Sharks

[Jo and Gra]

Saw some redtail shoarks today, and the silver shark....

both were about 2-3 inches long.........but

do they grow big?

how big??

Any advice?

Tank mates??

 

[GSD]

which redtail sharks do u mean
coz i have
ruby sharks which look identical or theres the
red tailed black sharks

 

[-*-MicHAeL-*-]

how big is your tank

 

[Jo and Gra]

both the red tail, or red finned......

and the normal silver shark....

tank is 21 gal.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Silver sharks AKA bala sharks get to about 12'' long and are schholing fish.

 

[CFC]

Most FW fish reffered to as sharks are Cyprinids and a few are catfish, the ones you saw are Cyprinids.

The silver sharks are more commonly known as Bala sharks and are only suitable for very large tanks, more info here http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=54527

Redtail sharks are very similar but slightly more aggressive to red finned or rainbow sharks, more info here http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=41902