hey guys i was wondering about wolf fish activity levels. i think the red is more active but it really is to small for me.which is the next in line for activity level?thanks
wolf fish activity levels
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fishaddict401;3878161; said:
It's all relative but stating that Wolves are lazy (reading between the lines, do nothing) is wholly incorrect.
The Hoplias Sp. are ambush predators, relying on their camoflage and a dark environments to surprise prey. If you keep an individual in a bright bare tank, it will sit in a corner and do nothing/very little. However, if you provide space, cover and low lighting they are much more active. My Mala was consistently patroling the tank and incredibly interactive and enjoyable to watch- he was far from lazy much like all of the wolves i have kept so far.
The more active species such as Erythrinus and Hoplerythrinus U. are generally more sought after due to their heightened activity but it's probably worth searching as there is lots of information on these.
Personal recommendation from expereince, if you're after a single species tank any of the Hoplias Sp. can be very rewarding as long as you provide adequate space etc. Otherwise, the Gold Wolf is a highly active shoaling variant and can be kept with other, large fish including Cichlids, other Characins, Catfish etc but as said, have a search; there is lots of information in this section on the various Wolf species.
HTH.
My black is in a barebottom tank with a bogwood 'cave'...never uses it. She does sit on the bottom sometimes but as soon as I come in the room she's out front hovering in the water column...not a fish I would consider lazy, sometimes she paces back and forth for hours.
my red wolf is super active! i love him, but i had some before and they were never active, so it depends on the fish
If you can find one,get yourself a gold wolf.Always on the prowl but they can be very aggro.hybridcatfish;3879779; said:
mynheers_a_pint;3878257; said:
I'm just stating my opinion. Yes i do agree with the tank condition. The one at my lfs was in like 10g with white gravel and bright lite so it would "display" well
I've kept golds, reds, black and commons and I must say the golds wolves (hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus) are by far the most active. At one time I kept 3 of them in one tank and it seems they never stopped swimming or hovering. It was rare to see on the resting on the ground. As they got older they became more and more aggressive though and after one of them died (not from a fight) the other two fought relentlessly until I had to separate them because I knew someone was going to be killed. I've kept a bunch of two variations of the red/rainbow/hi-fin wolffish and some were highly active while others only moderately active. All were more active than the common wolffish (hoplias malabaricus) but for some reason my old common was always my favorite.