geana_wolf Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Getting ahead of myself I havn't even got water in my tank yet....but...is a 38cmx38cmx75 cm tank going to be big enough for a Red Tailed Shark? I've read that they get quiet bigish (for me anyway). Also can they be put into a tank with tetrs? thanks guys Leah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Red Tailed Sharks, can be quite agressive apparently moreso towards smaller fish such as tetras so are probably not suited to community aquariums. At least not smaller ones anyway. Not sure about the tank size? I read the minimum size is 10 gallons which is about 37 litres. What kind of tank is it? Like Aqua One or something?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geana_wolf Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 no its a normal glass tank. 108 L it im figuring it out right. oh well cant get one of them then :-? (really want teras there so cute) i googled it should have done that first :oops: looks like they can jump pretty good too thanks leah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I have a Rainbow Shark which is similar to the Red Tailed Shark apart from that the Rainbow Shark has all red fins, rather than just the red tail. Even though they grow to the approximate same size (15cm) I saw it was suggested a minimum of 10 gal (37ish litres) for the Red Tail and 55 gal (208ish litres for the Rainbow Shark. Not sure why that is. I don't have a 208 litre tank, its only about 150ish and he seems to be doing fine. Originally had him in a little 37 litre tank by himself. :oops: He does get grumpy from time to time if any of his tank mates get in his territory, he will chase them out briefly, but thats all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deno Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 my rainbow likes to chase away other fish sometimes, seems to depend what sort of mood he's in. He's never hurt anything tho. In fact it's amusing to watch. Livens things up in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 my rainbow likes to chase away other fish sometimes, seems to depend what sort of mood he's in. He's never hurt anything tho. In fact it's amusing to watch. Livens things up in the tank. They are territorial fish. Mine has two places that he regards as "his". Watch out anyone who dares to stray into one of these two places. They'll be promptly chased out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 some loaches will give you similar animation with out the aggression levels. The red tail will take a while to get to a troublesome size. I have one because my daughter was determined she wanted one, and so it is happy pestering my malawi peacocks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Yeah thats true about the loaches, my two Zebra Loaches are nuts. So much for them being bottom feeders, they turn themselves nearly upside down trying to eat the flakes floating at the top. Apparently red tail sharks don't show the same level of aggression when placed with larger fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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