red tail shark

[Chelseachuy]

i just got one today and he is already beautifully colored dark black and red tail.. i have another one and he's a lot duller in color and smaller too if that matters.

 

[allaboutfish]

pics plz? and what size tanks are these?

 

[Chelseachuy]

its a 10 gallon. cant seem to get a good pic with my cell =/

 

[Rosenweiss]

its a 10 gallon. cant seem to get a good pic with my cell =/

I hate to break it to you, but if I don't someone else will... :-/ 10g is really not a proper size for a red-tail shark... they need 55g, and that's a minimum...

If I were you, and you don't have to take this advice, but I would return it to the pet store or give it (or sell it) to someone with a bigger tank.

Your shark will thank you...

 

[Chelseachuy]

can light affect the coloring also? i have like a standard light that came with the topfin tank setup

 

[Chelseachuy]

figured that my bf picked them out.

 

[allaboutfish]

yea but you could get a dwrf puffer or betta if you wont something kind of aggressive for a 10.

but really the sharks will kill eachother plus will die a stunted life

 

[Chelseachuy]

interesting. what is a dwarf puffer? i never even seem them in the petstore

 

[Rosenweiss]

figured that my bf picked them out.

Ahhh, well... I'm sorry to hear that, I hope you can work it out.

 

[allaboutfish]

they are a brackish fish meaning they need some salt to live and here's a link

Green Spotted Puffer Fish

 

[Mr. Limpet]

they are a brackish fish meaning they need some salt to live and here's a link

Green Spotted Puffer Fish

10g is much to small for a GSP and you need a ton of filtration because they're messy eaters and poop like goldfish.

 

[Chelseachuy]

do you anything about the balloon ram? i saw one today and it was very small. and almost looked like an angel fish

 

[allaboutfish]

really most sites recomend them in a 10 some even say 5

 

[Chelseachuy]

i saw a sites that said ilke 30 for them.

 

[Bettababe1011]

really most sites recomend them in a 10 some even say 5

That's just sad. GSP's grow to about six inches.

 

[allaboutfish]

ok so the need more then a 10 mostly a 20 nvmd but you could still get a betta

 

[Chelseachuy]

someone please tell me about the balloon ram! i was so fascinated by it lol

 

[Mr. Limpet]

really most sites recomend them in a 10 some even say 5

Dwarf puffers maybe, but not GSP they get up to 6 inches as adults. I'm cycling a tank for a pair and have done a lot of research on them. Like goldies, the recommendation is 20 for the first (15 minimum) and 10 for each additional. I'm doing a 29g which is tight for the pair, but I have a Fluval 305 canister and it's rated for 75g so they should be OK. If not I'll upgrade them to a 37 tall in a couple years.

EDIT: They're also brackish water ONLY and don't let anyone tell you different if you care about the fish you keep.

 

[Chelseachuy]

Dwarf puffers maybe, but not GSP they get up to 6 inches as adults. I'm cycling a tank for a pair and have done a lot of research on them. Like goldies, the recommendation is 20 for the first (15 minimum) and 10 for each additional. I'm doing a 29g which is tight for the pair, but I have a Fluval 305 canister and it's rated for 75g so they should be OK. If not I'll upgrade them to a 37 tall in a couple years.

what is gsp? newbie here lolol

 

[allaboutfish]

did the balloon ram look like this

Fish Profile for Blue Ram, Balloon Ram, Butterfly Cichlid, German Blue Ram, German Ram, Gold German Ram, Golden Ram, Singapore Ram (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Apistogramma ramirezi, Microgeophagus ramirezi, Papilochromis ramirezi)