I'm ordering an 8" aimara tomorrow I wanted to know which tank you guys think I should house him in. I have a 450 gal with a 12" black wolf , 12 motoro Ray and a 12 spotted gar. My other tank is 17" wide x 22" tall x 90 " . I could house aimara in that alone or do you guys think it would be a good idea to pull the black wolf out of the 450 gal tank and place him in small tank solo and put aimara in with gar and Ray. Thank you Mfk members for all the help
Ordering aimara tomorrow a few questions for Mfk
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For now I would just keep the aimara in the 145 (90x17x22H). Its best to keep him separate from any other fish to quarantine it unless you trust the source.
I would swap out the Aimara with the Curupira once the Aimara catches up in size. The new problem could be the Curupira in a 17" deep tank. Length and height is fine for a while.
I would swap out the Aimara with the Curupira once the Aimara catches up in size. The new problem could be the Curupira in a 17" deep tank. Length and height is fine for a while.
I'd say quarantine the aimara for maybe 2 weeks or whenever you feel he is fine, and possibly try it with the curupira in the 450 on a day you have time to monitor and intervene in case any problem arises, but let me a little more clear, let the aimara grow a little. Sorry about that. And if anything the curupira should be taken out, but will end up needing a wider tank than that. If height and width were switched I'd say you'd be fine for good.
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Sounds good I will quarantine aimara in 145. How big do you think I should let the aimara get before I swap into 450 with Ray and gar? Is it better to swap in early so they learn to cohabit? Thanks Mfk members
I'm assuming by 12 you meant 12 inches for the ray and gar. So I'd say he'd be fine at 10 inches. Just have to watch out with the wolves, but you have to expect aggression. They'll definitely atleast extend their gills, probably a few nips. But if you see one chase the other relentlessly or they're biting eachother back and fourth and it's causing serious damage, remove one. You could remove one and try to add it again, but it probably won't work if it doesn't the first time honestly. I'm a very persistent person so I'd most likely try a couple times. Maybe adding some fish I think will cause a distraction since you have room to play with. The gar you don't have to worry about he'd be fine with the wolf now. Rays I don't know to much about but a few people have had them sting other bottom dwellers eventually and kill them so might want to be something to look out for. The curu should slow in growth thus allowing the aimara to catch up. He'll probably be ready in two months. Also rearrange any decor and make multiple hideouts while acclimating the aimara and when done put him in, so don't start right when you start acclimating him unless you have that much decor. Just make it new for both so neither have a territory yet and nothing to defend. Then just watch and hope for the best. Keep us updated. I think it'll be fine. You have a large enough tank and they're fairly small still.
You should keep it in the smaller tank to grow it out to 12-14" before introduce it to your big tank with other fish. You should be able to keep both black and Aimara in same tank. Whatever tank you keep the Aimara, make sure it well covered. It's an escape artist
Curu would have an upper hand? Seriously, curu wouldn't bother to fight. My only concern would be the ray, and the aggression of the Aimara at younger age/smaller size
According to Wes, who deals with these fish more than most and keeps them with other fishes, Curus are the most active at seeking other wolves. You didn't need to be rude. I've no experience with the aimara but lately, as more people have been acquiring them and comming them, they haven't been what they're made out to be. And I did say IN MY OPINION. I would never give info on curu off of my experience since I've only had one and I've only had it now for maybe a month give or take a little. And he's been non aggressive. You could be right. But it has size and as the aimara is growing in length it'll grow in overall mass and from my experience, with the multiple malas I've had, wolves do that fairly quickly. But as I said before he has space to play with as well which would play a roll and they most probably won't bother getting into it but I would definitely expect flared gills. I did mention the ray. And as I said lately aimaras are proving all this "hype" on there aggression wrong. As of this year and late last year I've seen more aimaras in comms as the number of people keeping them rises. I apologize if anything I said sounded offensive. And you don't know his specific individual either to say whether or not it would attack another fish that looks similar, which is what Wes said they've done more so than any other wolf he's had. He's very knowledgeable and reliable, I definitely would trust his word.
I was NOT rude. Don't be too sensitive. You entitle to your opinion, and I entitle to my experience. You don't need to use Wes, since he's my friend. We have talked and shared experience on several occasions in person, so I know how knowledge Wes is