Hi-fin Rainbow Wolf Fish
Erythrinus erythrinus
Grow to about 8 inches long
Min of a 30 gal tank
pH range between 5.5 and 7.5
Temperature is 71.6 to 78.8
The diet must consist of meat based items such as shrimp, earthworms or carnivore based pellet as long as the pellet is not too small
Should only be kept with robust equally-sized tank mates due to its predatory nature
Can NOT be kept with other wolf fish as this will result in battles for dominance
These fish have no reported breeding in captivity
The tank should have abundant floating vegetation some hiding places and some open floor space and have a secure fitting tank top
In the wild the diet consists of insects, crustaceans, and other fish
Hunts in the slow moving waters of Central South America
These fish will lay on the bottom and ambush unsuspecting prey with a lighting fast strike
Males will have a larger dorsal fin and a considerably larger pelvic (ventral) fin than the females
Pictured is Erythrinus sp. ‘Preu’ identifiable by the larger amount of orange in the dorsal fin and the bold orange splashes on it sides
