Red tailed shark

**Chris11** · 01-22-2006, 04:40 AM

I just got a red tail shark about 8 hours ago. I have placed it in and it goes crazy and whenever the light is on it hides but when i turn it off it swims around.

**Full3R** · 01-22-2006, 04:54 PM

Yeah Red-Tail Sharks dont actually like bright lights to much so its normal and once he settles in he'll come out with the light on more often

**William** · 01-22-2006, 09:23 PM

Full3R is right. Adding a few caves and other dark hiding places might also help calm it down.

**Full3R** · 01-23-2006, 04:16 AM

William is also right, the more hiding places there are the safer it will feel because it knows that if it needs to hide theres a cave near by

**nick_cave** · 01-23-2006, 09:01 AM

Agree with both William and Full3R, i sugest you add a black bottom filling because it will emphasis the colors in your shark, dont forget to feed him when you put your tank's ligths out, and let the room lights on, that's enough for you to see if he feeds, and for him to explorer his new domains.

Also the colors in your sharck may be an indicator of how good he/she is feeling, in your setup.

**mark** · 04-08-2006, 04:14 PM

i had a red tail he was mean so i put him with cichlids and they were ok but when i woke up he was missing...

**William** · 04-08-2006, 06:15 PM

Sorry to hear that. Was he very small with large cichlids?
any chance he is just hiding?

**DemonShark** · 04-08-2006, 06:43 PM

lol maybe he was trying to come get revenge on you mark sneaking out of his tank to get you jk tho. Im planning on getting a redtailed shark too will he grow lager than bout 5 in.?