This misery will lead to the red tail shark becoming stressed, which will then lead to sickness and eventually death. You can either choose to keep just one red tail shark or go the other way and keep more than six red tail sharks! Just don’t keep a few red tail sharks since if there are less than six of these fish in one tank, they will begin to quarrel with each other and the weakest of the red tail sharks will be miserable. The red tail shark will aggressively protect its territories from other red-tail sharks and even other fish, including fish that are much larger than the red-tail shark! It is even believed that territories should be placed far enough apart so the red tail shark won’t see other redtail sharks because the red tail shark will often act aggressively toward another redtail shark simply on sight alone!ĭue to the red tail shark’s aggression, you have two choices when deciding how many to place in one aquarium. This will cut down on any aggression between other red tail sharks or other fish. The more territories that are made available to the red tail shark the better. The aquarium should have some dense vegetation and contain some cave-like structures, pieces of pipe or bogwood for the shark to use as its own territory. An ideal permanent home for a group of redtail sharks would be a 55-gallon aquarium. Tank Sizeĭue to the red-tail shark’s smaller size, the fish will need at least a 20-gallon tank. Much of the red tail shark’s vegetable needs can be found through algae, which the fish will gladly clean from the tank’s decorations. Without any type of vegetable matter, juvenile red tail sharks are often poorly colored or stunted in growth. Just keep in mind that some type of vegetable matter will need to be included in the red tail shark’s diet. The red tail shark will also readily accept flake foods, live or frozen bloodworms, glassworms, earthworms, fruit flies and brine shrimp. However, the red tail shark is not a picky eater. Because of this, the red tail shark prefers sinking foods like sinking wafers or shrimp pellets. The red tail shark has a down turned mouth like those of loaches and many catfish. Food & Dietįeeding the omnivorous red tail shark should prove to be quite easy. When setting up a home aquarium to house red tail sharks, these conditions should be taken into consideration. It is actually believed that the red tail shark is extinct in the wild due to the fish’s popularity in the pet stores! In the red tail shark’s natural habitat the fish swims in fast-flowing streams, canals and in overgrown waterways with rocky bottoms and strong currents. The red tail shark is a native of Thailand, although most of these fish are now raised on fish farms. (The red tail shark doesn’t sound so fearsome now, huh?!) This is the same family that includes goldfish and carp. In reality, the red tail shark is a member of the cyprinid family. Like the rainbow and black sharks, the red tail shark gets the shark moniker from its shark-like dorsal fin. The red tail shark is obviously not a true shark. However, the black shark will soon outgrow the red tail shark by leaps and bounds! While the black shark can grow as large as two feet in length, the red tail shark rarely grows any larger than 5 inches in length.
When the two sharks are juveniles, they are nearly identical, aside from the red tail. While the red tail shark can be a terror, the rainbow shark is definitely the most aggressive of the two.Īnother shark that is closely related to the red tail shark is the black shark. Another big difference between the two sharks is the level of aggression shown by each species. Usually, the rainbow shark is more “streamlined” and slender than the red tail shark. Even the albino rainbow shark is often confused with the red tail shark. The red tail shark will have a red tail and black fins, while the rainbow shark will have a red tail and a red dorsal fin. The easiest way to distinguish between the two sharks is to look at their fins.
The red tail shark is very often confused with another similar looking shark, the rainbow shark. These red tail sharks without the red tails are usually sick or stressed out, and their tails have simply lost their color! In some cases, even some older specimens’ tails may fade in color. At first, I thought these sharks were a new strain of red tail shark, but I have since found out the truth. Some red tail sharks may also be found without a red tail! I have seen and purchased red tail sharks with white or tan-colored tails.
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