depend on the variant as well as your care.
ive heard and had 2 inches per month at young sizes before.
hardy fish,just keep the water clean and stable and no extremes.
GL and welcome to wolf addiction.

 

[Neervana]

heres some tips on malabaricus:

get to 20" usually.
some get more.
120g for life at least.
they CAN BE KEPT WITH OTHER FISH.
given the right conditions.
they will take any meaty foods an with time,pellets.
usually grow 0.5-1 inch per month until 12 inches.
then they slow down.
but this would depend on the variant as well as your care.
ive heard and had 2 inches per month at young sizes before.
hardy fish,just keep the water clean and stable and no extremes.
GL and welcome to wolf addiction.

thanks tomorrow im going a few fish shops, will be sure to post some pics and tell you guys what i got