Red Tail Black shark
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Scientific Name: Epalzeorhynchos bicolor Price: Upon Request Origin: Thailand Family: Cyprinidae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
Technical Info
Temperature: 25 - 29 ℃
pH: 7.3 - 7.7
GH: 8 - 12
Max size: 12 cm
Min Tank size: 200 Ltr
Position in Aqua: No special swimming level
Description
This fish is very intolerant to species of their own kind, do you should keep him solitaire. When you keep them together with Discus or Angelfish they make a lot of problems. You should plant the aquarium very densely because they need hiding places.
Food
They are omnivorous. You should give them a great variety of live, frozen and dry food.
Breeding
Although it has been bred in the aquarium, spawnings are rare because of its aggressive nature toward its own kind.
Compatible with
Barbs, Danios, Gouramis, Rainbows, a school of Loaches, Plecos, one Red Tailed Shark
Note
Its aggressiveness seems to increase with age, and may be minimized with a larger aquarium and plenty of hiding places.