Red wolf fish help
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Max size-8 inches
Tank size-40 is fine but 55 is better
Water- always keep my ph at 7.0
Diet- pretty much eat whatever. Very easy to pellet train.
Tankmates- can be done but can turn into a nightmare if the wrong fish are kept with the wolf.
Key things- tight lid and cover any holes. These fish jump constantly and are escape artist.
Personal exp.- everyone will tell you that these fish are constant movers and that true in a way. But they really go through spurts of constant movement but also lay around a lot. If you keep it alone tankmates will be much harder. Mine was kept with medium sized cichlids. Mine was very friendly and ate from my hand. They are very aggressive when they have to be. Just like a mala wolf they will defend themselves and their area of the tank which won't end good for the other fish. They have been known to just snap and wipeout a whole tank tho. You really just need to figure out your wolfs personality. You could get a gentle beast or a straight killer.
Side note- if I had my option between a red or mala wolf I would choose a mala as I enjoyed making bonds with the ones I owned. Reds are great and I would buy another if given the chance but its all about what you want... good luck and post pics if you get one.
Let me know if ya wanna know anything I may have left out....
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Tank size-40 is fine but 55 is better
Water- always keep my ph at 7.0
Diet- pretty much eat whatever. Very easy to pellet train.
Tankmates- can be done but can turn into a nightmare if the wrong fish are kept with the wolf.
Key things- tight lid and cover any holes. These fish jump constantly and are escape artist.
Personal exp.- everyone will tell you that these fish are constant movers and that true in a way. But they really go through spurts of constant movement but also lay around a lot. If you keep it alone tankmates will be much harder. Mine was kept with medium sized cichlids. Mine was very friendly and ate from my hand. They are very aggressive when they have to be. Just like a mala wolf they will defend themselves and their area of the tank which won't end good for the other fish. They have been known to just snap and wipeout a whole tank tho. You really just need to figure out your wolfs personality. You could get a gentle beast or a straight killer.
Side note- if I had my option between a red or mala wolf I would choose a mala as I enjoyed making bonds with the ones I owned. Reds are great and I would buy another if given the chance but its all about what you want... good luck and post pics if you get one.
Let me know if ya wanna know anything I may have left out....
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I have a red in a 55 had other stuff with it I would say 8 in is on the small side I have mine at almost 10-11 in and as big around as a cucumber he is a boss but don't keep with super agro fish had a pike cic with mine but all they did was fight and stuff like that. They are eating machines and will accept anything for food. As long as stuff doesn't get near his PVC pipes he is fine. I would say he is more active when kept alone or with less agro fish like medium cics or bichirs that are his size or larger. They will need a lot of filtration because they eat a lot and create a mess.
Very good fish an quite personable I could hand feed mine had it living in a 40 with some small cichlids and all were fine if u want a mini monster I'd definitely suggest a ery
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the main thing i like though about the red is that they are significantly smaller than the Mala. also the better looking colors really do well for me. and thanks for the info. I'm just considering for the future.
I'm also thinking about putting one into my 60 gal when I get a bigger tank next spring.. That, or a piranha
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