Wolf fish?

[lthom]

I was interested in a wolf fish for a 90 gal. Are they legal in Michigan, if so would I be able to house it with tankmates such as piranhas, pike cichlid or any other fish?

 

[Gumby131]

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/tigrfish.htm

 

[lthom]

Thanks for the website, I now know not to put it with piranha. Are wolf fish legal in Michigan?

 

[Gumby131]

im not really sure, can you try the michigen council or something like that?

 

[led_zeppelin]

i think so, ive never seen any restrictions for them on online fish stores

 

[vaderbanger]

they are best kept alone
you can try keeping him with very large robust fish, im not sure a pike cichlid is a good tank mate for a wolf, being they arent so bulky.
one thing about them is that they are escape artists. they will crawl out of spaces you didnt even know you had. i found mine on the floor one morning, he was all dried up. he made it a pretty good distance too. the tank was tightly covered but he found his way up through the filters cut out in the hood, it was such a small space but he made it out

 

[joephys]

You sould be able to find out through your state department of ecology, natural resources, or something along those lines. I know in washington the department of ecology lists banned aquatic plants online, they even show places where they have been found in lakes and rivers.

 

[Raskolnikov]

Please feel free to ask any questions that you still have after reading this:
http://forums.waterwolves.com/index.php?showtopic=88536&st=0
It's a decent primer for getting setup for a Wolf Fish.

 

[gtp]

You may be able to try keeping it with Hydrocynus Tigerfish.

Hydrocynus are shoaling open water fish that go well in a PH of 7.2-7.5. Wolfish like Hoplias malabaricus are ambush predators who tend to stay out of the picture.

Providing they are of similar stature you could well find a peaceful mix.