Ultimate Killer!

[harryman]

when i first got my tank more than 1 year ago all my fish were so happy but later on into the year i put a red finned white shark in. It had eaten more than 20 fish and was still after more do these have a reputation for killing other fish?
can you tell me what i should do with it?
it has killed my PARADICE FISH,my ANGEL FISH, and a BETTA SPLENDER
and all were bigger than shark

 

[WILDER]

Sorry, yes they are nasty how big is the tank.

 

[willtang3000]

they are one of the most territorial fish and will kill anything that will get into its space you will need lots of room and lots of hiding places and you could take it back to your lfs

 

[harryman]

my tank is 3ft long and about 2 ft high it has lots of cover and space

 

[WILDER]

Well the shark needs a 40gal tanks, so that's why you are having problems as they like a territory area and hiding space, i would see if you can rehome him.

 

[digital_run]

They can be pretty relentless....I had one in my 75gal and it had little trouble killing off a whole group of my TigerBarbs....But in the same tank I kept a pair of Keyhole cichlids which would seem to be more of a target, but he didn't give them the time of day and i still have the pair today. With any fish some have a foul temper while others can be docile and nothing but a good community fish. You lucked out like alot do (including me) and get a terror. Plus as the mean ones get bigger they tend to get worse. I'd either think of rehoming him, or getting tank mates that can deal with him. RTB's (white ones too) seem to better in semi-aggressive tanks...

Good Luck

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