Would A Rtbs Work Well In This Set Up?

[phishyphil]

Would a Red tailed Black Shark work with these fish?
The tank is a 300 litre 4 foot tank, planted with rocks and caves

1 Large Balloon Molly
1 Guppy
1 Sailfin Molly
10 Neon Tetras
2 Plecs
5 Rhombo Barbs
1 Dwarf Gourami
8 Bleeding Blue Tetras
10 Leopard Danios

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

No.

A Red Tailed Black Shark will go for almost everything in that tank set up- trust me, i've got one of them.

 

[markandhisfish]

agreed , altho with rtbs the worst aggro is usually dished out to fish that appear similar in terms of shape etc . the aggression tends to get worse as they mature . and they can , as mine did become downright evil . deffinately best housed with fish that can hold their own

 

[minnnt]

Rainbow/Ruby is a better option.

 

[markandhisfish]

yeah , my ruby shark was pretty mellow

 

[minnnt]

yeah , my ruby shark was pretty mellow

Mine too. Only sold him as i was wanting to go in a different direction. He was about 4-5" when i sold him and his colours were awesome! Never really like RTBS's.

 

[phishyphil]

so ruby/rainbow would be okay?

 

[matt_storey]

so ruby/rainbow would be okay?

i'd say so

 

[minnnt]

It would be a better option... you will only know if it is ok once you have added him.

 

[phishyphil]

It would be a better option... you will only know if it is ok once you have added him.

right will go and get one tommorrow

Will torpedo barbs be okay in here?

 

[minnnt]

You have a nice size tank for them, they're slow growing so a shoal of small ones will be excellent. They slow down too the older they get. Might not be a good idea having them with the shark though as the sharks don't like other fish with a similar shape.

 

[phishyphil]

You have a nice size tank for them, they're slow growing so a shoal of small ones will be excellent. They slow down too the older they get. Might not be a good idea having them with the shark though as the sharks don't like other fish with a similar shape.

ahhh okay, which one do you suggest?

 

[minnnt]

I would go with the denisonii's over the shark anyday, but they are VERY expensive!

 

[phishyphil]

yh like £10 for one at my lfs

 

[minnnt]

£11 at mine