Rick bose
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I had 1 iridescent shark in my 25g tank. I know now its too small for a tank so small but when I bought the fish I had no idea about that( or I would not have bought it). I bought it 3 months ago. It was probably just 2.5 inches long when I bought it now I think its length is around 4 inches.
Now I recently purchased a school of neon tetras and they are really small now(like half an inch). I was worried that my iridescent shark can eat the neons and so I had to dump the shark in a nearby local pond. I knew that one day I eventually had to get rid of it but I always imagined it will be probably after it get at least 8 inches long( maybe after another 6 months I think). But the because of the neons I had to do it now. I am feeling a little bit of guilt after dumping it. The shark has been in my tank for 3 months and I grew really fond of it.
Also I know that dumping aquarium fishes in wild is wrong but I had no other option. The fish store from where I bought it won't take it back. So, I had to get rid of it one day, sooner or later.
I just want to know what are its chances of survival? I live in India in Kolkata and here the temperature even in winter is not that much cold( max 10°C past midnight, mostly above 15°C at day - these temperaturesare in winter, summers are obviously much hotter).
I know its a tropical fish so I mentioned the temperatures. Even 10°C night trmperature is not very common. Though I don't know about the water temperature. I am talking about the atmospheric temperature only.
Also the pond is not very clean, no chemical wastes as such but the water is murky muddy and dirty ( the colour of the water is light brownish like the colour of mud). I could not find a clean pond in my locality.
I just want to know will my fish survive there as I was very fond of it?
I read that these fishes are original habitants of ponds in tropical areas of South-East Asia.
So is it going to live there or die?
What are the chances?
Now I recently purchased a school of neon tetras and they are really small now(like half an inch). I was worried that my iridescent shark can eat the neons and so I had to dump the shark in a nearby local pond. I knew that one day I eventually had to get rid of it but I always imagined it will be probably after it get at least 8 inches long( maybe after another 6 months I think). But the because of the neons I had to do it now. I am feeling a little bit of guilt after dumping it. The shark has been in my tank for 3 months and I grew really fond of it.
Also I know that dumping aquarium fishes in wild is wrong but I had no other option. The fish store from where I bought it won't take it back. So, I had to get rid of it one day, sooner or later.
I just want to know what are its chances of survival? I live in India in Kolkata and here the temperature even in winter is not that much cold( max 10°C past midnight, mostly above 15°C at day - these temperaturesare in winter, summers are obviously much hotter).
I know its a tropical fish so I mentioned the temperatures. Even 10°C night trmperature is not very common. Though I don't know about the water temperature. I am talking about the atmospheric temperature only.
Also the pond is not very clean, no chemical wastes as such but the water is murky muddy and dirty ( the colour of the water is light brownish like the colour of mud). I could not find a clean pond in my locality.
I just want to know will my fish survive there as I was very fond of it?
I read that these fishes are original habitants of ponds in tropical areas of South-East Asia.
So is it going to live there or die?
What are the chances?