red tail sharks

[Roop]

i recently purchased five of these guys. they are in a 55gal tank and are 1.5" each. they seem to be getting along ok but i read the profile about them. it says they don't like their own kind. does anyone thing i'll have problems?

 

[Twinbot]

yes

 

[Rob1114]

Yes, you're going to be in for absolute hell when those fish get a little older. They are said to gain their aggression as they mature.

 

[fishaddict]

Yeah i thiink youre in some trouble.

 

[Twinbot]

I guess, just to elaborate further, my first two fish were sharks. They seemed to function well together until they reached about 2.5 inches. Then the fighting began, and it went on until I bought an emergency 10 gal just to house one before it got killed (it had gone from black to brown, and the tail was almost translucent instead of bright red) ... stressed, I'd say! Now the largest one is in the 30 (at 3.5 inches) and getting quite a workout chasing my rosey barbs. The other is still at about 2.5 inches and very happy in the 10 gal with three albino cories and 5 apf's. I'm looking for a new home for the bigger one, and then I'll transfer the smaller into his spot. Hopefully by then I'll have my 75 gal set up, and peace may return to the sea. My advice to anyone getting into this hobby is DO NOT buy red-tailed sharks.

 

[shakedown]

Thinking of getting some

I was actually pondering getting one for my tank. I have a 55 gallon with 1 4" oscar and 4 chilids. Do you think they will get along? What if i were to buy a relatively small shark?

 

[vrmmmpshhh]

your one shark will be fine as long as they dont look similar to the red tailed shark such as albino sharks and sometimes flying foxes. Your 5 sharks will likely end up killing each other either physically or through stress.

 

[Twinbot]

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