number of fish

wingedjumper517 · 03-28-2005, 04:16 PM

Right now, I have a pictus catfish and black tipped catfish that are always together. Is that a good number, or do they need to be in a larger group, and if so, about how many?

Also, I have two rainbow loaches with three tiger barbs. These two groups sometimes are caught swimming together, but most of the time, the loaches are hiding together. Now, should I get another loach to make it a triple, as I heard that they do best in groups of three or more?

shev · 03-28-2005, 04:33 PM

what size tank? pictus like to school, so do tiger barbs. if anything I would get more tiger barbs.

are they rainbow sharks, or red tailed loaches? red tailed loaches grow to nine inches and like to fight with eachother.

wingedjumper517 · 03-28-2005, 06:30 PM

Thanks for your help. I have a 75 gal tank. I have other fish in there as well, so I prolly only have room to add about 5 more fish. Oh, and sorry, I have one rainbow shark and 2 clown loaches. Got a little mixed up there. I'm planning to keep the shark solo, since I guess they tend to be aggressive toward their own kind. Oh, and the blacked tipped catfish, as the pet store had him labeled, is really the black shark catfish.

Would adding two more tiger barbs be a good plan? I don't want to get too many catfish, since they do grow quite large, and the two different kinds of catfish (pictus & black shark) seem to swim together a lot.

shev · 03-28-2005, 09:19 PM

i think you have room to spare. you could get more tiger barbs, and another clown loach, they really like to group together, or more pictus.

but, black sharks get big, about 2 feet big, and can get pretty territorial. I'm not sure how well he will do with rainbow sharks and tiger barbs.

Lexus · 03-28-2005, 11:05 PM

ok now i am getting confused, what kind of shark catfish do you have?

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...p;TopCatId=954
does it look like this?

wingedjumper517 · 03-29-2005, 06:10 PM

Lexus, that picture looks a lot like my catfish, but the petstore did not have him as a Columbian, nor did he cost that much. He was only for like $4.00 or so. Actually, it says they are a.k.a. the black fin shark, so yeah, maybe it is the same. Petsmart had him as a black-tipped shark

Lexus · 03-29-2005, 06:22 PM

They have many names, silver tipped shark, shark catfish, columbian, black tipped shark, ect...
They are fine by themselves I had 2 and 3 at one point, a little more active with a buddy

shev · 03-29-2005, 07:07 PM

oh, those guys, i thought it was one o these http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Shark,%20Black.htm

wingedjumper517 · 03-29-2005, 07:28 PM

Sorry. I'm confused too. lol. But no, not a black shark. It's really a catfish, but the pet store called it a shark.

03-28-2005, 04:16 PM	#1
wingedjumper517 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 70	number of fish Right now, I have a pictus catfish and black tipped catfish that are always together. Is that a good number, or do they need to be in a larger group, and if so, about how many? Also, I have two rainbow loaches with three tiger barbs. These two groups sometimes are caught swimming together, but most of the time, the loaches are hiding together. Now, should I get another loach to make it a triple, as I heard that they do best in groups of three or more?

03-28-2005, 04:33 PM	#2
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	Re: number of fish what size tank? pictus like to school, so do tiger barbs. if anything I would get more tiger barbs. are they rainbow sharks, or red tailed loaches? red tailed loaches grow to nine inches and like to fight with eachother.

03-28-2005, 06:30 PM	#3
wingedjumper517 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 70	Re: number of fish Thanks for your help. I have a 75 gal tank. I have other fish in there as well, so I prolly only have room to add about 5 more fish. Oh, and sorry, I have one rainbow shark and 2 clown loaches. Got a little mixed up there. I'm planning to keep the shark solo, since I guess they tend to be aggressive toward their own kind. Oh, and the blacked tipped catfish, as the pet store had him labeled, is really the black shark catfish. Would adding two more tiger barbs be a good plan? I don't want to get too many catfish, since they do grow quite large, and the two different kinds of catfish (pictus & black shark) seem to swim together a lot.

03-28-2005, 09:19 PM	#4
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	Re: number of fish i think you have room to spare. you could get more tiger barbs, and another clown loach, they really like to group together, or more pictus. but, black sharks get big, about 2 feet big, and can get pretty territorial. I'm not sure how well he will do with rainbow sharks and tiger barbs.

03-28-2005, 11:05 PM	#5
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,404	Re: number of fish ok now i am getting confused, what kind of shark catfish do you have? http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...p;TopCatId=954 does it look like this? __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 6 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 11 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 1 Betta 2 Snails 15 Neon Tetras

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03-29-2005, 06:10 PM	#6
wingedjumper517 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 70	Lexus, that picture looks a lot like my catfish, but the petstore did not have him as a Columbian, nor did he cost that much. He was only for like $4.00 or so. Actually, it says they are a.k.a. the black fin shark, so yeah, maybe it is the same. Petsmart had him as a black-tipped shark

03-29-2005, 06:22 PM	#7
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,404	Re: number of fish They have many names, silver tipped shark, shark catfish, columbian, black tipped shark, ect... They are fine by themselves I had 2 and 3 at one point, a little more active with a buddy __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 6 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 11 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 1 Betta 2 Snails 15 Neon Tetras

03-29-2005, 07:07 PM	#8
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	Re: number of fish oh, those guys, i thought it was one o these http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Shark,%20Black.htm

03-29-2005, 07:28 PM	#9
wingedjumper517 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 70	Sorry. I'm confused too. lol. But no, not a black shark. It's really a catfish, but the pet store called it a shark.

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