Feeding Silver (bala) Sharks (medium Size)

[faithless1294]

Hello
I bought 3 silver sharks today one is 5 1/2 inches another is 4 1/2 inches and the last one is 3 inches what would be the best to feed them Eg. live food, flake food .
Cheers

 

[erk628]

Hello
I bought 3 silver sharks today one is 5 1/2 inches another is 4 1/2 inches and the last one is 3 inches what would be the best to feed them Eg. live food, flake food .
Cheers

Try different things you will know what they like. There really not picky. There not a big fan of flakes though. I have two and I feed mine brine shrimp and beefheart (frozing).

 

[andywg]

A varied diet is best. Mine are a bit larger and eat anything including chopped muscles, whitebait, prawns, bloodworm, flakes, catfish pellets, floating carnivore sticks, cucumbers and any other veg. They truly are omnivores and eat anything that goes in the tank.

 

[tomo9]

try a mixture of things eg. flake for a few days and then live foods such as daphia,bloodworms and brineshrimp whitch are all high in protine

 

[Tiger Tiger]

Hello
I bought 3 silver sharks today one is 5 1/2 inches another is 4 1/2 inches and the last one is 3 inches what would be the best to feed them Eg. live food, flake food .
Cheers

Just out of interest as i am thinking of getting some how much did you pay for them...Many thanks

 

[faithless1294]

Thanks every one for your help.
What other fish are good to go in with them?
oh and when they get to full size 12-13in what size aquarium should they be in they are in a 46g tank at the moment

 

[Nina]

I would prefer to put them in at least a 6x2x2 although other people on here would possibly say that they could be kept in smaller tanks. They like to be able to stretch their fins and therefore they need a tank that allows them to be able to do this.

They are peaceful fish and can be keep with fish or similar size/shape with no problems. Ours are with chalceus, limas, plecs, cigar sharks, bush fish, catfish - see my profile and they are fine.

 

[faithless1294]

Thanks for help
there in a tank 60Lx18Hx12D thats in inches so 5x1 1/2x1

 

[Nina]

That should be fine for now although I would want to upgrade them at some when you have the money/space/time etc. As long as the tank is fairly open and they have swimming space.

The original we had was purchased nearly 3 years ago at about at a shade under 2 inches. He is now 7-8 inches. He reached 6 inches within about a year and the other inch or two has taken two years.

Like most fish they reach half grown fairly wuickly and then slow down until they reach their maximium size.

 

[faithless1294]

Oh and at the mo they are in a tank with 3 angel fish 2 plecs 2 blue acaras 2 gouramis are these fish ok with silvers? Will they be ok with the fish when they get to full size??
Cheers for all help

space, money and time is not a probelm its just finding the right tank.
would they benifit from a larger tank at this point in time would they grow any quicker with the space?
Cheers

 

[Nina]

Would say yes on the plecs.

I say say guess so on the angels and gouramis and no idea on the acaras. Hopefully someone else will be able to say yes/no to these fish.

They probably have enough room at the moment, so just as and when you feel like it. If you find the tank and you have the space and money to set it then you may as well. Lets face it we all like having more space.

 

[faithless1294]

What would be the minium size for a fish to put with the silvers when they get to full size?

 

[puddle_inc]

i always heard most of those sharks like that like small live foods, like adult brine shrimp, and white worms, and pretty much any live food they can chase. not for sure, but atleast thats what i've heard. sorry i wasn't much help...

 

[Nina]

They have pretty small mouths and they are not agressive so it would be unlikely to take down a fish.

I would say a pretty safe bet would be as long as the fish is no less than 2 inches it should be fine.

Just bear in mind that you might get a nutty fish so you must be prepared to re home the smaller fish if need be.

 

[faithless1294]

Oh ok i think my friend said that a fully grown silver shark could take down a fully grown male betta but if they dont then ok.
would frozen or live food be best to feed them on?
thanks for all your help