Emergency ! Poor red-tailed black shark

maxpayne_lhp · 01-30-2005, 07:55 AM

Help! My red-taied sharky looks really terrible now! Maybe cause one of the other red-tailed has picked on him. Are they agressiviely territoral? If yes, I'd think I should move him to my pond. Well why? I've been keeping these guys for half a year and nothing has ever happed!
Here's his photo Pooooorrr himmmmm!

NOTES: I keep 4 of them. One seems to be the leader, always chases this guy and the Bala as well

But the Bala are so big, they come to no harm.
Thanks alot!

joe kool · 01-30-2005, 08:08 AM

Max
that's a rainbow shark and yes they are Highly territorial with each other. Red-tailed and rainbows both .. heck black sharks too for that matter for some reason usually they just can't stand the sight of each other especially as they get bigger ( 2-3" )

I'd seperate them but the beat up one might not fair too well being moved. If you move him be sure to properly acclimate him just as if you were bringing him home from the store. People usually forget to aclimate in thier own systems forgetting that each tank is it's own eco system. much more similar than the pet stores tank to your tank but still diffrent unless they are all tied to a central filtering system

peace

maxpayne_lhp · 01-30-2005, 08:20 AM

Rainbow shark? ooopss, I don't even know that!

Well, thanks! It's just my Koi pond, will he go on well there? He'll soon DIE here! Hmm... while writting this, they're still chasing out there! Gotta move one tomorrow morning!
Thanks! I'm going looking up for more detail on Google about the rainbow shark.
Thanks again!

joe kool · 01-30-2005, 08:34 AM

how big are you KOI???

They'll probably eat him!! If you can I'd net him up till tomorrow unstead of leaving him in there to get beat on all night. jus tput the net in the tank and have the fisn in the net with the lid closed so the net don 't fall out over night

net at the top so the fish can't swim out but still in the water

put some gravle in the net to hold it open more and maybe a small plant if you have one to keep him from stressing too much

GOOD LUCK!

maxpayne_lhp · 01-30-2005, 08:45 AM

Thanks! Well, the kois aren't big, as I bough it as juvenile ones, so they're still 'babies' now! The guppies at that place just leave well and give birth to new generation, too! Oooppss, when the kois grow up, I won't know how to handle! :S
Thanks for the net tric. Are these guys nocturnal? Hmm... anyway, I'll need to isolate them as soon as possible! Thanks!

joe kool · 01-30-2005, 05:12 PM

not so much nocturnal BUT will bug the heck out of each outher till one of them can't anymore (floats to the top, belly up

)

I'd talk to the person at the LFS and ask why they let you get 2 fish that won't get along and most probbably kill each other!

01-30-2005, 07:55 AM	#1
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Emergency ! Poor red-tailed black shark Help! My red-taied sharky looks really terrible now! Maybe cause one of the other red-tailed has picked on him. Are they agressiviely territoral? If yes, I'd think I should move him to my pond. Well why? I've been keeping these guys for half a year and nothing has ever happed! Here's his photo Pooooorrr himmmmm! NOTES: I keep 4 of them. One seems to be the leader, always chases this guy and the Bala as well But the Bala are so big, they come to no harm. Thanks alot! __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

01-30-2005, 08:08 AM	#2
joe kool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 586	Re: Emergency ! Poor red-tailed black shark Max that's a rainbow shark and yes they are Highly territorial with each other. Red-tailed and rainbows both .. heck black sharks too for that matter for some reason usually they just can't stand the sight of each other especially as they get bigger ( 2-3" ) I'd seperate them but the beat up one might not fair too well being moved. If you move him be sure to properly acclimate him just as if you were bringing him home from the store. People usually forget to aclimate in thier own systems forgetting that each tank is it's own eco system. much more similar than the pet stores tank to your tank but still diffrent unless they are all tied to a central filtering system peace __________________ A conglomeration of cichlids from all over living happily in my "melting pot" of tanks. Breeding: currently nothing ... I've just been released from my one year sentence in Korea I'm back in the states!!!! Florida to be exact, so if your in the pan handle area hit me up current Fry: see above tanks: Just set up my first "fish" tank, cichlids of course 100 gal and still have the 20L planted with CRS although most of my plants didn't survive the wife's care.

01-30-2005, 08:20 AM	#3
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Re: Emergency ! Poor red-tailed black shark Rainbow shark? ooopss, I don't even know that! Well, thanks! It's just my Koi pond, will he go on well there? He'll soon DIE here! Hmm... while writting this, they're still chasing out there! Gotta move one tomorrow morning! Thanks! I'm going looking up for more detail on Google about the rainbow shark. Thanks again! __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

01-30-2005, 08:34 AM	#4
joe kool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 586	Re: Emergency ! Poor red-tailed black shark how big are you KOI??? They'll probably eat him!! If you can I'd net him up till tomorrow unstead of leaving him in there to get beat on all night. jus tput the net in the tank and have the fisn in the net with the lid closed so the net don 't fall out over night net at the top so the fish can't swim out but still in the water put some gravle in the net to hold it open more and maybe a small plant if you have one to keep him from stressing too much GOOD LUCK! __________________ A conglomeration of cichlids from all over living happily in my "melting pot" of tanks. Breeding: currently nothing ... I've just been released from my one year sentence in Korea I'm back in the states!!!! Florida to be exact, so if your in the pan handle area hit me up current Fry: see above tanks: Just set up my first "fish" tank, cichlids of course 100 gal and still have the 20L planted with CRS although most of my plants didn't survive the wife's care.

01-30-2005, 08:45 AM	#5
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Thanks! Well, the kois aren't big, as I bough it as juvenile ones, so they're still 'babies' now! The guppies at that place just leave well and give birth to new generation, too! Oooppss, when the kois grow up, I won't know how to handle! :S Thanks for the net tric. Are these guys nocturnal? Hmm... anyway, I'll need to isolate them as soon as possible! Thanks! __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

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01-30-2005, 05:12 PM	#6
joe kool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 586	Re: Emergency ! Poor red-tailed black shark not so much nocturnal BUT will bug the heck out of each outher till one of them can't anymore (floats to the top, belly up ) I'd talk to the person at the LFS and ask why they let you get 2 fish that won't get along and most probbably kill each other! __________________ A conglomeration of cichlids from all over living happily in my "melting pot" of tanks. Breeding: currently nothing ... I've just been released from my one year sentence in Korea I'm back in the states!!!! Florida to be exact, so if your in the pan handle area hit me up current Fry: see above tanks: Just set up my first "fish" tank, cichlids of course 100 gal and still have the 20L planted with CRS although most of my plants didn't survive the wife's care.

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