slakey

£1.25

pistorta

What about angels?

slakey

at my closet LFS the angels are

£2.99 for each
or 4 for £10

they're all juveniles
but they're 2 5inch angels

pistorta

I meant, what about angels as a stocking option?

slakey

yeah I have considered them.

But I'd much rather have a Rainbow Shark.

pistorta

You could easily house them together in that tank.

slakey

what? a rainbow shark and a angel?

pistorta

Absolutely. Without doubt.

slakey

hmm im not sure?

7inch long and 7inch tall? plus they like to be in a group

pistorta

NO, they do not get that large and can not be kept in a group. They will fight.
The rainbow shark looks like a red-tailed shark with the exception that all of its fins are red. They are similar in temperment and size.

Use this link and tell me if we are discussing the same fish http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_...catid=1081&N=0

slakey

I meant the angels get that size. Or thats what the lady in my LFS told me.

Yes that's a Rainbow Shark.

I would've thought that the Rainbow Shark would also go for the Angels fins?

pistorta

The chances of an angelfish reaching that size in a home aquarium is a rarity at best. It is recommended that angels be kept in aquariums of atleast 30 gallons. I've had them in tanks as small as 20 with a shark and they seemed "happy".

slakey

hmm ok so how many would you suggest, keeping in mind I hear that the zebra danios will be ok with the Rainbow Shark?

I could keep the 6 danios and get a shark or get rid of the danios, get a shark and how many angels?

pistorta

The danios will be fine. The shark is an omnivore (will graze a lot) and quite frankly, if it wanted to eat the danios, would have a tough time doing so. The mouth of the shark faces down making it difficult to snatch a fish as quick and manuverable as the danio. In my ~15 years experience with them, never saw either type of shark go after them.

In a tank your size, I would keep the danios, with the shark and two angels.

slakey

cool thanks dude
your boosting up my confidence.

Loads of people on different forums are saying I shouldn't hense why I've looked at loads of other fish, such as, Discus, Angels, Pufferfish, South American Leaf Fish, German Blue Rams, Kribensis.

But if you say it's possible and you've had 15year experience then I'll go with your word.

I mean the ones I saw were about 1.5" so loads of time to grow, and by then hopefully if my dad will let me, I'll have converted one of the sheds into a all brick fish room, with maybe a 4' - 5' tank

pistorta

I don't know why anyone would advise against it... I would recommend keeping them in a community tank setting EVERY time. In fact, they are easier to keep than most of the fish you mentioned above.

Fish I successfully kept with the red-tailed and/or rainbow shark: Angelfish, Corydoras Cats, Snails, Bleeding Heart Tetra, Lemon Tetra, Zebra Danios, Polkadot Cats, Cherry Barbs, Golden Barbs, Black Tetra, Red-eye Tetra, Chinese Algae Eaters, Plecostamus, Serpae Tetra, Rummy-nosed Tetra, Rope fish, Clown loaches, Kuhli loaches, Giant Danios...Just keep them away from their own kind and you'll be fine.

slakey

thanks great help.

I advise you get another Rainbow Shark, so we can keep eachother upto date with them and also in case I run into any problems

pistorta

If you run into any problems, I'll buy him from you...but you'll have to pay the shipping.

One other thing, provide retreats for him. They like to sleep much like marine fish.