Fatty Rainbow Shark

[MadAboutAltonTowers]

Complete mug.

[ADFsrule]

dear everybody who says rainbow and redtail sharks only need like 10 or 20 gallons, you are WRONG. they need at least a 55 gallon tank. they reach 6 inches,are active,and territorial. if you dont beleive me,go to aquariumadvice.co m, my username is alLexX

[tgn11]

@ADFsrule ... As with any growing creature, you may start out small & hopefully their environment will change to a larger one as they grow. No need to bicker about it.

The one in the video is perfectly at home in a 60g tank with only 7 or so other fish. He is SEVERAL years old & seems to be doing just fine eats well & has plenty of spaces to sneak around :-)

[ADFsrule]

@tgn11 i realize yours is in an appropriate sized home,i was just trying to correct the myth that small tanks are ok for these guys. sorry if i sounded rude

[sammy222ize]

@ADFsrule no they dnt they could be in any fish tank mr.expert okay... gosh mr knows everything i have a 30 gallon and i have red tailes and there doing fine and there big 2

[Bosnaaaable]

your gallon is not so very clean !

[RockUgud]

I have an Albino Rainbow shark that is barely 3 inches but some how I like the regular rainbow shark.

[TheCoolPickles]

Just put my 2 plain goldfish in with my little rainbow shark, hahahaha he was going mental at them, after about 2 mins i took them out 1 has a split all the way down its tail fin and the other has a chunk missing out of its dorsal fin :L dont worry theyre totaly seperate now and all okay

[MrGman0909]

could i have a red tail black shark in a 15 gallon tank

[modernwarfare456]

Whats the best food for the rainbow shark?

[HolySasquatchTurd]

@modernwarfare456 algae wafers (a couple times a week, do not put too much in, they will smell it out and find it, other fish may eat the left overs) and... frozen foods such as bloodsworms, brine shrimp and mysis shrimp. Most other fish will eat all of this as well.

[99booya]

is that a red tailed shark or a ruby shark?

[tgn11]

@99booya Rainbow Shark - they have red fins as well, red tail is, well , self explanatory.

[samajula]

i had one, its name was Mark^^ i had to sell him cos he was getting to aggressive toward the others... i miss him

[ashleysavery1]

I got a big rainbow shark really red fins awesome colour , by the way u water has all sorts floating in ewww

[tgn11]

@ashleysavery1 I have duck weed (looks like tiny lilypads) that the boiwheel blows down, its just plants...

[TheFightingwarrior]

fat ass

[TheAngrySalad]

Fatty is a girl shark thats why she is so fat

[kwtblack2]

wow nice size



[africancichlidfamily]

what a fatass rianbow shark i had 2 and they where not fat at all but he is a thing

of color

[LETH4Lproductions]

probably atleast a 20 gallon and tgn11, what do you feed your shark.?

[twilightfan2594]

Whats the size of you tank? :) cute fish btw! i got one yesterday and im not sure if i put him in an appropriater tank size :(

[tgn11]

@twilightfan2594

That one is a 60Gal... I have a handful of bottom feeders , some of which are pretty big (see my pleco vids)

[twilightfan2594]

thanks :D and i wont forget to check them out :) lol

[ripstickcamp]

@tgn11 how long it take for him to get that big. also can you check out my tropical tank tell me if its big enough im not sure how many gal it is.

[mattglenn6669]

@twilightfan2594 they are fine in a 20 gallon if you dont have it overpopulated already i have one in a 10 gallon atm cause hes being very territorial towards my gourami and my crayfish? yeah hes a dick im gonna keep him in the 10 gallon til i get my 55 gallon next week

[500bmw1]

@mattglenn6669 ikr people think they need 55 gallon petland said that they need 20 gallons which i have a red-tail shark and a rainbow shark in a 27.5 gallon tank.

[mattglenn6669]

@500bmw1 yeah hes still in the 10 gallon hes still being a dick to my other fish hes about 5 inches now

[mattglenn6669]

@twilightfan2594 rainbows will pretty much be fine in anthing i have one in a 10 gal atm i know people say thay need atleast 20 gals but seems as though he has plenty of space and hes very happy.. also i have many caves in my tank he really dont come out at all just chills in the cave and my cray ccontrolls the other caves

[jawsflounderace]

Do you ever clean that? It seems dirty..

[tgn11]

@jawsflounderace

Yes, I do... It was almost two years ago & I'd just dropped in Cy-clopeez , a micro plankton, which messes up the tank until they eat it.(Its awesome for the fish)

[jawsflounderace]

@tgn11 I see now, lol. My rainbow always gets mad at my cherry barbs

[TheDank1887]

cool, do they calm down as they get older??

[tgn11]

@TheDank1887

Sort of.. mines still the tank "nazi" thinks he's the boss.

[masterchiefsturndown]

@tgn11 LOL tank nazicheck out my vid and you can see my albino rainbow shark please rate and comment >.> its not spam

[rangerm14]

i have a ruby shark called Ruben, he's brilliant, very shy though, yours seems to have no trouble at all with people filming the tank, bring a camera anywhere near my tank and Ruben is gone like a flash

[robertsonandrew1]

clean your tank

[tgn11]

I did, a year & a half ago, when this was filmed. Also, that was Cyclopeeze which is tiny & some of the duckweed which the bio-wheel sends low into the tank.

