Rainbow Hi-Fin Wolf Fish a.k.a. Mr. Derp

[DMD123]

His snuggie? lol. That would be awesome! A little something he feels comfortable with will be good for the transition.

 

[FishBeast]

His snuggie? lol. That would be awesome! A little something he feels comfortable with will be good for the transition.

Like a puppy hahaha!
It's a PVC elbow. He had one that he used for about a year and then outgrew it!
I'm sure you'll be able to have him "move" to a more natural hideout if you prefer.

 

[FishBeast]

Update on the wolf... recently moved him to his own 75 gallon tank to maintain the cycle since the occupants had vacated. Activity level has increased significantly without the Datnoid looming over him constantly.

 

[DMD123]

Awesome little wolf!

 

[Stingro]

I use to have a black wolf fish. I haven’t been able to find any for the last decade. Where did you get this wolf?

 

[FishBeast]

I use to have a black wolf fish. I haven’t been able to find any for the last decade. Where did you get this wolf?

Off eBay (exotic fish shop)... just checked and they have black wolf in stock!

 

[Stingro]

Off eBay (exotic fish shop)... just checked and they have black wolf in stock!

predatory fins have rainbow wolfs for $50 each. I'm thinking about it. I would love a pair, does anybody know how to sex them and breed them?

 

[FishBeast]

I don't know of any instances where they've been bred in captivity.

 

[Betty]

Very cool looking fish. Sure has changed a lot from those first pics.

 

[FishBeast]

I still have the Wolf. He was supposed to go to someone in Seattle but I noticed a growth on his lower lip. Over the past month or so I had to observe and upon recent evaluation it is growing. He is still eating but seems to have trouble with larger items like bigger worms or silversides (spits them out). I don’t know if the growth is painful.

Anyway I think I’ll try to perform an excisional biopsy. I’ll probably reach out to a biology department to see if they’ll do a pathology report on the tumor. I hope it isn’t cancer but we will see.

 

[DMD123]

Hope it is okay. It is a very cool fish! Has to be one of the largest Ive seen on the internet.

 

[FishBeast]

Hope it is okay. It is a very cool fish! Has to be one of the largest Ive seen on the internet.

Thanks! I’m happy about how big and beefy it got. Still active even as an adult but only when feeding. The rest of the time he floats like a with his dorsal fin sticking out of the water

 

[DMD123]

lol, was wondering about the activity level. Always was active in your videos, now I see why. Kind of like my puffers then. Well at least like my hairy puffer. It sees me as the food giver and is active when I am in front of the tank. Nothing wrong with that.

Im not ruling out getting a rainbow/red wolf in the future and have seen many say a 40B is sufficient. What are your thoughts on that? I would have a taller 65B as its permanent home but still a 36x18 footprint.

 

[FishBeast]

lol, was wondering about the activity level. Always was active in your videos, now I see why. Kind of like my puffers then. Well at least like my hairy puffer. It sees me as the food giver and is active when I am in front of the tank. Nothing wrong with that.

Im not ruling out getting a rainbow/red wolf in the future and have seen many say a 40B is sufficient. What are your thoughts on that? I would have a taller 65B as its permanent home but still a 36x18 footprint.

Yes I’d say a 40 breeder is sufficient with good maintenance schedule. They can live in muddy puddles and even breathe air, very tolerant fish!

 

[DMD123]

Yes I’d say a 40 breeder is sufficient with good maintenance schedule. They can live in muddy puddles and even breathe air, very tolerant fish!

Thanks for that info. Maybe one day when I have a free tank.... or get more tanks, lol