australien killifish, discus, angelfish, been there done that. werry easy fish to keep with others. IF they get to have the upper layer of water to get speed racing in when young. they get alot more quiet when they get older.

I know im late on commenting and seeing this video but Bala sharks can get bigger than a foot. I used to have bala sharks growing up. Our Bala grew to be about 15 inches in size

I did too lol thankful our uncle has a koi pond. Right now our bala shark lives with common pelco bottom feeder and two koi fish. We have a 55 gal but they are only an inch and thin right now lol the shark and koi are same size. Im screwed 😔

@@houghtone96 hahahaha... I bought myself some Pacu too years ago. At the time the size is cute, what I didnt know is, that dude grow into size of a plate. I gave it to my friend that has pool for fish

Exactly! I had no IDEA one would get so BIG! When we bought it, it was SO tiny! It was only about 2 inches long - IF THAT! I got the tiniest one in the tank (the "RUNT"). 😅 It got up to almost 8 INCHES LONG! One morning I got up and he was floating, belly side up. I was DISTRAUGHT! I put it in the bathtub and kept swishing my hands back and forth to create oxygen bubbles for it. It started to swim again. I was so relieved. My husband, I & kids took off to Wal-Mart to get a new aerator, air pump, tubing, etc. to make SURE he was getting PLENTY of oxygen. We RUSHED back home ~ only to find "JAWS" on his back again - floating. We swished and swooshed our hands over and over, but nothing. We kept swishing while my husband got all the new equipment hooked up and going, then we put him back in the tank. He, eventually, rolled over and began to swim. He even ate good that night. Next morning, Jaws was belly up again. Unfortunately, that was his very last swim. 😢 I was so sad. I'd had him for SEEEEEEEVERAL years! And I had a silver dollar fish that I'd gotten at the same time as Jaws that was about as big as a nickel (maybe a TAD bigger) and it was ALMOST the size of a small saucer (for a teacup). It was BEAUTIFUL! It was a VERY short time after Jaws died that "Silver" died. Within days, my blue lobster (who had been through hell and back - previously) died, as well. It was all, just, really odd. I miss my little fishies. ❤

good move, next time do your research before buying any animal

mine is also a jumper , less so now 13 years old

He's a lazy bid guy. : -)

Good to hear!

I just got two :*(

This saved me too

They arnt a mistake as long as any fish you have is at least half its size

Sure did

how large of a tank is he in?

@@JacobDaDJ Unfurtunaly he lives alone in a twenty gallon tank. I now he needs more space, I try to have his tank almost empty of decorations because of that. Its hard in my town to get a bigger tank, the stores refuse to sell me only the tank and still is quite expensive where I live. He is really healthy but he stop growing up and is almost 6 years now 😅

@@LOSTmyHOST 20 cm in a 20 gallon oh my

@@JacobDaDJoh boy surprised he even grew to that size in relative to its environment

Thank you! It certainly is a goofy mix.😀

I want to mix Oscar's, bala sharks, clown loaches, some type of independent loach, silver dollars and a plecho.

Right now I have my Bala with a small Oscar and there is no problem yet. When the Oscar gets bigger I will have to separate them. Oscar tackles the fish and if the Oscar don't finish or eat the goldfish. The Bala does. I'm always checking to make sure the Oscar doesn't snip at the Bala. Oscar knows she can't eat the Bala and doesn't bother....yet.

Thank you! Appreciate you watching

It sure does. : -)

I really like them too!

Thanks for sharing your insight too - when I get a 180g I’d seriously think of getting a couple!

Will they live with mollies cause I Am going to get a Bala shark

@@Shadowdoe1 i had mollies with mine and guppies fresh water baby whales and sword tails and neon tetras so yes they should be just fine. and a few other fish I've forgotten.

Good to hear!

Sounds like a cool set-up!

It sure does! : -)

Thank you!

I bet that is cool!

I wonder if you could help me out?! I’m worried about my Bala shark, he seems to be agitated lately . When I feed for example he will frantically swim and bump into the glass :(. Do you think a 240 litre tank is suitable for a 5 inch Bala shark ? An any general advice or fish care would be gradually appreciated. Thanks

Also right now, they are all looking healthy and as they should, and the pleco is a big chunky boi

Bala shark is not eating it?

My mom has two that will freak out and jump out the tank if the lights go out lol

That's great! I've been thinking of getting a school to go in my indoor goldfish pond, so I'm glad to hear it works!

Zsa Zsa Umbra I only have one in with my Goldie’s. I’m sure people would say you can’t mix them but it’s working out for me. Doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll work for you but I see no reason it wouldn’t

Zsa Zsa Umbra mine lives with a bunch of mollies it’s definitely the most behaved fish in my tank

I've done some on our other Geophagus and will have to do one on this as well!

Prime Time Aquatics Can't wait to see it!!

Glad you are working through the issue!

Thank you!

That was a gold severum. They tend to be relatively non-aggressive. :-)

Thank you!

They grow fast! The one I have is about 10 years old.

Thank you!

Thank you! It took about four years for mine to reach its current size of about nine inches.

My local fish store had one that was over a foot long and it was at least 5 years old.