[ditoGT]

incredible rainbow shark man!!!!!! what did you feed it??

[tgn11]

He eats granules, cyclopeeze & munches on zucchini when my pleco eats. they take turns sometimes.

[joel5673ify]

What do they eat?Do they take frozen food cos I red that they redily accept anything.

[tgn11]

please see reply above. he's not a picky eater

[poemsforcreation]

Beautiful rainbow shark, mine died last week, very suddenly. She was 8 years old and about 5 to 6 inches. Take alook at my videos of her. She is so missed, yours looks just like mine did. Nice video too!

[PraticalFishKeeper]

nice fish but i prefer the red tailed for some reason.

[pablo2cabrera]

Nice fish, I don't know why, but mines are loosing fin's color, why could it be?

[samdededman]

age most fish lose colour wiv older ages

[redeyesthe20th]

stress. poor diet.

[tgn11]

Age perhaps or lack of vitamin absorption for the food?

[louisstagg123]

mines mahusive  i'd say a little bi bigger than that

[reptileboy1001]

my rainbow shark always hides.

[LOACHABLE]

How big is it now and post another video its beatiful like the dark black skin mynes 3 inches and pretty fat

[Soldierfromhungary]

these fishes are not called labeo ?

[tgn11]

no, those are some sort of cichlid. This guy is not a cichlid.

[sparkle8900]

My rainbow sharks are fat too I think it's normal.

[DKkrazy5]

it's so Big

[chaker167]

so beatiful mynes a baby

[chaker167]

was he always that dark

[OldOx]

I have two in the same tank , I know I shouldnt but one was an orphan, but there ok together, One is more dominant.

The other just chills out of the way.

[shadowangels27]

cute little guy. if he was a cat my cat would look just like him!

[fishmankl]

r rainbow sharks aggressive ....i need an answerASAPplease

[lysanderbbe]

They are sometimes aggressive depending on what size tank you have. If you have a small tank and guppies they will most likely eat their tails. But if you have a bigger tank then it is ok. Although every now and then they like to chase a couple of fish showing their territory.

[Sharkboy1324]

what do u mean by snmall tank and what r guppies can u please make a video showing what u mean by small tank?

[Pl0wned]

i have one in a 14 gallon with a little minnow, will he bite off the minnows tail?

[shadowangels27]

they're not really aggressive. just playing. but i'd suggest a flyinf fox shark those are beauties and arent aggresive but they are somettimes mistaken for algea eaters...

[dangloc89]

your fish is FAT!!! and your tank is DIRTY!!!

...I wonder if those debris are fat fallen off the fish...

[tgn11]

a tank mostly full of bottom feeders can get dirty, yes. But, someone had just stirred up a bunch of my substrate, which helps my plants grow. Maybe try not being so judgmental on a 12 second clip from over a year ago... I'm sure you're not so perfect, hmmm?

[aquateenskittles]

rainbow and red tail r ok to keep wit other fish i have 5 in my communtie

[rec0941119]

are rainbow sharks agressive?

[SKaCoreSkater5]

i have one and it picks on my tiger barbs, its pretty aggressive at times.

[CharkleDude]

Is it still aggressive with all that fat

[zodiac2nd]

WHAT THE FAT?

[hockeyloverdb]

oh what a little fatty!

[transformer125]

thats one dirty tank, id clean it before they all die.

[16and30]

fat!.

[tehutimes]

your rainbow shark is on a high-protein diet and must not have much competition at meal time?

[seel1990]

i just bought a rainbow shark today along with a pair of gold and opaline gourami. cant wait till it gets that big;)

[Mutt256]

wuts all the white stuff floating around?

[Gbanky]

holy crap, what did you feed it???

[7jako7]

amazing fish,,, iv always wanted to start my tank again and just get a big ret tail or rainbow shark.. love the vid

[ugnac]

How large is your rainbow shark cuz i have a 3inch one

[yin7yang7wolf7]

I LOVE UR Fatty Rainbow Shark SUPER CUTE TEE-HEE MY ANGEL FISH ARE FATTYS 2 LOL

[Rocktecho]

I got one a those. It swims around and around the filter for hours on end. :P

[BlueTriggerFish]

woAH its MASSIVE!

[Jay2613]

dude where did u get the rainbow?

[Fresishedn]

My rainbow shark killed all my fish

[Jay2613]

oh dude sorry bout that. mine is to small to eat bearly any thing right now hes not even 2 inches hardley!!

[thedrummer141414]

i had the same problem and my fish died hes probably dead now as i respond am i right, the scale thing is called pineconing and its the last sign of a fatal infection, the swollenness is just a symptom, no way to save him

[Leg3ndFlip23]

whats a better food to feed Red tails?

[SarahsShady]

They like algae.. mine likes to clean my plants. I hardly see him eating any flake fish food or blood worms.

[redtailedblackshark]

they love blood worms and shrimp pellets

[Jay2613]

your soposed to feed them some sort of pellets and vegitated flake food

[OhMattGod]

Oh wow how big is he now?!

[jonerez]

Hees a big lad! lol

[xWilliamLaux]

how big is it?

[tgn11]

Hmmmm... Probably in the 4 inch range, Had him for quite some time now. After a few years of his left eye being "fuzzy" it seems to have healed up after a tank treatment of a tea tree oil product. Was kind of the tank bully when he was younger, but has since mellowed out some.