stocking a 50 gallon!

[COM]

I happen to be a John fan as well, and I agree about the loaches. They don't grow particularly quickly. I have successfully kept them in a 55 gallon tank for over 8 years without a problem; I think that you can do the same with a 50 gallon.

Also, I had no idea what "RTBS" was supposed to be either. While I support the use of abbreviations where appropriate, I would suggest that we stick to a standard style. That looks like this:

I was thinking about buying a Red Tailed Black Shark (RTBS) for my 50 gallon tank. What do you all think? Is a RTBS too big for that tank?

[JustOneMore20]

How about we get the thread back on topic and stop picking at people's posts.


tenaj-6 feel free to ask more questions.

If people want to use abbreviations, let them. If you don't know what it means.....ask. Simple as that. I don't understand abbreviations or some slang words sometimes, so I just ask what they meant. No need to start an argument.

[welchrock]

Surprised no one has mentioned this yet but I've never heard or read of Red-Tailed (Black) Sharks getting 8-10 inches as John stated. I had one for nearly a year and it seemed to stop growing at about 4 inches.

While it was a while back, I don't think I would have ever bought it had I been told/read that it got that large.

[COM]

Perhaps there is more than one kind of Red-tailed Black Shark.

In my book, the 'RTBS' listed is Epalzeorhynchus bicolor. It is sourced from Thailand and is reported as up to 4 3/4 inches or 12 cm.

I know that I have seen a much larger, similarly shaped and patterned fish in a 15,000 gallon display tank at my LFS. I'm not sure what it is.

[tenaj-6]

sorry ive been offline for a bit.
the clowns are 1 inch or so. i heard that they grow about an inch a year. is this true and what size should i be moving them to a bigger tank?? my 50 gallon is home made and is 39" long (1 meter).
oh yea and ive been researching the size of the red tailed black shark and it seems to be 6 to 7 inches. will my 50 gallon be big enough

[lohachata]

things to consider......yes;clown loaches grow about 1 inch per year.so it will be many years before you will need to get a larger tank.just make sure you do your weekly water changes.
as for the red tail sharks..just one kind as far as i know..the books are not always right.my Baensch atlas says that lohachata(yo yo)
loaches only get to be 2 3/4 inches..i don't think so..this is one of my loaches..


actually measured out at 6 inches..i have seen many red tail sharks that were 7-8 inches..but you need to look at the structure of the fish..they have a sharply forked tail.that means a fast swimming open water fish.so at some point they will need a nice long tank to cruise in..but for the time being,you should be just fine.

[hacket]

How can you people get so off subject? I find it kind of amusing to watch....

tenaj-6 - This isn't how most of us are. Don't worry

[shade2dope]

Speaking of getting off subject.Your post had nothing to do with what was asked aka offsubject.I you belive sometimes(alot of the time )Things are not how they are wrote in the books or the internet.I trying to find a book that had some unless info that was just wrong but I may have thrown it away.At 6-7 inch you should be fine with the rtbs.