Oscar fish with red tail shark

But they would be good tank mates for the Oscar fish. In fact they are a type of carp. But when they grow up they might turn aggressive to stray fish and smaller fish in the tank.

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Now don t be fooled by the name these fish are not sharks.

Oscar fish When they are young they are not aggressive at all. My new fish tank i set up i have 3 oscars 1 red tail shark and 1algae eater im thinking about getting a cat fish to help keep up the tank lat me no what yall Oscar and tankmates start thinking around 90 gallons. Also watch the speed that the fish grow. Oscars grow very quickly and may get to a size where they can eat smaller tankmates very quickly. The red tail shark maxs out about 6 and could take several years to get that big.

It might get eaten at some stage. The red tail shark epalzeorhynchos bicolor also known as red tail black shark fire tail red tailed labeo and red tail shark minnow is a small freshwater fish native to thailand.it was found in the clear waters and floodplains in the menam chao playa basin however due to excessive poaching it was thought to have become extinct. The oscar fish astronotus ocellatus is a type of cichlid and a member of the cichlidae family.although there is an enormous selection of oscars available today originally there were only three parental types of red albino and tiger oscar fish. All these variations are the products of cross-breeding. This species was first described in 1831. I have a 6 inch head to tail red oscar in a 55 gallon along with 2-5 1 2 inch bala sharks and 1-4 1 2 inch silver angel fish they get along nicely being they re in the same size range reply marie says