Red Tailled Black shark with Britle nose Pleco in 25G

leongreenway · 04-16-2005, 11:41 AM

Hi dudes,

I am guessing this is OK LFS said OK, but you never know.

RT Black shark and Britle nose Pleco be OK together ??

Simoriax · 04-16-2005, 11:57 AM

Your going to need something a lot bigger for the RTBS when he grows up

fishboy · 04-16-2005, 12:06 PM

never kept sharks or plecos for that matter but i think a RTBS needs 55 gallons min.

leongreenway · 04-16-2005, 12:19 PM

I will be getting a larger tank in 6mnths, I have been told a RTBS will be OK in minimum of 20G.
Hi is only 2 1/2 INc at MO and Plec is about 4INch

leongreenway · 04-16-2005, 12:26 PM

anyone feeling useful??

osteoporoosi · 04-16-2005, 12:35 PM

A bristlenose female would fit. The shark won't, it grows bigger, get at least a 60g.

**Cichlid Man** · 04-16-2005, 03:04 PM

I kept a red tailed black shark in a 20g tank before, but it didn't do it any favours. If you want something similar then a red fin shark would be your better option.
Also what other fish do you have?

leongreenway · 04-17-2005, 10:53 AM

hows that then,Red fin sharks get bigger

**fish_doc** · 04-17-2005, 10:57 AM

To answer your first question. Yes they will get along fine together. I have them in the same tank and they have been there for 3 yrs together.

leongreenway · 04-17-2005, 10:59 AM

Also as I pointed out in the previous post I AM GETTING A BIGGER TANK SOON. I wanted to know if the two species were compatible ??

**Cichlid Man** · 04-18-2005, 03:58 PM

Well red finned sharks are more likely to be less aggressive so thats that.

leongreenway · 04-19-2005, 10:12 AM

Really, ah i see

**Cichlid Man** · 04-19-2005, 03:46 PM

Number one I don't apretiate carcasm, and number two redtailed sharks and red finned sharks grow to about the same size anyway so thats another reason not to be so full of yourself. All we are trying to do is to help people who have a problem that they need solving so if you don't need any help then I suggest that this isn't the place for you.

04-16-2005, 11:41 AM	#1
leongreenway Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 238	Red Tailled Black shark with Britle nose Pleco in 25G Hi dudes, I am guessing this is OK LFS said OK, but you never know. RT Black shark and Britle nose Pleco be OK together ??

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fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,649	never kept sharks or plecos for that matter but i think a RTBS needs 55 gallons min. __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

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leongreenway Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 238	I will be getting a larger tank in 6mnths, I have been told a RTBS will be OK in minimum of 20G. Hi is only 2 1/2 INc at MO and Plec is about 4INch __________________ It's better to Burn out than to Fade Away !!

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leongreenway Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 238	anyone feeling useful?? __________________ It's better to Burn out than to Fade Away !!

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osteoporoosi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 633	Re: Red Tailled Black shark with Britle nose Pleco in 25G A bristlenose female would fit. The shark won't, it grows bigger, get at least a 60g. __________________ http://photobucket.com/albums/v640/osteoporoosi/

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04-16-2005, 11:57 AM	#2
Simoriax Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Norfolk, England Posts: 34	Your going to need something a lot bigger for the RTBS when he grows up

04-16-2005, 03:04 PM	#7
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,095	Re: Red Tailled Black shark with Britle nose Pleco in 25G I kept a red tailed black shark in a 20g tank before, but it didn't do it any favours. If you want something similar then a red fin shark would be your better option. Also what other fish do you have? __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

04-17-2005, 10:53 AM	#8
leongreenway Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 238	hows that then,Red fin sharks get bigger __________________ It's better to Burn out than to Fade Away !!

04-17-2005, 10:57 AM	#9
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,878 Blog Entries: 13	Re: Red Tailled Black shark with Britle nose Pleco in 25G To answer your first question. Yes they will get along fine together. I have them in the same tank and they have been there for 3 yrs together. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

04-17-2005, 10:59 AM	#10
leongreenway Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 238	Also as I pointed out in the previous post I AM GETTING A BIGGER TANK SOON. I wanted to know if the two species were compatible ?? __________________ It's better to Burn out than to Fade Away !!

04-18-2005, 03:58 PM	#11
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,095	Re: Red Tailled Black shark with Britle nose Pleco in 25G Well red finned sharks are more likely to be less aggressive so thats that. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

04-19-2005, 10:12 AM	#12
leongreenway Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 238	Really, ah i see __________________ It's better to Burn out than to Fade Away !!

04-19-2005, 03:46 PM	#13
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,095	Re: Red Tailled Black shark with Britle nose Pleco in 25G Number one I don't apretiate carcasm, and number two redtailed sharks and red finned sharks grow to about the same size anyway so thats another reason not to be so full of yourself. All we are trying to do is to help people who have a problem that they need solving so if you don't need any help then I suggest that this isn't the place for you. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

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