ARGH- What's going on?

[JoWooD]

Is there any possible way to keep a group of sharks with caution? I've read that plenty of decor must be provided but I'm not sure. Right now its shark haven in my tank. I've got 1 RTS who's causing all the problems. Then I have an albino RTS, and two Rainbow sharks who are getting harassed. Thankfully all it is chasing. I think the albino was nipped once.

How about three RTS? Could that work with caution?

AND what about gouramis? I've got 2 gold gouramis that chase like theres no tomorrow. I thought it was best to keep them in pairs? What's wrong with these two? They also chase my zebra loaches sometime, I think its because there of similiar color but I'm not sure.

Any comments, suggestions or answers are appreciated.
Thanks,
-Joe

 

[Zezmo]

How big is the Tank? Everything I have seen says only keep 1 shark per tank. As for Gouramis, you should try and ID thier Sex. If you have 2 males that is a less compatable pair than a M/F pair. More likely a M/F/F trio is even better.

 

[Devilishturtles]

I've got 1 RTS who's causing all the problems. Then I have an albino RTS, and two Rainbow sharks who are getting harassed. Thankfully all it is chasing. I think the albino was nipped once.

How about three RTS? Could that work with caution?

The general rule with RTS is one per tank, or 6 or more. And...unless you have a rather large tank 6 RTS isn't plausible. I would return all but one of the sharks if I were you. That is probably the only way you will resolve the problem.

AND what about gouramis? I've got 2 gold gouramis that chase like theres no tomorrow. I thought it was best to keep them in pairs? What's wrong with these two? They also chase my zebra loaches sometime, I think its because there of similiar color but I'm not sure.

Same thing with gouramis. One per tank, unless you have a large tank. They should always be solitary, unless you can get a male/female pair. With 2 males, there will be definite fighting(unless you have wimpy, non-territorial males ) Return one of them, and you will see the agression dissipate.

Good luck. 8)

 

[meateater540]

My male dwarf blue gourami killed one of its female counterparts. So now its alone in there, and the red phantoms are chasing it around.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Another thing to think about with sharks, is you need space, and lots of hiding places. Also, if you want to have more than 1 shark, you need to get a school of only 1 type, say 8 or 10. And only have them in the tank with maybe a couple algae eaters. If you are wanting to have different sharks, then separate tanks is the way to go, have 1 with red tails, one with rainbows, and 1 for albinos. Not too sure if you could mix the rainbows with the albino rainbows, haven't read anything on it. I had my sharks together for a while, with minimal harrassing, but again, I got tons of hiding places. I had my bala, rainbow, albino, and red tail together with other fish with no problems. I got a bunch of driftwood, java moss, rock caves, and a hollow log. But now my red tail is on it's own in a 20G tank, but the rainbows and bala are still together. The bala is the mellowest of them all, the rainbow is semi-agressive, and the albino just keeps to himself.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

I think my rainbow is probably the coolest, he goes wherever he wants, does anything he wants. What a character. About the only fish he bothers most is the CAE's when they get too close to his hollow log.