Black wolf pairing - need advice

[JoshuaLow]

Hi I have read that black wolves are known to exist as pairs in the wild..... Anyone has advice or experience in keeping them as pairs in a comm tank?? Any tips on the specifics of pairing them?

 

[kno4te]

HarleyK may have an idea.

 

[HarleyK]

Howdy

thanks for tagging me. I wanted to try it some years ago. My plan was to select a slim, lean specimen (hoping it’s a male) to pair with my own round-bodied black wolf (thinking its a female). I was going to introduce both to a 220 gal tank, which offered lots of hiding spaces, at the same time. i still wished I had tried

here’s why I didn’t:
- I didn’t have another large tank to separate the wolves in case they didn’t get along
- I’m kinda attached to my current wolf and didn’t want to risk losing her due to injury
-life got in the way

One more thing to consider is size: My wolf was already over a foot long at the time. Cohab is always easiest when you start out with several young fish, let them form a pair, then keep the pair and sell the others. that worked nicely for me when I set out to breed Odoe pikes. It just needs time....and you’ll have extra fish you need to sell off unless you have tons of tanks.

man, it’s a dream project. Go for it!!

 

[JoshuaLow]

Howdy

thanks for tagging me. I wanted to try it some years ago. My plan was to select a slim, lean specimen (hoping it’s a male) to pair with my own round-bodied black wolf (thinking its a female). I was going to introduce both to a 220 gal tank, which offered lots of hiding spaces, at the same time. i still wished I had tried

here’s why I didn’t:
- I didn’t have another large tank to separate the wolves in case they didn’t get along
- I’m kinda attached to my current wolf and didn’t want to risk losing her due to injury
-life got in the way

One more thing to consider is size: My wolf was already over a foot long at the time. Cohab is always easiest when you start out with several young fish, let them form a pair, then keep the pair and sell the others. that worked nicely for me when I set out to breed Odoe pikes. It just needs time....and you’ll have extra fish you need to sell off unless you have tons of tanks.

man, it’s a dream project. Go for it!!

Wow that's exactly what I have in mind!!
I am still considering at the moment. I will take the advice and see if the space and tanks allows for it!!
Thank you so much for sharing!!

 

[Bsixxx]

If you can try for the group thing and let them naturally pair off. Helps with cichlids and other predatory type fish. Hoplias might be a little harder as they typically aren't sexually dimorphic.

 

[HarleyK]

It’s also quite $$$ with black wolves to start out with a half dozen....