REDTAIL BLACK SHARK FEEDING FRENZY!!!

[aloyalblue1]

Nice looking RTBS! I have three of them in my tank, go take a look. Mine are not quite as big as your guy yet, but getting there. I also have mine in with two Rainbow Sharks (one is an Albino Rainbow Shark), and several other species of freshwater fish. My tank is very active, and entertaining to sit and watch. Sometimes peaceful, sometimes the "chase is on", but always relaxing to sit and view.

[Dalamen]

That Red Tail is too aggressive for that tank.... I love him though! He could probably do well in a Cichlid tank.

[kmc98]

before you buy more fish, by a camera that has more than 1 megapixel.

[ADFsrule]

how big is your tank? rtbs need at least 55 gallons

[SRTzone]

not to mention red line torpedo barbs need a minimum 3ft long tank to thrive.

[ArcherBellGallagher]

Im not surprised its going insane! It's territory is far to small for the species.

[7ItalianStallion]

@ArcherBellGallagher yea i agree, u could upgrade man shouldnt be too hard to find a nice bigger tank on craigslist for cheap

[dj17q]

Are u kidding? That is a fairly large fish in a bloody small tank!!!! They thrives in larger tank..... here is a tip. Bigger tank and they will be alot calmer......sometimes.

[fishlover80]

does the RTBS attack the siamese algae eater???

[BlueE9903]

@fishlover80 yup...btw, that's a denisonii (roseline shark or redline torpedo barb)

[xDANx24x]

Thats a pretty big Red tail i bought two and my catfish ate them both after pissing him off i tried to save them but alas... he swallowed them whole...

[mangloy1276]

stupid choice of fish in this small tank lol...

[MrSomehobo]

i had a oscar,black ghost knife and red tailed shark the shark and the ghost killed the oscar the atacted them together!

[tomcat13claws]

What the fuck is "ima"?

[BlueE9903]

@tomcat13claws are you serious? get with it...

[CypressVillain128]

People seem to think that Redtails are so violent and dominant...put them in with a Few OScars and the sharks ( actually not sharks at all) become real docile LOL

[nosyiam]

I have a twenty gallon tank is 5 platies 5 ghost shrimp and 5 swortails to much for a tank that size i really like thses fish if it is over crowded what number of these fish should I get

[kuraisong]

@nosyiam

Generally the space ruling is a minimal gallon of water per inch of fish, so it really depends on the sizes of the fish you have.

Generally Platies grow to a maximum of about 3 inches, so that's 18 gallons of space right there just for the platies alone.

[TheHonah]

Awesome......Love the Red tail

[soonersadrkewl]

how old was he in this vid?

[BlueE9903]

a year old

[MeatfortoeatALT]

@BlueE9903

I have a red tail shark in a community tank. He's always been pretty good natured though...

[chelsea4life111]

does it get along with the other fish and do you think its suitable for a 60 litre biorb ?

[BlueE9903]

it will only get along with other fish if it is in a very large tank. my tank is small, and that's why he aggressively chases other fish for territory. he claims the whole tank for himself, so i donated him to a 1800 gallon tank in a local public aquarium. check it out here: MY RTBS IS BACK AND BIGGER in 1800 gallon tank! A biorb won't be suitable unless he's by himself.

[Mohammedboy88]

nice redtail but i think my redtail shark is bigger then yurs watch my vidio:P

[TheFishDude2613]

wow. how big is he exactly? like inches wise. i have two in seperate tanks. one is about an inch and the other is about 5 inches. check them both out at my channel.

[BlueE9903]

here he was 4 inches, but in my video, "MY RTBS IS BACK AND BIGGER in 1800 gallon tank!", he's 7 inches.

[TheFishDude2613]

kool i think the camera makes him look bigger maybe . im not sure but thanks anyway

[Typicalalex1]

haha my shark would never do that in my tank unless he wants to be eaten by oscars and jack dempseys :P

[jonga27]

wat else do u feed ur red tail shark besides brineshrimp? coz i fed it live brineshrimp and it didnt even hav a go at it....plz let me noe wat other foods u feed ur red tail asap............

[BlueE9903]

i fed him bloodworms, flakes, algae wafers, and anything really. hey starve your rtbs for a day and then feed him the brineshrimp. it should be hungry enough to eat something. or it might be just damn picky.

[jonga27]

kool tanks for the reply

[rhtdy]

do red taild sharks attack other fish

[BlueE9903]

yup, pretty obvious on my video, but if you get a bigger tank like a 55+ gal, then it'll be less aggressive since it can have its own territory.

[galactus82]

Nick tank and cool fish

[BlueE9903]

thanks

[bigdickdaddy200]

hey how big is your red tailed shark ??

[BlueE9903]

5 inches back then. now he's 7 inches. check him out in my last video of him "My RTBS is back and bigger in 1800 gal..."

[santos9318]

u shuld get a bigger tank. theres too much plants in there

[BlueE9903]

yup i did. check him out in my last video of him in "MY RTBS IS BACK AND BIGGER in 1800 gallon tank!"

[Ugot0wned345]

how big is ur tank?

[BlueE9903]

20 gal, but he's in a 1800 gal now!!! check him out in my last video of him in "MY RTBS IS BACK AND BIGGER in 1800 gallon tank!"

[DigitaLTomatoes]

way too small of a tank for the shark. i hate kids like this who set up a tank knowing nothing. do some research..or jus keep blowing ur money.

