I was going to add two or three large cories (e.g. aeneus - sp?) ...
but saw something called a rainbow shark in a LFS. Looks similar to
the red-tailed shark but its dorsal fin is also red (instead of black
on the red-tailed shark).
I also saw something called an orange finned loach but it appears that
this fish might be too peaceful for this semi-aggresive tank.
Question: Are the red-tailed and rainbow sharks similar in
temperament? I think a red-tailed would fit in well with the 30
gallon. Yet I do not know about its effectiveness as a bottom
feeder...
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>I am looking to add an interesting bottom feeder to my 30 gal. long.
>Currently, it's got active fish - barbs (tiger and rosy), silver tip
>tetras, kribs and one clown pleco.
>Question: Are the red-tailed and rainbow sharks similar in
>temperament? I think a red-tailed would fit in well with the 30
>gallon. Yet I do not know about its effectiveness as a bottom
>feeder...
Hmm, rainbow sharks are agressive and territorial. As far as bottom
feeding, they are fairly good, though I personally don't think they
are great fish. I had one for 7 years, grew to be about 6 inches
long, in a 20 gallon then a 30 gallon tank. he was probably
responsible for the death of my Pleco, by sheer harrasment.
I would only put one in a large tank with lots of places he could
claim as his own, or as the only bottom feeder. I have seen them in
much larger tanks, 50 gallon and more, they seem to do fine.
brian
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Rob Chabot wrote:
> I am looking to add an interesting bottom feeder to my 30 gal. long.
> Currently, it's got active fish - barbs (tiger and rosy), silver tip
> tetras, kribs and one clown pleco.
>
> I was going to add two or three large cories (e.g. aeneus - sp?) ...
> but saw something called a rainbow shark in a LFS. Looks similar to
> the red-tailed shark but its dorsal fin is also red (instead of black
> on the red-tailed shark).
>
> I also saw something called an orange finned loach but it appears that
> this fish might be too peaceful for this semi-aggresive tank.
>
> Question: Are the red-tailed and rainbow sharks similar in
> temperament? I think a red-tailed would fit in well with the 30
> gallon. Yet I do not know about its effectiveness as a bottom
> feeder...
>
Melissa
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