Can someone tell me what this is!?!

**Yinzerfish** · 08-04-2008, 10:02 PM

I have had him/her for a little over a year. When I got "wolfgang" he was about 2.5" long stayed close to the bottom and liked to hide in the sand. Now it is over 10" long and looks like a log. I found it at a lame petstore which has since gone out of business. It was labeled a "wolf fish" but any searches that I came up with did not look anything like it. I was at the Aquarium in Chicago a couple weeks ago and they had a Wolf Fish and it was a saltwater fish. Not my fish.

I have no idea but this thing is vicious. It's a total ambush hunter and so fast that you hardly see it strike. I just want to know what species this is. Wolf Fish doesn't cut it for me.

**angelcakes** · 08-04-2008, 10:03 PM

wow its an unusaul fish........i dont know i dont think ive ever seen one

**ladyoutlaw50** · 08-04-2008, 10:04 PM

I have never seen such a fish!! Will be interesting to see what you find out -- I am sure someone somewhere will be able to ID it for you

**Yinzerfish** · 08-04-2008, 10:04 PM

I will go take an updated pic. it is sitting in plain view.

**Yinzerfish** · 08-04-2008, 10:12 PM

Here is a better view of "wolfgang"

**Abbeys_Mom** · 08-04-2008, 10:14 PM

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fish/wolffish.php

Here's some info. Sound the same as the one you have?

**angelcakes** · 08-04-2008, 10:18 PM

whats its characteristics..........and diet?

**Yinzerfish** · 08-04-2008, 10:19 PM

Its hard to tel the description is rather vague and the picture doesn't resemble him. The one in the picture is shiny and scaly with totally different eyes. THis is what I mean, its not a wolf fish like that....driving me crazy

**smaug** · 08-04-2008, 10:21 PM

That is some type of sculpin,abbeys id looks somewhat correct but I dont think so.Im researching sculpins right now.

here is more
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/slimysculpin.html

**Yinzerfish** · 08-04-2008, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by angelcakes

whats its characteristics..........and diet?

hides alot, but sometimew will hang out in the open on the floor or mid level. He doesnt bother the baby convict, jewel, Oscar, kompressicept or Plecos.

He downs tons of goldfish. That is all that I have seen him eat. Oh and he must have eaten our baby pacu because it is gone.

He ambushes and pretends to be a log. He looks upside down at first glance as well. awesome fish.