Can I Have A Silver Shark

[greg8593]

hey i have 12 or so guppy and 6 or so babys and a swordtail can i get 1 or 2 silver sharks and 1 more swordtail....well the gubby become food??

 

[gaz gun man]

I doubt it, silver sharks need to be in groups and, from memory, grow to about a foot long.

 

[greg8593]

what would be some good fish then?

 

[minxfishy]

Can you tell us the tank size so we can suggest suitable tankmates?

 

[Athena]

What size tank do you have?

 

[ox5477]

Yep, size of your tank is needed to recommend tankmates.

And yes, silver sharks or Bala's can grow 12"+ and need to be in shoals of 4 to 6. They are also active fish and can be jumpy so having atleast a 150G+ tank is recommened to give plenty of space

 

[greg8593]

i have a 6 gallon with the fish in it now but i have a 40 or a 45 1 of the to with nothing in it

 

[minxfishy]

So are you planning on transferring the guppies and swordtail to the 45G? Or leaving them where they are?

Oh also do you know the ph/hardness of your water?

 

[greg8593]

no the guppy and that r staying where they are and no i dont i just got the tanks and fish give to me a week ago

 

[minxfishy]

OK, I dont know how much you know on Fishless cycling, which obviously you cant do on the 6g as it has fish already in it and hopefully if given to you with the tank will already have an established filter. But I strongly recommend you have a read of this thread: http/www.fishforums.net/content/New-to-t...shless-Cycling/ as it will help you a great deal in keeping happy and healthy fish in the long term.

Whilst your tank is cycling, you could have a good read through the pinned topics on the forum about fish species, many with detailed descriptions including size and their requirements and what size tank is best for them, also how many of each species are needed for them to be happy.

Everybody here will be more than happy to help you with cycling your tank and advice on which fish you like. Read around the forum, it really is a good place and you will learn a lot here.