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Tank mates should be considered carefully and can generally be other large predatory species (i.e., Groupers, large Angels, Puffers, Boxfish, Scorpion fish, Lionfish, Butterflyfish, etc.). He looks fearsome, but has a reputation among divers as being quite curious. A fun fact about wolf eels, they’re not true eels due to their paired gill slits and pectoral fins. Wolf eels use their strong jaws like nutcrackers to crush through hard foods. In the wild, they prey on crabs, sand dollars, sea urchins, snails, abalone, mussels, clams and fish. This species should not be kept with shrimp, small lobsters, crabs, or any fish that can fit in its large mouth as they will quickly become snacks (large hermit crabs and snails should be fine). Wolf eels are thought to mate for life and they can live together in the same den for up to seven years. While wolf eels may change their appearance quite drastically as they mature, one thing remains the same: their appetites Wolf eels are voracious eaters at all ages.

In addition to quality biological and mechanical filtration, an efficient protein skimmer is also recommended as Wolf Eels can be quite gluttonous when feeding and will have a large biological load on the system. They are not generally known to be jumpers, but should be kept in an aquarium with a hood or tight-fitting lid to help prevent their escape. Wolf Eels require an aquarium of at least 90 gallons along with plenty of live rock for hiding and hunting (they love caves and crevices) they should also be provided with a fine, sandy substrate as they often rest on the bottom of the aquarium, laying in wait for prey to crawl or swim by. Probably More Than You Want to Know About the Fishes of the Pacific Coast.

^ Beamish, RJ McFarlane, GA Benson, A (2006).

Wolf Eel at the Wayback Machine (archived July 20, 2011) Marine Species with Aquaculture Potential.

^ a b c d "Wolf-eel, Reefs & Pilings, Fishes, Anarrhichthys ocellatus at the Monterey Bay Aquarium".

^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds.

Every new day I see something I have never seen before to share with you. All images are the property of the photographer and require permission to copy. Wolf-eels feed on hard-shelled prey, such as large gastropods, sea urchins, sand dollars, and crabs, with strong prey preferences depending on local prey.

^ a b c d e f Froese, Rainer Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). To Purchase, please contact Janet MacCausland at or call 5 or TEXT 6.

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