Thanks for the advice, more required if possible?

[john5748]

Just a quick note to say many thanks to the few people I have already spoke to in one of the chat rooms for the advice on buying a test kit, I am pleased to report that the water was fine .

On another note though I bought two red tailed sharks from my local pet shop a few weeks ago and initially I thought that they were just been friendly with each other, chasing about in the tank but after reading some previous posts it would appear that the advice I was given in the pet shop, which was "buy two otherwise the single once will get lonely" was wrong ?

Have I made a mistake in putting these two fish in together, and to save me making this mistake again does anyone know where to get a compatibility chart which would show a newcomer what fish can live peacefully together in a community tank?

Look forward to learning more, making friends and not losing any more fish to the toilet !!

 

[William]

Moving this to a better forum.

 

[john5748]

Thanks,

I will look closer before I post next time .

 

[MAM]

I'm afraid you were given the wrong advice. They actually are not very tolerant of their own species and therefore do best as the only one. They will continue to have problems and display dominant and aggressive behavior. Your best bet is to rehome one, either in another tank or return him to the store.

 

[loafybones]

MAM is right, I'd take one back to the shop and swap it for a Flying Fox or something.

There's a good compatibility chart at www.fishinthe.net or you could ask at your LFS, mine gave me a brilliant one.

Hope this helps

 

[STEVIE00]

sorry to butt in

r the albino one as bad the the black ones

 

[john5748]

I would imagine they are the same but that is just my best guess, but an albino one would look pretty cool they must be rare though are they?

 

[STEVIE00]

no there very common my friend

 

[MAM]

They are all like that, rainbow sharks, albino rainbow sharks, and red tail black sharks. And as said, the albinos are actually quite common.