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

[bottles]

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.

Many similar fish from different locations have different personalities and exhibit different behavior. Much of what I've read suggests that Sp. Peru are more calm, but I've never kept one myself.
I had lots of plants and driftwood in my tank. They didn't try to hide, they were content to circle each other in the center of the tank and take bites. They paid no attention to any of the other fish in the tank. They didn't last 24hrs together. One died, I kept the more damaged of the two remaining and the other was sold. They were only around 3" when I got them.
This wasn't my first time keeping Ery. Ery., but my first attempt at a group.
I'm not saying that it's impossible, but this was my experience which coincides with many others. I have tried many combos that people said weren't supposed to work, so I'm not trying to discourage anyone from trying, but I'd definitely recommend having additional tanks setup in case they need to be separated.

 

[reddead38]

i tried that. not so much a death fight as the red trying to eat the purple.

 

[HarleyK]

Thanks all. Great info and serious knowledge and experience here.
In summary, looks like it's hit-or-miss. But one can try to influence chance by varying set-up variables.

Much obliged
HarleyK


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[BuffaloPolypteridae]

Has anyone by chance tried different very species in the same tank? I'd like to add a white tip or Peru (if I can find one) but would like to see if it even has a chance of working

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