my rainbow sharks

[dannyweir]

I have jst bought 3 rainbow sharks for my communinty tank some people are sayn when thay grow up thay wil start fighting is it a gd idea to move them and wil this affect my other fish I have 1 female dwarf gourami 1 blue gourami 4 neon tetras 2 mollys 1 platy and 2 male kribs and a female krib and 1 catfish

 

[dannyweir]

This is my tank

 

[GodFan]

I have jst bought 3 rainbow sharks for my communinty tank some people are sayn when thay grow up thay wil start fighting is it a gd idea to move them and wil this affect my other fish I have 1 female dwarf gourami 1 blue gourami 4 neon tetras 2 mollys 1 platy and 2 male kribs and a female krib and 1 catfish

As the other thread stated yes it will cause issues. You need to rehome.

 

[Majbarsalona]

When I first got into the hobby the salesman sold me 3 red tail sharks because they would look "cool." Let's just say within a month 2 were dead and it was survival of the fittest. Ik rts and rainbow sharks aren't the same but their behavior is very similar

 

[dannyweir]

Thanks am going to give them to a friend with few tanks

 

[joemamauggly]

How big is your tank
Rainbow sharks are the more peaceful of the two but tend to get larger
In groups of 6-7 the fighting can be spread out enough for them to coexist but you need a large tank

 

[dannyweir]

My tank is 3 and a half feet by 1and a half feet not sure about gallons

 

[joemamauggly]

Ohhh well if you find it out let me know

 

[jcolon]

Thanks am going to give them to a friend with few tanks

Good move ... with multiple Rainbows and Red-tails you don't want to go there.
They'll tolerate each other as juveniles, then as they grow, their territorial aggression kicks in.

To house two / three would need a large tank with lots of territories set up via plants, DW and rocks. Even then there's no guarantees.

 

[joemamauggly]

Good move ... with multiple Rainbows and Red-tails you don't want to go there.
They'll tolerate each other as juveniles, then as they grow, their territorial aggression kicks in.

To house two / three would need a large tank with lots of territories set up via plants, DW and rocks. Even then there's no guarantees.

There's never a guarantee with these fish no matter what
I know how unpredictable the can be

 

[Gail]

I have 1 rainbow shark in my tank, they are very territorial. You WILL have issues.