will an amartus or a few go well with a wolf fish?

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I recently picked up a 55 gal. tank and plan on upgrading as the fish grow. but i was wondering if anyone could share some of their experiences, with these amazing fish. (Amartus, Hoplias malabaricus). I have no idea how to go about buying these guys but i expect buying online will be the best, any websites that are recommended are greatly appreciated. Will i have to grow one of the two out so the other wont eat it? or will they be fine? :nilly:
 
Generally I think they may leave eachother alone, but you never know when it comes down to an individual fish. I have zero hands on expirence with wolves, so maybe someone else can give you a better answer.
 
Make sure they are well fed. Wolfs are lazy and armatus can stress out if some one is picking on them. And no worries about finding them and buying them online, I get all my fish online. Their around, you'll find one if you stay posted on this site.
 
perfect! I plan on keeping them well fed. but just to be sure i think i am going to get a few armatus. and make sure they are to big for the wolf to snack on. Any other tips on keeping them happy (fav. foods, water temp, lighting, and spots to hangout/under in the tank)
 
With only a 55 you shouldn't consider either of those fish. They both get waaaaay to big for a 55.

Instead, consider a dwarf payara, Hydrolycus scomberoides and a red wolf fish, Erythrinus erythrinus. Both of those fish will stay under one foot long and could live for life in a 55 with adequate filtration. An upgrade to a 75 or 90 would be very much appreciated by the fish and would allow you to add a few dithers as well.

For an armatus even a 55 is too small for a growout. Armatus are large, active fish who stress very easily when they don't have adequate swimming room. I wouldn't attempt to grow one in anything less than a 125.

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Chicxulub said:
With only a 55 you shouldn't consider either of those fish. They both get waaaaay to big for a 55.

Instead, consider a dwarf payara, Hydrolycus scomberoides and a red wolf fish, Erythrinus erythrinus. Both of those fish will stay under one foot long and could live for life in a 55 with adequate filtration. An upgrade to a 75 or 90 would be very much appreciated by the fish and would allow you to add a few dithers as well.

For an armatus even a 55 is too small for a growout. Armatus are large, active fish who stress very easily when they don't have adequate swimming room. I wouldn't attempt to grow one in anything less than a 125.

Moved to OC.
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^ true. They have a hard time bending and turning so they need a wide tank. I had two and they took blows at each other all the time. I would stick with one so they don't just slowly kill each other or blind each other. Scombs would be good or c.gibbuses look like payaras too and stay on the small side.
 
lix.ma14 said:
not in a 55 gallon.
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The good think is alot of time you can find large tanks on here for sale on here cheep. I got my 210 on here for $500 and I've seen even larger tanks go for even cheeper. Plus theirs alot of people on here that could help you maybe build a wooden tank. A friend of mine made a 600g that looks awesome and cheep as sh*t.
Some fish are just best waiting for, it took me alittle over 3 or4 years befor I got mine. They grow fast too, mine hit 9 inches around 5 to 6 months, and alittle over a foot in a year. There not the fish that will get thire growth distorted being in a small tank, they will just kill them self, no joke. And allot of the info that you seen online on google isn't true, like info from other online petstore. It's the people like use with the axperience with them are the people you need to get the info from.theirs alot of info needed for these guys. I'm happy to help if you would like to message me.
 
Deubie Doo said:
The good think is alot of time you can find large tanks on here for sale on here cheep. I got my 210 on here for $500 and I've seen even larger tanks go for even cheeper. Plus theirs alot of people on here that could help you maybe build a wooden tank. A friend of mine made a 600g that looks awesome and cheep as sh*t.
Some fish are just best waiting for, it took me alittle over 3 or4 years befor I got mine. They grow fast too, mine hit 9 inches around 5 to 6 months, and alittle over a foot in a year. There not the fish that will get thire growth distorted being in a small tank, they will just kill them self, no joke. And allot of the info that you seen online on google isn't true, like info from other online petstore. It's the people like use with the axperience with them are the people you need to get the info from.theirs alot of info needed for these guys. I'm happy to help if you would like to message me.
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How big is yours now?
 
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