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Name

Scientific name

Erythrinus erythrinus

Described by

Not recorded

Family

Erythrinidae

Summary

The red wolf fish, Erythrinus erythrinus, is a predatory erythrinid from Peru, French Guiana, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil. Co…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

200mm, standard length

Tank size

Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Minimum height 30 cm

Water

Temperature and pH

Temperature 22–26°C, pH 5.5–7.5

Hardness

2–25dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Predatory

Social needs

Not recorded

Community suitability

Not recorded

Where it lives

Countries

Not recorded

Supporting text

Etymology

Not written yet

Distribution

Peru, French Guiana, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil.

Habitat

Small tributaries, swamps, marshes, pools, ditches and the margins of forest lakes. It is often found in very shallow water or lurkng among surface vegetation.

Aquarium size

120 ∗ 30 ∗ 30 cm48 ∗ 12 ∗ 12 in - ~108 litres~29 US gal.

Maintenance

Ideally keep it in a heavily planted tank with plenty of floating vegetation, which will allow it to exhibit its natural behaviour. In a brightly lit or sparse…

Water conditions

Temperature: 22 – 26 °C72 – 79 °F pH: Very adaptable and unfussy regarding water chemistry. Anywhere in the range 5.5-7.5 is ok. Hardness: 2-25°H.

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Diet

Feeds on both insects and fish in nature. In the aquarium its diet should consist of meaty fare such as earthworms, prawns, mussels and white fish such as lanc…

Behaviour and compatibility

Despite its fearsome appearance, it can be combined with other similarly-sized species in a large tank. In order to see it act naturally, though, it's much bet…

Sexual dimorphism

Unknown. Mature females are likely to be rounder in the belly than males.

Reproduction

Has not been bred in the hobby.

Notes

A species for the specialist, E. erythrinus is also known as the rainbow wolf fish or red hi-fin wolf fish. It is quite variable in colour and pattern dependin…

References

References

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