Mala Wolf with Black wolf with Rainbow wolf feasible ?

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kno4te said:
They do better with fish the same size or slightly bigger. Very aggressive fish will be an issue. Don't need to be a solo fish. You gotta carefully choose the right tankmates. Sorry it didn't work out for u!
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+1 and everyone's experience is different
 
I think some owners will experience differences but these kind of things aren't the norm.
 
reddead38 said:
Hopefully that's a growout tank?
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moe214 said:
I didn't even notice that, yea I'd assumes so, the only fish he'd be able to keep in there is the ery. A mala and curu would out grow this tank fast. Let's not count the other stock. This tank is at its max I'd say. But one is to assume someone buying such fish, which aren't the cheapest, would have the money and knowledge to buy a larger tank soon.
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haha yes not to worry. I'll upgrade as I go along.
 
kno4te said:
They do better with fish the same size or slightly bigger. Very aggressive fish will be an issue. Don't need to be a solo fish. You gotta carefully choose the right tankmates. Sorry it didn't work out for u!
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I've never mixed wolves, and the only one I've had is a mala, so my experience is limited. But, if you add wolf 2 that is slightly larger than wolf 1, wouldn't the aggression just go the other way?
Not trying to be a smartass, Im only asking because I don't know.
 
alecrromine said:
I've never mixed wolves, and the only one I've had is a mala, so my experience is limited. But, if you add wolf 2 that is slightly larger than wolf 1, wouldn't the aggression just go the other way?
Not trying to be a smartass, Im only asking because I don't know.
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That post was in reply to post #9. The person didn't mention specifically about mixing wolves. But the person did say every fish in the tank was chasing the Ery.

I will say that in general wolves can be kept with each other even if one is slightly smaller than the other. Majority of the time it can be done w/o problems. There are some wolves and fish that will not tolerate tankmates and then u got problems and a solo fish. This applies to all predatory fish.

Wolves that commune together will tolerate each other even if the sizes are a bit off. As long as being fed and large tank etc.

In the wild wolves will group together and will mix with other wolves. There are exceptions like Aimara and smaller wolves I believe. It also comes down to territory as well.

I think if you try to mix a red wolf and a mala/curu/lac/big wolf and the little wolf is running for its life then....what do you expect. It's important to understand their potential size and aggressiveness.
 
alecrromine said:
I've never mixed wolves, and the only one I've had is a mala, so my experience is limited. But, if you add wolf 2 that is slightly larger than wolf 1, wouldn't the aggression just go the other way?
Not trying to be a smartass, Im only asking because I don't know.
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I don't think ur being a smart ass. Besides no one can really tell feeling, tone, and emotion behind a keyboard. Except all caps maybe lol.

Plus it never hurts to ask.
 
kno4te said:
That post was in reply to post #9. The person didn't mention specifically about mixing wolves. But the person did say every fish in the tank was chasing the Ery.

I will say that in general wolves can be kept with each other even if one is slightly smaller than the other. Majority of the time it can be done w/o problems. There are some wolves and fish that will not tolerate tankmates and then u got problems and a solo fish. This applies to all predatory fish.

Wolves that commune together will tolerate each other even if the sizes are a bit off. As long as being fed and large tank etc.

In the wild wolves will group together and will mix with other wolves. There are exceptions like Aimara and smaller wolves I believe. It also comes down to territory as well.

I think if you try to mix a red wolf and a mala/curu/lac/big wolf and the little wolf is running for its life then....what do you expect. It's important to understand their potential size and aggressiveness.
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Kno4te, I agree with you! With the little experience that I've had so far mixing my wolves (Aimara and Curu) it really sometimes depends on the personality of the fish. My Curu is 2-3 inches smaller than my Aimara, but if they get into a squabble it's the Curu that's the aggressor, lol. Being fed and having a fairly large tank does wonder for that aggression or atleast in my case.
 
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