Silver Shark
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Scientific Name: Balantiocheilos melanopterus Price: Upon Request Origin: Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra Family: Cyprinidae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
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Other Names: Silver Shark, Tri Color Shark |
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Technical Info
Temperature: 25 - 27 ℃
pH: 6.9 - 7.4
GH: 6 - 10
Max size: 36 cm
Min Tank size: 500 Ltr
Position in Aqua: No special swimming level
Description
Peaceful schooling fish that can be kept together with smaller fishes. He needs a lot of free swimming space. The aquarium should be set up with plants on the sides and background, roots and driftwood. They should not be kept unless you have a very large aquarium They spend a lot of its time searching for food in the bottom substrate and a fine grained sandy bottom substrate is therefore to be preferred.
Food
He is omnivorous. You should give them a great variety of live, frozen and dry food.
Breeding
Not in captivity
Compatible with
Barbs, Danios, Gouramis, Rainbowfish, Loaches, Plecos, one Rainbow Shark, one Red Tailed Shark
Note
Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals