Albino Rainbows

[james4]

i bought one of these today got any info on them and also can they go with flying fox

 

[jessicajersey]

albino rainbow shark?

 

[avirex]

hey i was gunna get one it was either the blue tipped black shark or the rtbs or the albino rainbow shark

i got the rtbs cus i wanted some red in the tank

 

[StAbbitt]

A lot of people will say that you shouldn't keep any other sharks with rainbows, but I think it can work and have seen it work if the tank is large enough with plenty of hidey spaces. As for the shark, mine is quite happy eating almost anything I give him. They need algae/veggie matter so make sure to supplement if there isn't enough algae growing in your tank. I also have found, at least with mine, that he gets stressed and loses fin color if the PH is lower than around 7.0.

Aside from all that, I have had my albino rainbow longer than any other fish and he(she?) has been very easy to deal with.

Good Luck!

 

[SamUK]

as with any sharks they need plenty of space.


they start small and friendly but they can get quite big given the right conditions and get very terrotorial when there older.

i found this especially with RTBS.

 

[james4]

can they go with a flying fox and red tailed shark as thats wat i have but i dont know yes albino rainbow shark?? my rtbd seems to chase it a little

 

[StAbbitt]

can they go with a flying fox and red tailed shark as thats wat i have but i dont know yes albino rainbow shark?? my rtbd seems to chase it a little

All of those sharks are territorial (the flying fox is a shark, too!), but can work if your tank is big enough with enough hidey spots. Each shark will need his own territory to be happy.

 

[SamUK]

they are terrotorial lil fish and its best to only have one type of shark in your aquarium.


i had 2 RTBS in my 80 gallon and they still kept fighting so i had to rehome one.



the tricky thing is they dont show any of this behaviour untill there a lil mature.

 

[james4]

well occasionly at feeding time the ff chases rtbs but ill keep watchibg and rehome them if ennoying