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Old August 14th 04, 01:51 PM
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I'd like to add an albino red tailed shark to my 75 gal planted tank. It is
a happy little community with heaps of fish and no problems. I already have
a red tailed shark about 3" long in the tank. What are my chances of adding
an albino without disturbing the peace? Would prefer info from people who
have actually tried the two types together, rather than just hearsay
evidence. Thanks.


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Old August 16th 04, 04:00 AM
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I have 1 of each in my 30 gallon and they are fine together since there are
lots of hiding places.

Along with the 2 sharks i have a blue acara, 5 tiger barbs, 5 rosey barbs, 2
flying foxes, 2 sevrums and a figure eight puffer.

The most aggression i get from the sharks is if the flying foxes move into
their territory, and then the shark will only chase it out then go on with
its business.

Saying this, my sharks are about 3" each, so who knows what will happen when
they get 5 or 6".

In your 75g, i would say go for it if you have hiding spots for them, they
can really livin up an aquarium.

I have a large castle, a cave, plumbing pipe and a treasure chest for them
to hide in. From my experience they don't care much for hiding in plants
since i have plenty of live plants and they still stick to the "toys".

Sean

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I'd like to add an albino red tailed shark to my 75 gal planted tank. It

is
a happy little community with heaps of fish and no problems. I already

have
a red tailed shark about 3" long in the tank. What are my chances of

adding
an albino without disturbing the peace? Would prefer info from people who
have actually tried the two types together, rather than just hearsay
evidence. Thanks.




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Old August 16th 04, 07:15 AM
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"Sean M" wrote in message
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I have 1 of each in my 30 gallon and they are fine together since there

are
lots of hiding places.

Along with the 2 sharks i have a blue acara, 5 tiger barbs, 5 rosey barbs,

2
flying foxes, 2 sevrums and a figure eight puffer.

The most aggression i get from the sharks is if the flying foxes move into
their territory, and then the shark will only chase it out then go on with
its business.

Saying this, my sharks are about 3" each, so who knows what will happen

when
they get 5 or 6".

In your 75g, i would say go for it if you have hiding spots for them, they
can really livin up an aquarium.

I have a large castle, a cave, plumbing pipe and a treasure chest for them
to hide in. From my experience they don't care much for hiding in plants
since i have plenty of live plants and they still stick to the "toys".

Sean


Well that's encouraging. Thanks Sean. I notice that my red tail shark gets
a bit cranky with the barbs, but it isn't what I would call serious
aggression. Just a bit of chasing, which is fine since the barbs like to
annoy the shark too.

My tank has lots of places for fish to do their own thing, so I will go
ahead and buy an albino. Thanks again for your contribution.


 




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