Ok now. I think it worked. Anyone know what type of fish this is. I was told cichlids but what type? Sent from my SCH-R830C using Fish Lore Aquarium Fish Forum mobile app
They're not aggressive as such but they will take small fish if they can fit them in their mouths. They're a shoaling fish so should be kept in groups but they get big, around 7-8 inches & are fast swimmers so need a big tank.
Definitely a tinfoil barb and they are considered a semi-aggressive fish. They aren't aggressive like cichlids are, but they aren't suitable for a community tank with small fish or ones that need a more peaceful environment. What at size tank is he in and is he the only tinfoil barb? They grow big and need a school, so a large tank is a must.
If it has two black lines in its tail its a tinfoil (Barbonymus schwanenfeldi), which grow to 14"+. If it hasn't, its a 'red-tailed tinfoil', B. altus, which 'only' grow to about 10", but are still big powerful fish which need a huge tank (200+ gallons) and need to be kept in groups. So unless you have a 200+ tank I wouldnt consider keeping it.
If I remember correctly you have inherited him & a pleco from a tank you purchased? 55? How large is he now? Sounds like you will need to find him a home or upgrade soon☺
It's a red tailed tinfoil. Yeah don't want it but don't know how to get rid of him. Sent from my SCH-R830C using Fish Lore Aquarium Fish Forum mobile app He's in a 55 gal by himself and one cory catfish Sent from my SCH-R830C using Fish Lore Aquarium Fish Forum mobile app Yes he's in a 55g tank and I got him with it. He's about 4-5". I'm planning on getting rid of him Sent from my SCH-R830C using Fish Lore Aquarium Fish Forum mobile app
I think that would be your best choice. Contact local public aquarium and see if they have a school they'd be willing to add one more to. Or post an ad on craigslist and see of anyone has a school, and room for one more. You'd be surprised about the set ups people can have!
I fully agree with Coradee that there is an extreme difference between aggression and normal feeding behaviour. Let me put it like this: if you enjoy steak, and employ the correct cutlery, you are a Lady or a Gent. If you sneak into farms at night and attempt to beat cattle about the head, you are either brave or in need of a course in anger management If you attempt to beat a bull about the head, you are what specialists refer to as dead.-------------rick
Thank You, but not nearly so much, I assume, as I enjoyed watching the " Hand of God " side go down in the WC final, my having hoped for the English side; I have heard it said, however, that given the young English talent, that and perhaps altering of game plan tactics, they may well become a coming threat not only in the Euros, but perhaps as soon as 2018 Now, Just how to tie this into fish; well, Germany won this year, and the Prussian Carp is a close relative of the Goldfish, or at least knows a friend of a friend, so this post is football, sorry, fish oriented-luv ya Ma'ma, rick, the founder and to date, sole (oi, there's a fish) of the Bolton Wanderers Fan club, Canadian Division
Germany won the World Cup by copying the English game. The difference is they know how to do that, we don't. Sorry but it was already off-topic. My first ever tinfoil decimated my tank as it grew. They're not aggressive fish, just very hungry, and very fast, which a lot of small fish don't approve of.
