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09-21-2003, 06:38 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: westchester, ny
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|  Anyone have Wolf fish? I was just wondering if anyone else had wolf fish. I just got two. They are quite small- about 3" long. We had one at the store where I work and it was about 7 or 8 inches long and he would come to the top of the tank during feeding time to snatch pellets from the surface. He was fine with all the fish that were in the tank with him originally but anything we put in afterward was seen as fair game. He grabbed an 8" pacu by the head, needless to say, the pacu required some assistance...and he survived with no lasting damage done. My two are currently in a ten gallon ( only because they are so small and it's something of a quarantine) and they will be moved as soon as I can set up another large tank. They seem quite happy-possibly due to the fact that they disappeared my danios last night. But they like to hang out amidst the plants. If anyone has any suggestions(besides a large tank) that would make my Wolves extra happy, throw 'em my way! Thanks everybody.
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09-22-2003, 09:02 AM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Springfield, MO
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| i am not familiar with the "wolf fish". is it this- http://community-2.webtv.net/Morgana...age/page3.html if so, these guys will outgrow a 10 gallon almost overnight! these are among the largest cichlids in the world. males can potentially reach 30 inches!!! this makes them a poor aquarium fish in my book. you would really need a 265 gallon or larger to keep an adult. M
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09-22-2003, 12:28 PM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Greenville, Texas
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| Whoah, that is one cool fish. Wish I had room/money for a 450+ gallon tank... That would be really cool to go for a tank buster, I'd like to try it sometime. Last edited by Brockway; 09-22-2003 at 12:32 PM. |
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09-23-2003, 07:39 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: westchester, ny
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| Yeah, I know they get big- I do my research. And I am currently planning for that. As I said, the ten-gallon is a quarantine and they are small. Good thing too, because I noticed one of them has ick that I hadn't noticed due to it's pattern. Slight case, clear up in no time. But as for the big tank- I am going to build my own 190 gallon which they can hang out in...until it's time to build a bigger one! Thanks for the replies everyone.
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09-23-2003, 07:48 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: westchester, ny
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| Oh, Managuense, that link you posted is not the wolf fish I'm talking about. The wolf fish I mean is "Hoplias Malabaricus" but I don't have a pic I can post, but I will soon.
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09-23-2003, 08:26 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Florida
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| you will need a larger tank, also youll probably only want one in the tank so youll need to get 2 large tanks or sell one of them, if you want info on tank busters check out www.aquamojo.com they are THE place for large agressive cichlids
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09-24-2003, 12:08 AM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Greenville, Texas
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| Found a pic of one: http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fis...s/hopl-mal.jpg I don't know how to post pics yet... This photo is courtesy of Esteban Falcato from Buenos Aires, Argentina. From http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/tigrfish.htm |
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09-24-2003, 11:49 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Greenville, Texas
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| No prob, would have never found it if you hadn't given the scientific name. Good luck with the fish! And I think I found how to post pics... *Edit* Whoopee, it worked! *Edit*
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