Keeping Discus with Wolffish

[ScienceofFish]

I have a couple of discus and i was thinking to keep a wolffish with it, does anybody have any experience on the matter?

 

[PYRU]

Depends on the tank size and wolf fish. On average is going to be a bad idea

 

[Hendre]

Absolutely not. This sounds like a disaster waiting to happen, I believe J jaws7777 recently had a bad experience with a wolf. Luckily the victim survived, unfortunately discus aren't particularly fast or too capable at defending themselves against the likes of a wolf fish

 

[ScienceofFish]

So basically, wolffish + anything = disaster. Got it. Though i was thinking of an erythrinus

 

[kno4te]

So basically, wolffish + anything = disaster. Got it. Though i was thinking of an erythrinus

If the discus are large and the erythrinus was small it’s a possibility. Any other wolf forget about it.

 

[tlindsey]

If the discus are large and the erythrinus was small it’s a possibility. Any other wolf forget about it.

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[tlindsey]

I agree with what kno4te it's possible with only a small Ery specie. Personally had been given a small Purple Wolf fish that was in a growout aquarium with Cichlids. The Purple Wolf matured in my 180 with Cichlids and Silver Dollar's without any attacks from the Wolf. Personally wouldn't add any Wolf or aggressive species with Discus.

 

[Hendre]

It may work, but it'd be an expensive mistake if it didn't. Not to mention the poor discus

 

[ScienceofFish]

It may work, but it'd be an expensive mistake if it didn't. Not to mention the poor discus

Just curious, how much do discus cost where you are? My discus are about 10-30 bucks where i live.

Oh and do you have any idea how fast an erythrinus grows? Im gonna probably set up a 3x1.5x1 tank to house an erythrinus. Im not too sure about what are its minimum space requirements? though i did think that it should at most be 1/3 of the length of the tank and at least 4 inches smaller than the width of the tank.

 

[white specter crayfish]

Terrible idea, when I worked at a pet store we had a wolf fish and the person who worked the fish section told all the workers do not put your hand in the wolf fish tank, use a longer brush or a long net, but sure enough one of them stuck her hand in the tank because she dropped the tongs used to feed the fish into the tank and the wolf fish bit her, there was blood trailing down the aisle. Wolf fish are usually housed alone for that reason, plus wolf fish get about the same size as a discus would so they'd view them as food. A wolf fish (assuming you mean the rainbow or red hi fin wolf fish) get to be 10 inches or so, I'd recommend a 70 or 90 gallon because of the bioload they produce, though a 40 breeder could work as they aren't overly active fish