Wolf fish primer
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Aimara get 30+" in aquariums don't they lol... Wouldn be a great idea especially with your stock dude... imo.
Blacks can hit 28"... Count them out too.
I don't think you will go wrong with a red, great little characters, mine is in the 300 for a while until I can shift some fish around, he is then going alone again. I think they show the best personality being alone from my experience and research.
I would suggest hand picking one from a group, pick the most active, you don't want a shy hider.
Blacks can hit 28"... Count them out too.
I don't think you will go wrong with a red, great little characters, mine is in the 300 for a while until I can shift some fish around, he is then going alone again. I think they show the best personality being alone from my experience and research.
I would suggest hand picking one from a group, pick the most active, you don't want a shy hider.
Aimara get 30+" in aquariums don't they lol... Wouldn be a great idea especially with your stock dude... imo.
Blacks can hit 28"... Count them out too.
I don't think you will go wrong with a red, great little characters, mine is in the 300 for a while until I can shift some fish around, he is then going alone again. I think they show the best personality being alone from my experience and research.
I would suggest hand picking one from a group, pick the most active, you don't want a shy hider.
Blacks can hit 28"... Count them out too.
I don't think you will go wrong with a red, great little characters, mine is in the 300 for a while until I can shift some fish around, he is then going alone again. I think they show the best personality being alone from my experience and research.
I would suggest hand picking one from a group, pick the most active, you don't want a shy hider.
Mine bit that geo I added, even tho they are small they can still draw blood. Be wary of anything small enough to be considered a meal.
He could take a disliking to other bottom dwellers but could be fine, better if added last I reckon.
Golds get a little larger I think, around 14" maybe?
He could take a disliking to other bottom dwellers but could be fine, better if added last I reckon.
Golds get a little larger I think, around 14" maybe?
If you want to keep it in the 75 stick with red or purple. The rest need 2' width at least. Black and mala may need more if you keep them for life. If you're gonna put it in the 300 you can go with anything except lac and aimara.
As far as sticking with one wolf I'd disagree with kno4te. Unless putting two (red and purple) in the 75 forever then agreed don't do it. Maybe if you get a curu and mala and the curu is bigger, I can understand as well but with a 300 you're likely to be alright still in that case imo. I wouldn't suggest getting a red and purple together unless you have a more dominating species like a gold or Hoplias species to keep them in their place. When I first introduced my purple it tried challenging the gold and odoe by flaring but both weren't bothered with it and paid it no mind. Died down em after a few minutes and the purple followed the gold and odoe around.
Curupiras are said to get to 30". Malas 24". Biggest captive specimens I've seen or heard of was 2' for curu and 20" for mala. Vendors I purchased from for wolves is rapps and wes. Can't say I've seen either bring small golds in. You have the IDs right. There's an old ember here you should check his threads he had a large curu with some golds. I can't remember his name exactly it's something like mynheer then something else lol haven't seen the name in a while.
One thing to note. Curu is more likely to be active compared to mala.
Disagree with getting an aimara. Not for it's attitude but for its size. While it may take some years there are plenty of specimens 2'+. I suggest minimum of 8x4 for that species. Assuming they don't grow to the 4' or so that was claimed.
Dloks
ever see the picture wes posted of his friends aimara? Might wanna look into it.
My curu was more active than my purple wolf until I put the purple wolf in the same tank and it stood with the gold and odoe towards the top majority of the time. As far as purple and red, the only general difference is reds can be more territorial, but I haven't noticed it within my own specimens.
As far as sticking with one wolf I'd disagree with kno4te. Unless putting two (red and purple) in the 75 forever then agreed don't do it. Maybe if you get a curu and mala and the curu is bigger, I can understand as well but with a 300 you're likely to be alright still in that case imo. I wouldn't suggest getting a red and purple together unless you have a more dominating species like a gold or Hoplias species to keep them in their place. When I first introduced my purple it tried challenging the gold and odoe by flaring but both weren't bothered with it and paid it no mind. Died down em after a few minutes and the purple followed the gold and odoe around.
Curupiras are said to get to 30". Malas 24". Biggest captive specimens I've seen or heard of was 2' for curu and 20" for mala. Vendors I purchased from for wolves is rapps and wes. Can't say I've seen either bring small golds in. You have the IDs right. There's an old ember here you should check his threads he had a large curu with some golds. I can't remember his name exactly it's something like mynheer then something else lol haven't seen the name in a while.
One thing to note. Curu is more likely to be active compared to mala.
Disagree with getting an aimara. Not for it's attitude but for its size. While it may take some years there are plenty of specimens 2'+. I suggest minimum of 8x4 for that species. Assuming they don't grow to the 4' or so that was claimed.
Dloks
ever see the picture wes posted of his friends aimara? Might wanna look into it.My curu was more active than my purple wolf until I put the purple wolf in the same tank and it stood with the gold and odoe towards the top majority of the time. As far as purple and red, the only general difference is reds can be more territorial, but I haven't noticed it within my own specimens.
moe214
Moe I like you so I'm going to stay quiet on this one. But back on topic if the aimara is out the picture then definitely Black.
justarn
saying not to get the curupira because there's a hypothetical 28" one is like telling jaws to not keep or get rid of his laps/pbb/congi/endli because there might be a 40"+ out there somewhere. 
I mean with an aimara he can get a few years out of it no doubt but there's plenty of captive specimens over 2', I'd say those are 3-5 years old. As far as curu, I agree he can keep one. Technically, supposedly they can get 30". Can't say I've seen a picture one or claimed one more than 2'. And at that size I believe jaws tank is 3' wide with little decor. I think the wolf would be fine, and it will take a long time to get there. Mine was 15" after three years of keeping it.
Thx for all the replies fellas. Much appreciated.
Yeah been talking to rapps all week. About a cat my son's been after.
I'm gonna spend more time reading up on these guys.
If i like them I'm definitely going to get a gold and/or black for the 300.
Daughter likes the red but don't want it killing the boys cat. So that will be a decision we need to make.
So sounds like the red is more active but who's more aggressive red or purple ?
Yeah been talking to rapps all week. About a cat my son's been after.
I'm gonna spend more time reading up on these guys.
If i like them I'm definitely going to get a gold and/or black for the 300.
Daughter likes the red but don't want it killing the boys cat. So that will be a decision we need to make.
So sounds like the red is more active but who's more aggressive red or purple ?
