![]() These fish live in rapids and under waterfalls where i guess the perfect rock to ambush prey is limited so requires very aggresive defence to keep ownership of there spot. Has had a go at a couple of rocks I have put in aswell. This fish is a definate no no with others, he attacks maintainance equipment. There are some very large examples 30"+ out there but again these fish have been brought in at the large size. The aimara is again a large fish, They are suppost to reach 3 to 4 foot, realistically I am expecting 20"+. at the moment it is in the same 8' as the Curupira. The Wolf fish is murdering another member of its fam. at the moment it's 14" and I suspect it will have have a simaler growth pattern to the other large wolves. In this video we observe the Preadatory kill potential of the Hoplias Aimara & the Channa Micropeltes. The intermedius is a little bit of an unknown. I have this one with a large ATF, a large Snakehead, Cornish Jack and the intermedius. They live in large rivers so I guess territory is not an issue. ![]() Lots of keepers including myself have been experementing with combining this wolf with other fish and have found that as long as the fish is too big to eat there is no issue. There are some exceptions but these have usually been captured already at a large size. The Venezualan curupira is widely kept now outside the UK and although the fish is supposed to reach approching 30" it is difficult to get them passed 16" in captivity. Although this fish does have the defining charactors of Curupira I think it may be different. I once tried to compine it with a 13" Fowleri cat and he relentlesly attacked it. Charactor wise this individual is a no no with other fish. Between 7 - 9MaintenanceIdeally keep it in a heavily planted tank with. The Brazilian Curupira I have had for about 2 years now has reached 11" and hasn't grown past that. AngelHub Aquatics Boon Keng offers Aimara Wolf Fish at a great price of 562.5. Has had a go at a couple of rocks I have put in. There are some very large examples 30'+ out there but again these fish have been brought in at the large size. I have this one in a 5' with a number of other Amazonian fish. The aimara is again a large fish, They are suppost to reach 3 to 4 foot, realistically I am expecting 20'+. Even when finally brought to the boga grip. They will not give up once hooked and continue to leap and jump, fighting to the very end. They are dirty fighters with a temperament of a Rottweiler. I suspect it would be possible in a very large tank. Wolfish (Hoplias aimara) are big, ugly, darkly prehistoric, terrifying gamefish of the Amazon and are also known as Aimara, Hymara or Trairo. The Erythrinus species are small at 8" -10" and can be kept with other fish as long as they are too large to eat and not another Erythrynus. Yes there are variations in eventual size and compatability with others.
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