alyssium

i saw an albino rts today and i want to bring one home. My only question is whether the albino and the regular rts would get along... anyone have any ideas?

Shawnie

I think and im pretty sure, rts and rainbows can only be one to a tank unless you have a huge tank..they are very territorial..but im sure someone will correct me if im wrong

FishFolk

No corrections here, just a question - what is an rts?

Dino

Red Tailed shark.
A close relative to loaches.

And Shawnie is correct, they are both very territorial.

FishFolk

Okay - now I feel , um, not bright. When the email notification came, it said "your post in the red tail shark forum"...duh - Sorry I just went to new posts and checked out things there. I rarely look at the forum name, just the thread title.

alyssium

if they had seperate hiding spots any way they could co habitate?

Shawnie

if you are asking for the 20 gal tank, no they cannot

alyssium

alright.. i don't want to cause trauma to Ernest or the poor Albino of my fancy... thank you for the help.

Allie

Red tail sharks are very aggressive and need at least 50g or more to be happy.

alyssium

i get that they can be agressive, and before i deceided on Ernest i researched htem and everything i read said that they'd be okay in a 20 gal. Ernest i think is quite happy in the tank.

Allie

WELL I had one in 80g tank with 20 african cichlids and HE kicked their butts so I sold him

Red1313

they're all agressive but how big they are at the moment, tankmates, individual personality, and age all affect how they behave. (a 1 inch red isn't gonna take on a full grown 6 inch fish.... probably)