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 Oct 4 2007, 07:33 PM
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arggghhhh! ive had just about enough of my red fin shark! hes taken to chasing my 7 neons around the tank and nipping their tail fins also i found on of my dalmations mollies dead on tuesday morning and it was fine when i "put them to bed" on monday night, i had to rehouse a silver shark(who was bigger than the reed fin!) as the red fin shark chased and nipped at him too, there doesnt seem to be any reason why he is doing this as he already has taken over half of the ship wreck in the tank and he comes out of there to chase the poor neons! we're thinking of selling him back to the fish shop unless anyone has any ideas on what to do?
thanks Melanie |
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Oct 4 2007, 11:15 PM
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 Not Over The Hill Yet. Tweety you are just a little cutie pie.  Group: Members Posts: 5194 Joined: 5-November 04 From: South Yorkshire, England. Member No.: 10177 |
How many gallons si the tank.
How many fish and which type. The red finned shark are aggressive, should research your fish before you buy them. |
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Oct 4 2007, 11:33 PM
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 I AM THE DUDE OF ALL FISH!!! Group: Members Posts: 1945 Joined: 28-November 06 From: bettendorf, IA usa Member No.: 26945 |
QUOTE(Lemonieex @ Oct 4 2007, 02:33 PM)  arggghhhh! ive had just about enough of my red fin shark! hes taken to chasing my 7 neons around the tank and nipping their tail fins also i found on of my dalmations mollies dead on tuesday morning and it was fine when i "put them to bed" on monday night, i had to rehouse a silver shark(who was bigger than the reed fin!) as the red fin shark chased and nipped at him too, there doesnt seem to be any reason why he is doing this as he already has taken over half of the ship wreck in the tank and he comes out of there to chase the poor neons! we're thinking of selling him back to the fish shop unless anyone has any ideas on what to do? thanks Melanie  the red fin or RTB, should never be kept with neons, they are very aggresive and will chase and nip at any other fish. the "silver shark" was probably a bala shark, witch gets to 14" long and needs a big tank. best to re home your RTB or the neons, it will lead to neons dieing. This post has been edited by afishdude: Oct 5 2007, 08:56 PM |
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Oct 4 2007, 11:36 PM
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Not Over The Hill Yet. Tweety you are just a little cutie pie. Group: Members Posts: 5194 Joined: 5-November 04 From: South Yorkshire, England. Member No.: 10177 |
I agree.
Bala sharks are a shoaling fish and need to be kept in groups, need tanks of 120 gallons. Red finned sharks and red tail sharks need 40 gallon tanks as they are territoral. |
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Oct 5 2007, 07:34 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 4-October 07 Member No.: 35904 |
QUOTE(Wilder @ Oct 4 2007, 07:36 PM) I agree. Bala sharks are a shoaling fish and need to be kept in groups, need tanks of 120 gallons. Red finned sharks and red tail sharks need 40 gallon tanks as they are territoral. Big fish in general-eat little fish if the opportunity arises-=-the red fin though not as bad as the red tail shark ,is aggressive and way to big to be with neons. |
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Oct 6 2007, 11:35 AM
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Newbie Group: Member Posts: 3 Joined: 1-May 07 Member No.: 31677 |
thanks to everyone for your replies we currently have the red fin shark in a nursery box and are ringing the lfs to see if they will rehome it for us over the weekend, all the fish in the tank are noticably happier and more relaxed now that they shark is in "quarantine" even the frog who had hid away since day one is out and about all the time now
 does anyone know if there is a website which lists what fish are compatible with others so i dont make this mistake again, thanks againMelanie |
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Oct 6 2007, 12:02 PM
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 Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 86 Joined: 2-August 06 From: Southampton, Hampshire, UK Member No.: 23449 |
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Oct 6 2007, 06:05 PM
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 Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have. Group: Members Posts: 3131 Joined: 12-September 05 From: Kansas Member No.: 15832 |
And, you can always ask on here about fish compatability, after all we're here to help.
My suggestion is usually to write down the fish you are interested in, research them either in our fish index or on google, then post your tank size, filtration, fish you already have, and what you would like to add.
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Oct 6 2007, 06:10 PM
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 Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 3267 Joined: 29-March 07 Member No.: 30673 |
QUOTE(Wilder @ Oct 4 2007, 06:36 PM) I agree. Bala sharks are a shoaling fish and need to be kept in groups, need tanks of 120 gallons. Red finned sharks and red tail sharks need 40 gallon tanks as they are territoral. seeing a fully grown bala shark myself, no, 120 gallons deffinately doesnt cut it for a shoal. |
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