Care Info Abt Wolf Fish

Originally Posted by amiidae

Those who got the giant wolf few weeks back .......

care to update & share some of your experience here .... like growth rate, habits, etc..

Got my macro a month back at about 5"...growth rate not surprisingly is one of the fastest I have seen even compared to catfish...I feed the fella once a day with live food...he seems to be partial to platys and ghost shrimp...like all hoplias extremely aggressive...took a chunk out of my 8" African Pike's tail within 2 weeks of living in the main tank...now living by himself in a 2x2x2 tank...bound to outgrow it sooner or later...close to 7.5" now within juz a month...

[amiidae]

Originally Posted by StInGrAyFaNaTiC

Got my macro a month back at about 5"...growth rate not surprisingly is one of the fastest I have seen even compared to catfish...I feed the fella once a day with live food...he seems to be partial to platys and ghost shrimp...like all hoplias extremely aggressive...took a chunk out of my 8" African Pike's tail within 2 weeks of living in the main tank...now living by himself in a 2x2x2 tank...bound to outgrow it sooner or later...close to 7.5" now within juz a month...

What !!!!!!

it was merely around 3 inches (Saw it at CF that time) and now 7.5 inches !!!!

Cool !!!!!

post some pic leh

[amiidae]

oh ya, does it hunt right before you (mean the moment you drop the feeder) or only when the light is out ?

Originally Posted by amiidae

What !!!!!!

it was merely around 3 inches (Saw it at CF that time) and now 7.5 inches !!!!

Cool !!!!!

post some pic leh

no I bought it out of the bag,not the tank one...there were 2 bigger pieces...so I took one...not the small one lah...

Originally Posted by amiidae

oh ya, does it hunt right before you (mean the moment you drop the feeder) or only when the light is out ?

when it was in the main tank...as long as got food it whack...now a bit more withdrawn...dunno why...but depends on the food too...like platy he whack immediately...but things like ghost shrimp he hunt after dark...

Originally Posted by amiidae

What !!!!!!

it was merely around 3 inches (Saw it at CF that time) and now 7.5 inches !!!!

Cool !!!!!

post some pic leh

U know...its quite amazing how CF comms their malabricus with no problem...wonder if its because they all came in the same bag?

[amiidae]

Originally Posted by StInGrAyFaNaTiC

when it was in the main tank...as long as got food it whack...now a bit more withdrawn...dunno why...but depends on the food too...like platy he whack immediately...but things like ghost shrimp he hunt after dark...

How is the body markings now. changed a lot ?

Originally Posted by amiidae

How is the body markings now. changed a lot ?

steadily the "stripes" are turning into a universally dark brownish fish...

Originally Posted by StInGrAyFaNaTiC

when it was in the main tank...as long as got food it whack...now a bit more withdrawn...dunno why...but depends on the food too...like platy he whack immediately...but things like ghost shrimp he hunt after dark...

cant wait to get hold one of this H.macropthalmus

[amiidae]

Originally Posted by StInGrAyFaNaTiC

U know...its quite amazing how CF comms their malabricus with no problem...wonder if its because they all came in the same bag?

i also comm my Hoplias M (fm 2in till now abt 11in) without any problem....

maybe keeping them together since young is the trick.