What fish can you put with silver shark? Bala sharks are peaceful fish that can be housed with
other medium-to-large, peaceful fish
. Don’t house them with aggressive or carnivorous fish like neon tetras. Don’t add non-fish species like shrimps and crabs to a bala shark tank, because they are known to eat crustaceans.
Can I keep bala shark with goldfish?
Despite its shark-like appeareance,
this species shares a closer genetic affinity with goldfish than true sharks
. They can thrive in specific types of community aquariums, with some important caveats in mind.
Why do my silver sharks keep dying?
One of the leading reasons Bala Sharks die prematurely in home aquariums is
their tendency to leap out of the water
. Balas are graceful, powerful swimmers but when they get spooked, they would jump in a blink of an eye. In the wild, jumping makes for an excellent defense mechanism.
How fast do silver sharks grow?
They actually grow quite fast and in
as little as a month
some have experienced them growing 1-4 inches.
How big do silver sharks grow?
Appearance and anatomy. These fish have a silver body with black margins on their dorsal, caudal, anal, and pelvic fins. They have big eyes to find and catch their prey. The bala shark will grow to a
maximum length of 35 cm (14 in)
.
At first, the rainbow sharks might just chase them away, butut after a while,
the rainbow sharks might start to injure or even eat the guppies
. Rather than guppies, consider these fish to live with your rainbow sharks instead: Zebra danios. Dwarf neon rainbowfish.
- Rasboras.
- Danios.
- Gouramis.
- Loaches (this can be dicey if you have a particularly aggressive rainbow shark but it’s usually fine)
- Rainbowfish.
Here are some possible Red Tail Shark tank mates:
Neon Tetra
.
Bala Shark
.
Well I had kept a pair of mono angels, tin foil Barb, Bala sharks and severum with my parrot fish. But you can keep almost anything if the fish tank is big enough and you feed them well often. Still
the best tank mates are giant gourami, arowanas, sharks, Oscars and last one my favorite fire mouth
…
They are larger than the Oscar fish, which means that they will not be threatened by these fish. As these fish are shoaling fish, it means that you should keep more of them together.
Ideally, 4 or 5 of bala sharks together would be great.
Keeping Bala Shark Together
Bala Sharks are natural schooling fish so they must be kept in groups of at least 4. Around 6 kept together will work best. Generally these fish are peaceful but
a lonely Bala Shark can become aggressive towards other fish and extremely stressed
.
Bala Shark Diet and Feeding
This species is an omnivore that is not fussy about what it eats. Bala sharks accept
flake foods, pellets, freeze-dried and frozen foods
. They also voraciously accept live foods, including Daphnia, bloodworms, brine shrimp, mosquito larvae, and tubifex worms.
The largest specimens of this species can reach a
length of 4 feet and a weight of 96 pounds
. That is the length of a 55- to 75-gallon tank and the weight of a small human packed into a torpedo-shaped, well-muscled fish.
The smallest is the
dwarf shark
(Squaliolus laticaudus), which gets to about 8 inches (20 cm) in length, while the largest is the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), which reaches about 50 feet (15 m) in length.
Mollies are colorful and playful tropical fish that
can live with a red-tailed shark in a large community tank
. They are large enough that they do not fit into a red-tailed shark’s mouth and become a quick meal.
Rainbow sharks, Red tail sharks and Albino sharks (Pangasius catfish) all grow huge and are quite aggressive.
They would harass the guppies and eat them if they are small enough
.
No, you can’t keep a rainbow shark with a betta
. Even though bettas are top-dwellers and rainbow sharks are bottom-dwellers, both species are known to be highly territorial and aggressive.
Rainbow Shark (Epalzeorhynchos frenatum)
In captivity, rainbow sharks are peaceful, colorful schooling fish that are great for active community tanks and
one of the best tiger barbs tank mates
. They get along with most other species of similarly-sized barbs, danios, and tetras.
No, two rainbow sharks cannot live together
. Rainbow sharks are highly territorial and aggressive. Additionally, they naturally lead solitary lives in the wild, so they don’t tolerate fellows of their species well. In general, you should only keep one rainbow shark in a tank, especially if you’re a novice fishkeeper.
