XXL Red Wolf Fish

[IndyTexy]

It is interesting that yours have a yellowish coloration. Mine are more pinkish orange. I wonder if they are from different areas of Peru. Or maybe it's just the lighting?

JP

 

[Vanimal]

Yours look great.
Mine's around 7" and growing.

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So they always just lay around like that and is it rare for them to be that colorful.


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[Vanimal]

It's not letting me edit. That should be do not so.


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[bottles]

The Erythrinus erythrinus sp. peru seems to be a little more rare. I believe mine came in with a Brazil order, but that was about a year ago so I could be mistaken.
I don't think it's the lighting, he looked the same in my 55g grow-out tank. But the colors have intensified with age (I've had him since 2").
Although they do lie around a lot, usually when I approach he comes to the front looking for food and sometimes he cruises around chasing tank mates.

I added some plant clippings from another tank.



Thanks for the compliments, and BUMP to see some more large reds.

 

[Stormowl]

I'd post pics of my guys, but they're only around 5" at most at this point. I think mine are Ery Ery Peru as well. No horizontal bar at all in their coloration. Just a dark brown/purplish top, cream underbelly with red highlights on the fins and coming out in the belly. I think that they're gorgeous, and have been a blast to keep so far. Started them eating rosies (feeder fish), they're now working on small goldfish.

 

[GonePhishing]

How long til these dudes get to their max size?

 

[Slippery K]

Awesome wolves.

 

[lix.ma14]

The Erythrinus erythrinus sp. peru seems to be a little more rare. I believe mine came in with a Brazil order, but that was about a year ago so I could be mistaken.
I don't think it's the lighting, he looked the same in my 55g grow-out tank. But the colors have intensified with age (I've had him since 2").
Although they do lie around a lot, usually when I approach he comes to the front looking for food and sometimes he cruises around chasing tank mates.

I added some plant clippings from another tank.

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Thanks for the compliments, and BUMP to see some more large reds.

It's a ery ery.

 

[Chicxulub]

The Erythrinus erythrinus sp. peru seems to be a little more rare. I believe mine came in with a Brazil order, but that was about a year ago so I could be mistaken.
I don't think it's the lighting, he looked the same in my 55g grow-out tank. But the colors have intensified with age (I've had him since 2").
Although they do lie around a lot, usually when I approach he comes to the front looking for food and sometimes he cruises around chasing tank mates.

I added some plant clippings from another tank.

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Thanks for the compliments, and BUMP to see some more large reds.

That is an unbelievably beautiful fish! That is probably the most gorgeous wolf I've ever seen!

 

[bottles]

It's a ery ery.

I was referring to the OPs fish. I believe mine is from Brazil not Peru; definitely ery ery.

That is an unbelievably beautiful fish! That is probably the most gorgeous wolf I've ever seen!

Thank you. He's got a lot of personality too.