I wish I could get one but I only have a 10 gal tank 😔

I had a pair. They reached 7.5" in 1 and half year. They were already 3" almost when we bought them and fed them with algae pellets and live tubifex only.

At some point you will want to move them out of that tank. Both will become more aggressive as they get larger. The bala shark will grow up to 12-14" and require a lot of space (our 150 gallon was too cramped for him). Our red tail shark is currently 6.5" and also requires at least a 75 gallon tank in my opinion. Usually a red tail shark will terrorize most fish in anything less than a 4ft tank.

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Ohh I see, But can I put tetras on this aquarium?

The tank in this video gets about 50% water change per week. I’ve been wanting to do a snail feeding video for a while!

I would start by checking water parameters - ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH and water hardness.

I feed all my fish twice a day. Seems to keep aggression down.

Ya, I don't see any issues with that combo.

If I had to do it over again I would not put them in anything less than an 8ft tank. Just because of their activity level.

Thank you!

Prime Time Aquatics I’m sad man I think mine died yesterday from a water change. 😫 i think I shocked him and or the ammonia levels spiked he was about 6 months old. He was just getting big

I would treat the ICH - behavior may change after that.

Hard to say for sure - they would prefer to be in groups in a large tank without aggressive fish. In the ideal setup I'd probably have a minimum of a 220-240 gallon tank with a group of 5-6.

I can only say what I would do given the size tank you mentioned. Based on the size of my Bala shark, if I could give him what I think is solid I would have gotten a group of 4 or 5 in a 220 (Basically a 6ft version of my 4ft 150). Bala sharks like to be in groups and are quite active. I also think my Red Tailed Shark in my 75 (similar to your rainbow) and the Bala shark would kill each other (or at least one of them would end up dead).

Prime Time Aquatics thanks for the info really informative , as for the rainbow shark i have i was looking for a new home for him because he is quite a bully to my Pink Tail , well not bully but he is very territorial

Thank you! Appreciate you watching

Thank you!

The 1ft wide will probably wind up being the issue - full grown they won't be able to turn around.

Ya, the body slapping is a form of dominance. Rarely have I seen them really hurt one another, but they will chase each other around.

It was sold as a mixed veil tail. Thank you!

I've had that mix without any issues as well. The bala shark that you see in this 150 originally grew up with a bunch of cichlids and they always ignored each other. Same with the silver dollars I had in the tank.

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thank You

Ya, it might not be a bad idea to rehome the Bala Shark if possible. The red parrot might be ok in that tank provided it isn't over-stocked.

Thanks

YOu aren't the only one. :-)

That stinks. Often stores will take them back. You might be out the money, however. You could see what they say?

I probably wouldn't put either one in a 40 gallon. RTS get very aggressive as they get larger and I gad bala sharks in a 150 gallon that I thought was too small.

Prime Time Aquatics do you think it’s possible i could give you a call and talk with you about your expertise. I would only want like 5-10 mins of your time if possible

Fish are weird in that they never actually stop growing throughout their life. It took about 7-8 years for mine to get to his current size.

Hope this one works out well!

Thanks!

That's awesome!

How big is your pond?

@@vivaeuropa 3.5 m x 4m, and 1.5 meter depth

Ya, I could see them taking care of shrimp in a hurry. Sorry to hear about their disappearance.

What kind of fish are you keeping at that temp?

@@PrimeTimeAquatics probably pond fish

Yes, that is very hot. Most typical tropical fish have an optimal temperature in the upper 70s.

Ya but the sticker on the side of the tank, the water mark says 82 but the 82 mark is like an inch away from the top of the water mark. Thanks for replying to my comment too it means a lot 👍🏻

How long does it take to get the fish tank not as cloudy as it is now, a few weeks ? I cleaned it out... put a new filter in and cleaned every plant/ornament. Do you think Bala sharks will go well with other fish like the tiger barb, what’s your favourite fish to put in a tank all together and how many of each ?.

That is unusual for these fish. I would start with checking water parameters - ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, and hardness if other fish are looking a bit off. If everything is ok, I might also start observing them more closely for some type of parasite (either ich or something internal - white poop).

@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks for your reply sir. Everything is ok now they've started eating but just they don't rush to catch the food like the other two banana fish in the tank they're a little slow when eat food but I think they're gonna be faster by time. In the first two days they didn't eat anything and were very calm and slow which I think was due to stress of living in a new place, now they eat food and look so happy cuz they try to jump out the tank and just don't stop swiming.

Ya, they do best in groups.

Yes, they don't grow super fast.

For me personally I wouldn't but them again unless I had an 8ft tank. They get very large and are extremely active.

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Yeah seems like they need more space. Thanks for the info.

150 gallon!

Great question. It’s not a shark, but a cyprinid.

Its not a shark just a tropical fish. There really cool

Right now mine is in a 4ft 150 gallon tank and I wish I had much more space for him. If I could do it again I would have him in an 8ft tank as a group of six or so.

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Ok thank you!! I am lucky that I watched your video because I was going to get one and put him in a 3.5 gallon tank with 2 other fish. Thank you for making this content and replying so quickly!!