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Red Wolf!

Deadeye said:
Early on I had problems with mine scratching its face up. The damage always healed within a week. I never really noticed much with rubbing against the glass but he would constantly bang into the lid. Floating cover helped to alleviate the issue. I’d say he’s calmed with age and size but at 8-9 inches he’s as ravenous as he was at 3.
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He's quit doing it. He would just swim full speed into the glass. I'd be on my computer and hear BANG. I left algae on the glass specifically to show the barrier, so he knew the edge was there. I'm not sure why he stopped, but luckily he did. Generally he hides in pvc unless it's feeding time. He's an absolute pig though. Even eats algae wafers.

Here's an updated not very good pic. I'll get some better (quality) pics with my actual camera next time he's not hiding.

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Beautiful fish...and so nice to see it being given that kind of space, instead of the all-too-common "absolute smallest tank my fish can live in for life". :)

Is that a Garra flavatra in the upper right corner of the second pic? You're lucky, no way my own Red Wolf would have tolerated something like that in his tank...but what really shocks me is how similar the colouration of the two species looks in that pic. I have 5 of those Panda Garras in my Goldfish tank, had them all throughout the time I had the Wolf, and the resemblance never occurred to me. Or am I seeing/interpreting that pic incorrectly?
 
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It is a Panda Garra and I'm surprised one hasn't gone missing yet. The only thing that I can think of is that the tank was established already with smaller fish. I'm hoping he relates pellets and krill, etc to food and not the other fish. I also have clown loaches, some are still fairly small and so far he has left them alone. The smaller fish in this tank are 3 Panda Garra and 9 clown loaches from 1.5" to 4.5".

jjohnwm said:
Beautiful fish...and so nice to see it being given that kind of space, instead of the all-too-common "absolute smallest tank my fish can live in for life". :)

Is that a Garra flavatra in the upper right corner of the second pic? You're lucky, no way my own Red Wolf would have tolerated something like that in his tank...but what really shocks me is how similar the colouration of the two species looks in that pic. I have 5 of those Panda Garras in my Goldfish tank, had them all throughout the time I had the Wolf, and the resemblance never occurred to me. Or am I seeing/interpreting that pic incorrectly?
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@jjohnwm, was catching up on this thread and saw you lost your wolf last year, sorry to hear that. My wolf’s cataracts were so bad it just would miss its food and was getting skinny. I knew it was time to euthanize it. He did get pretty big, was 12” when I put him down. I did decide to get another.
 
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