Anyone Keeping Common Wolf Fish?

[rixy]

hi,is anyone keeping the common wolf fishanyone has any success with tankmates???if so,what tankmates???

many thanks mark.

 

[CFC]

Strangely enough i have never had a common wolf, i've always intended to get one but never actually got around to buying one.

But as with any aggressive predatory fish tankmates are a matter of trial and error mostly, some will tollerate other fish in the tank as long as they are too large to be considered food and some will flat out annialate anything you keep with them.

Its usually best to avoid fish that trigger the feeding responce so dont keep them with anything with silver or bright scales as flashes of light reflecting from them are likely to result in a bite, likewise dont keep them with anything that is likely to challenge them territorially or looks similar to them. The best tankmates to try are probably things like large but non aggressive Cichlids or armoured catfishes such as plecs and larger Doradids

 

[rixy]

thanks cfc.ive just bought a 4" common wolf.hes quite cute( at the moment )ive got him in with the following

11" hepsetus odoe
10" senegal
8" ornate
8" delhezi

he's out with the bichirs all the time at the moment.the odoe's not interested in him one bit.

also got the lfs(trimar) on standby incase the happy family syndrome doesnt last.

they have 3 more in incase anyone else is interested.£18.50 each

thanks mark.

 

[CFC]

Well i wish you luck but to be honest i cant see that combination working for long