bala/silver sharks

[HarryB]

what size tank would be recommended for 1 or 2 bala/silver sharks?

[skullduggery1]

Well,they are actually schooling fish,but if you want one or two then a 90 gallon minimum.

[HarryB]

ah okai cheers

[ScottishFish]

Balas are really beautiful fish, its a shame though that they get rather big, it limits most people having them :(

[Fishin Phil]

Just to give you an idea:

[ScottishFish]

Good picture for scale phil!

[Scrup]

They are also incredibly active. I would say nothing short of 6 feet long.

[ScottishFish]

Their breeding habits are not achievable in aquaria either, I read that the go alongside eachother bumping into eachother whilst one scatters eggs and the other fertilises them, but the would need an exceptionally long tank to do this, 5m+ probably

[vinodjbhatia]

A 5m tank would be so wonderful. With a school of bala sharks in them. I think when it comes to bala sharks its the footprint that is more important rather than just the volume of water. Not to say that you don't need a large tank, but bala sharks being active swimmers you would need a long tank to allow them enough room to swim around.