njparton said:
How do they get on?
I had 2 in a community tank and had to return one as it was bulying the other (slightly smaller) bala, especially at dinner time!
Thats why with any shoaling fish it is best to always buy at least 3 fish,fish like balas have pecking orders where the largest fish keeps all the others in check,if there is only two fish then all the attention is focused on the one fish so it becomes bullying,if you have the room then you should get at least another 2 balas,keeping one alone is cruel,but remember they get to around 13" when full grown so will need a tank of at least 75 gallons.
