What fish to stock in a 40 gallon with rainbow shark?

[Astronomiii]

Hi,


I recently got the green light to set up a 40 gallon, and I really wanted to put a rainbow shark in there, however I am unsure who else to stock the rainbow shark with, as I want a good looking fish that can get along with my rainbow shark


Any help is appreciated

 

[Rocky998]

Hi,


I recently got the green light to set up a 40 gallon, and I really wanted to put a rainbow shark in there, however I am unsure who else to stock the rainbow shark with, as I want a good looking fish that can get along with my rainbow shark


Any help is appreciated

medium sized barbs, danios, or rasboras could work. Always remember to cycle your tank

 

[Astronomiii]

medium sized barbs, danios, or rasboras could work. Always remember to cycle your tank

Im not quite sure, what will look good in a 40 gallon and how many of them?

 

[Rocky998]

Im not quite sure, what will look good in a 40 gallon and how many of them?

Well, there are many types of them... Im going to be getting lambchop rasboras but for your 40g I'd do harlequin rasboras... There are also cherry barbs which look really pretty... These are just a FEW examples and I'd recommend researching on those different types of fish... And as for how many id say 9-11 of harlequin rasbora sized fish

 

[Caesar]

Boisterous tetra are another option, such as blueberry, Columbian, or bleeding heart tetra. Dwarf neon rainbowfish would also work. For centerpiece fish, three spot gourami, angelfish, kribensis, or leopard bush fish could all work. Of course, viability depends on the schooling fish you choose.

All schooling fish prefer larger schools and will look more effective in greater numbers too. For how many fish, that depends on the species and other tank mates you choose.

 

[Rocky998]

Boisterous tetra are another option, such as blueberry, Columbian, or bleeding heart tetra. Dwarf neon rainbowfish would also work. For centerpiece fish, three spot gourami, angelfish, kribensis, or leopard bush fish could all work. Of course, viability depends on the schooling fish you choose.

All schooling fish prefer larger schools and will look more effective in greater numbers too. For how many fish, that depends on the species and other tank mates you choose.

Not with the shark he has... Larger tetras are an option though... Rainbowfish will overstock the 40g with the shark

 

[Caesar]

Not with the shark he has... Larger tetras are an option though... Rainbowfish will overstock the 40g with the shark

Those are larger tetras and dwarf neon rainbowfish won't overstock a 40 gallon.

 

[Rocky998]

Those are larger tetras

I know but I was just emphasizing the larger part of that

 

[Rocky998]

dwarf neon rainbowfish won't overstock a 40 gallon.

They wouldnt if there wasnt a shark in there... to me thats overstocked.

 

[Ch4rlie]

Got to be careful stocking a tank with a Rainbow Shark, honestly I would not put in small fish like lambchop rasboras or anything similar in size as they would be stressed the entire time they can see the rainbow shark.

Definitely would not put in any plecos or catfish as the rainbow may bully them as it grows older.

I would get fish that can hold their own and are big enough not to be stressed by the rainbow, maybe tiger barbs?

 

[Caesar]

They wouldnt if there wasnt a shark in there... to me thats overstocked.

To avoid needlessly cluttering this post I'll stop arguing this, but I'll say that a fish that averages to the smaller end of 2.5"-3" is no different than the average barbs that would be recommended to pair with a rainbow shark.

 

[Rocky998]

Got to be careful stocking a tank with a Rainbow Shark, honestly I would not put in small fish like lambchop rasboras or anything similar in size as they would be stressed the entire time they can see the rainbow shark.

Definitely would not put in any plecos or catfish as the rainbow may bully them as it grows older.

I would get fish that can hold their own and are big enough not to be stressed by the rainbow, maybe tiger barbs?

Those would be good... Also I didn't recommend lambchops I said: "probably harlequin rasboras size and up"

 

[Rocky998]

To avoid needlessly cluttering this post I'll stop arguing this, but I'll say that a fish that averages to the smaller end of 2.5"-3" is no different than the average barbs that would be recommended to pair with a rainbow shark.

To me, even the tiger barbs are overstocking... When you have a large shark in the tank it takes up some space. 1 rainbow shark needs 30 gallons of water and rainbow fish (including dwarf species) need 30-40+ gallons of space.

 

[Naughts]

When you have a large shark in the tank it takes up some space. 1 rainbow shark needs 30 gallons of water and rainbow fish (including dwarf species) need 30-40+ gallons of space.

Is this the same fish that you are talking about?

Epalzeorhynchos frenatum – Rainbow Shark (Labeo frenatus, Epalzeorhynchus frenatus) — Seriously Fish

www.seriouslyfish.com

 

[Ch4rlie]

Is this the same fish that you are talking about?

Epalzeorhynchos frenatum – Rainbow Shark (Labeo frenatus, Epalzeorhynchus frenatus) — Seriously Fish

www.seriouslyfish.com

Yes, thats the SF site for rainbow shark, same species thats being talked about on this thread i believe.

Says needs a 120x45cm tank, those dimensions means this makes it a 60 gal US tank roughly.