can i put a rd tail shark with angels??

[cyane]

i need to know is it possible to put a red tail shark withangels and platies and swordtails?? how big do they get?? what do they eat?? any help would be nice. thanks again. kelly

[jeffs99dime]

what size tank do you have?

[Incredulous_Ed]

If you have a very large aquarium, with plenty of hiding spaces, You can put a red-tailed shark in there. rd sharks are aggresive with there own kind and other similar shaped fish, so only keep one. The rd shark won't be very aggresive if you have alot of hiding places and it has plenty of space. the rd shark will eat most foods greedily, but you have to feed it some plant matter every once in a while if you want it to display its best color. They grow to 6 inches if keep them in a very large tank and take good care of them.

[jman]

make sure the tank is at least 100gallons or more.

[jeffs99dime]

yes. you need a very large tank for that

[Drumachine09]

Redtailed sharks, in my experiance, are also fin nippers. And as far as the agression goes, add it to your tank 1 week or so before your other fish so it can establish its territory and be comfortable with their surroundings. Hope it helped!

[cyane]

is a 55 gallon long.

[Severus]

is a 55 gallon long.

If you get a standard 55gal it is about 4 feet. Mine is

[Nautilus291]

i would say that is a little small.

[Lady Hobbs]

Angels, if possibly, should really be kept in their own community of just Angels. They are slow swimmers, slow eaters and like temps of 80's degrees and just do best with their own.

[jman]

Angels, if possibly, should really be kept in their own community of just Angels. They are slow swimmers, slow eaters and like temps of 80's degrees and just do best with their own.

i think they are o.k. as long as the fish they are kept with stay at the bottom or are bottom dwellers that way whatever they don't get from the food on the way down doesn't go to waste and they still get what they need. i don't see any that do good with angels even in big tanks like the one hear in Maryland in Barnes in Nobles they really aren't that good looking.

[newt0524]

the angels may be more prone to pick on the shark rather than vice versa.

as hobbs said, angels don't get along really with other fish.

newt