who has had more than 1 Erythrinus wolf in the same tank...

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Some people seem to have luck with the Ery. subspecies, but multiple Ery. Ery. was no good in my experience. They were relentless even in a heavily planted tank. When my LFS gets them in, they'll keep the 2-3" ones together, but separate the ones that are 4"+ into individual tanks.
 
My Kessleri bronzes herself fighting her reflection, yet allows for a common pleco 2 inches shorter than herself run into her head first and doesnt do a thing, personality really does play a huge part with these guys.
 
bottles said:
Some people seem to have luck with the Ery. subspecies, but multiple Ery. Ery. was no good in my experience. They were relentless even in a heavily planted tank. When my LFS gets them in, they'll keep the 2-3" ones together, but separate the ones that are 4"+ into individual tanks.
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I would not think the behaivour of a Ery Ery would be much different Ery. Sp. Peru. I think they would have a very similar group dynamics. I would be farily confident that a group could be kept together if certain criteria were met. 1. Tank size & shape 150+ 2. proper aquascaping- many tubes, caves, heavily/densly planted lower to mid sector of the tanks, floating plants also to dim some of the light. 3. Raisng them together from the start... 4.mild current to make sure they feel comfortable in all areas of the tank. ..... I do not think that when most people are trying to keep these together they supply the proper set up because they want to see the fish more( understandable)... however I strongly believe that keeping abudance of tubes and caves with heavy planting like Java Moss is the key. allowing for many breaks in their lines of sight from each other is very important. Mine sometimes will stay hidden all day/night.
 
I recently got an Ery Ery. So I was very interested in this thread. Mine is about 4.5” and so far has been primarily nocturnal. I have about 25 rosy reds in a 90 gallon tank with him. He is currently housed with a Royal Pleco and a Raphael Cat. So during the day it looks like a feeder tank LOL with very little sign there is anything else in the tank. At night, if I put the blue LEDs on he will come out and hunt which is very cool to watch. He looks like a coelacanth in the dim blue light. I was actually thinking of getting another one but have also read it’s hit or miss as to weather or not it will be successful. I also don’t thing 90 gallons is big enough and would feel more comfortable trying it in a tank at least 6ft long. Once these feeders are gone I will be switching the fish over to pellets. Very interesting species and the smaller size makes it an attractive option if you have limited space but still want to observe their behavior. I had trouble getting a definite ID between the Ery Ery and the sp. Peru and honestly I’m still not 100% sure which one I have. I don’t want to derail Christian’s thread so if I can get a picture of mine I’ll start a thread. Meanwhile I’ll be watching this thread with interest.
 
IndyTexy said:
I would not think the behaivour of a Ery Ery would be much different Ery. Sp. Peru. I think they would have a very similar group dynamics. I would be farily confident that a group could be kept together if certain criteria were met. 1. Tank size & shape 150+ 2. proper aquascaping- many tubes, caves, heavily/densly planted lower to mid sector of the tanks, floating plants also to dim some of the light. 3. Raisng them together from the start... 4.mild current to make sure they feel comfortable in all areas of the tank. ..... I do not think that when most people are trying to keep these together they supply the proper set up because they want to see the fish more( understandable)... however I strongly believe that keeping abudance of tubes and caves with heavy planting like Java Moss is the key. allowing for many breaks in their lines of sight from each other is very important. Mine sometimes will stay hidden all day/night.
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This is the guy i was talking about, he really knows his ish.
 
I've got a question for you ery keepers. Are they more shy/skittish then the hoplias genus? I've noticed my hop has become a bit of a wet pet. Even when all the lights are on and the window is open letting in sunlight he still comes out to beg for food.


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