Aquaman123456

hi I jus setup my 29g tank,and was planning on getting a red tail shark after the cycling is complete. I just wanted to know which fish types would be best suited for the RTBS and the tank size.
Thanks!

Dozey

These fish are territorial and hostile. They can be kept in community tanks with care. They are also very intolerant of others in their species or similar species in general. However, many of the cyprinid sharks, including the Red-Tail, can be kept in groups if the aquarium is very large, there are plenty of hiding places in the aquarium, and three or more individuals are purchased at a time. Nonetheless, many of the so-called "sharks" are best left to more experienced aquarists.

angelfish220

I really wouldn't recommend a redtail shark for a beginner fish unless you had maybe a 55 or something.

Barbrella

To keep one RTS, give him a cave in one corner of the tank, and keep with other semi-aggressive and/or very fast fish like danios, larger tetras etc.

Tiger Barbs are good tankmates for RTBS too.

Do not keep him with slow or timid fish and no bottom feeders like corys.

I really like sharks and they're very enjoyable if kept with the right tankmates!

Red1313

I wouldn't say that RTS are a hard type of fish to keep. But unless you've got a tank in the hundreds of gallons I wouldn't recommend more then one in a tank. They're very species intolerant. For tankmates look for semi-aggressive or fast fish. Or fish that are too big for the shark to bother.
What are the dimensions of your tank? For a full grown shark the min. Tank length should be 30-36" otherwise you may find that you're shark spends all his time hiding.

Aquaman123456

my tank is 30inches in length, 12 inches in width and 18 inches in height.