Dixon1990 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hi everyone i was thinking about getting a rainbow shark albino or normal. But i have no idea if they will go well with my fishi got now?Can anyone tell me if they will be alright?My fish i got are in my signature. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hi i would say no as you have a few bottom dwellers already / rainbows can be quite feisty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 im thinking of selling my rainbow shark because the past few weeks he has been atacking my 3 d gouramis.... well 2 now because one is dead (i think because of stress of being atacked all the time ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 how big is he? And what do they go well with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I dont like them. Some owners manage to balance them in their aquarium with certain arrangements, but I just found them to be a pain in the butt, everything is theirs, and they're aimlessly territorial about it at times. They do eventaully get quite large too. Different people have different experiences, but the only tank I'd put a red tail shark (or rainbow) in is one of my cichlids tanks, because if they try anything they'll get a quick reminder of whos who. Would be fine with danios neons etc because they're quick fish, but gouramis, angels etc are a bit slow and once its settled in its likely to cause a problem, I've never had them with bristlenose or SAE etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 yea the neons and guppies are fine its just the d gouramis mine was fine for about 2 and a half months but now it is just getting more and more agressive mine is about 9-10 cm including tail he was about 6 including tail when i got him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowfax Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 mine were fine untill the got abit bigger then they went nuts picking on everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I used to have them too. My rainbow shark was not too territorial but the albino grew quite large, was very bossy, and eventually jumped out of the tank in the middle of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I can't see your sig so don't know what fish you have but I have a rainbow shark over a year old with 3 corys, 2 zebra loaches and a bunch of tetras. There is the occasional chasing but its very short, generally only to get them away from "his" food or out of his hidey hole. I used to have one with gouramis and platys, didn't go so well as they were in a very small tank together (this was before I knew about overstocking :oops: ) They are really cool fish though. If you do decide to get one, make sure your tank is big enough as they can grow to about 15cm I think. And also make sure you put in lots of hiding places. Oh and also make sure it is a Rainbow Shark and not a Red-Tailed Shark (the ones with just the red tail). They are apparently more aggressive than the Rainbow Shark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Ive got a tiny rainbow shark in with my malawi's and he doesn't pick on anything But he was given to me because he was causing trouble in a community tank.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I am with Spidersweb, I am not a fan either, nice looking fish when they grow older but major trouble makers :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 mine was so cool (ive sold him now) he was so active and when i did water changes he would come up and clean my hand :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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