dragonshark

hi all im new to the site and new to breeding. I have had fish most of my life and my dad has too so he gives me alot of help as well, but never breeded fish. I know rainbows should have lots of room and hiding. I know it is very hard to breed them when they dont like each other. most ppl i talk to say i should start with batas but to me there are too many out there. Right now i have a 35gl show tank and 4 rainbow sharks (2 of them are albino). Both the black ones are male and for the albinos i dont realy know what sex they are. They are doing good together for now, but what i would like to know is should i get some sand for my tank or will they lay their eggs in the gravel i have in there now? im also trying to find females but cant seem to find them any help will be good

Tony G.

Welcome to Fishlore!

I dont know anything about breeding sharks, though i believe they need a specific temperature...



Enjoy our site!

bolivianbaby

Welcome to Fishlore

Red1313

I know that Red Tail Sharks have never been successfully spawned in aquaria, however I'm not sure about Rainbow Sharks. Temperment wise I believe that they're very similar to the RTS so I'm not sure how much success you'll have.
Here's a link to fishlore's profile: http://www.fishlore.com/profiles_rainbow_shark.htm
Here's another link: http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?h=rainbowshark

From what I've found on google so far it appears that Rainbow Sharks have the same problem breeding in aquarium as RTS. They're so species intolerant that the typical aquarium is too small. For RTS they recommend at minimum a 100 gallon heavily planted tank to even attempt to keep to sharks together... I think that would probably be what would happen with your Rainbows as well.

dragonshark

thanks glad i find this site its going to help alot

Red1313

glad to help

Toddnbecka

If you want to keep more than one shark you need a tank large enough to house 10 or more. That way, the aggression is spread around enough that one fish doesn't get hammered.

aquarist48

Good morning and Welcome to Fish Lore. Best of luck with breeding your sharks. Keep us posted.
Ken

dragonshark

so i bumped up my temp to 70 on the bottom and 75 on top 2 days ago and the shark i call alpha got more tempermental to the other three so i took him out and put him in my dads tank the other three are doing good for now i think one of the albinos is a female cuz its not as bright as the other one and they are kissing and stuff so hopfully i will get some eggs i will keep you guys posted

ATKINSON

good luck!!

Red1313

Just outta curiousity how big are the sharks?

dragonshark

they are about 1in. still babys lol

dragonshark

hey all posted some videos got the link on my profile let me know what you think