[BlueE9903]

actually he's now in my local public aquarium. if you don't believe me, just check out my latest video of him in "MY RTBS IS BACK AND BIGGER in 1800 gallon tank!" YEA, WHAT!

[DigitaLTomatoes]

yea i saw, but this tank was still overstocked at one point or another. it was chaotic.

[gazmeisterino]

my red tail shark is playful. chases my gurami, but never attacked anything

[acerbated]

My red tailed shark was never this vicious. Sure he'd chase some fish around the tank if they went into his area but he'd never kill other fish, would only eat them if they were already dead.

[CrunchieDan]

How big is that tank, in gallons? How much would it cost, approx?

[BlueE9903]

20 high. If you buy the whole package at a petshop(tank, stand, hood, gravel, etc.), it'll set you back about $150-200. but if you buy used or even new on ebay, craigslist, etc. definitely it'll be cheaper than that.

[DeidaraXL]

one last thing how about bala sharks

i was thinking about starting to set up a natural kinda tank with the following fish: blue gourami, angelfish, betta, rtbs, zebra danio, tiger barb, probably just the first few fish but can you tell me anything you know about bala's

[BlueE9903]

they're peaceful, but get real big at 12-14 inches, so i wouldn't recommend getting them unless you got a 75+gal.

[seel1990]

hi guys, does anyone know how to tell the difference between the male and female rtbs? much appreciated.

[harryvirgok38]

male RTBS are completely black wheras female have greyish stomach... hope this helps :)

[seel1990]

yeh thanks. i guess i've got a female then;)

[DeidaraXL]

i want to put a betta in my tank

he won't kill it right? right now he's chillin out at the bottom eatin leftovers and hangin out with my scissor tails and tetras

i just wanna make sure before i get one

[BlueE9903]

maybe he won't mess with your betta. btw, how big is your tank? red tail black sharks are highly territorial and aggressive especially when they get bigger, so it needs its own territory. if your tank is too small, then he'll claim the whole tank and attack the other fish. so get yourself a 40 gal at least.

[DeidaraXL]

oooh see thats going to be a problem

see i gotta 20 gallon

i'm screwed right?

because i like yours

i dont think mine is going to get that size

[BlueE9903]

yup, you're screwed like i was...my shark is in my local public aquarium now (he's in a 1800 gal) because of one reason: TOO AGGRESSIVE as you can tell. there used to be more fish if you check out my earlier videos of him.

But hey, you could keep ONE redtail and some FAST fish like giant danios in your 20 gal. the danios can escape it for the most part without injury. try that!

[DeidaraXL]

right now as we speak he is like chillin out with the rest of my fish like he's stoned he has a cave like thing he hangs out in

but so far no deaths yet

[metalmilitiaman8]

i bought my rtbs when it was about 1'' ive had it for 1 year moving it from a 5gal to a 17gal to a 30gal and all i have to say is

the bigger your tank the faster it will grow. this is not to say if u stick it in a 400gal tank it will grow over night but with more room it has more space to grow into and wont have its growth cut. in around a year it went from 1'' to 4'' roughly.

[disovernater78]

red tails are pussy shit

[HarlanAshmore]

hes got a really red tail at pet shops theyre tails are like faded as but at good lfs' thay are red you must take good care of him i might soon get one

[ehuang8]

can red-tails go with corydoras and/or platies?

(I have 4 green corydoras and 5 platies and am thinking about getting a nice red-tailed shark to add some more color to my 30 gal tank)

[BlueE9903]

maybe, but for a fact, red tails are highly territorial and aggressive, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY GET OLDER!!!! i had to donate mine to my public aquarium since he killed most of my tiger barbs. but since you got a 30 gal, i think it's big enough for him to have its own territory and leave the others alone.

[Jorshaa]

Nice, I love feeding frenzys.

Check out my tank and more vids maybe a feeding frenzy soon.

[AmarinRobZ]

i just bought two red tail sharks and they are about 1 inch each..how long will it take them to grow?

[alumilko]

6 inches

[catfish4281]

u have to wait 5 more inches till it grows to 6 buddy

[fishboihell]

after about 1 year they will be like half grown

[bobby1010101]

damn cnt believe you had to give him up i got a red tail hes still really young but quite psycho the tank is his territory lol

[33Keith33]

I just read on Wikipedia that the redtails are now extinct in the wild! I knew that they came from Thailand and that they used to be hard to breed but apparently they fished them all out and there's no plan to re-introduce them to the wild. With hormones, breeding them is a lot easier now, but I think of all the redtails that I've seen in petshops for the past 40+ years.

[catfish4281]

they are not extinct, aquarium is their home now...

[RedTBShark]

no not at all. He only puts his head out of his log when a fish swims by, but other than that no. Hes with three other aggressive fish paradise gourami. I still dont know what else to put in the tank with them because they're all aggressive. Its a 28 gallon. have any suggestions?

[RedTBShark]

Ah damn, i would hate to give him away. How big was his tank?

[BlueE9903]

yea man it's a tough choice but i know he's like free and i could visit him whenever.... just a 20 high, which explains for his aggressiveness since he's territorial ...i still like these sharks. want to get another one for a bigger tank in the future. does yours mess with your other fish?

[RedTBShark]

How big is your red tail now? can you post a vid

[BlueE9903]

he's 6 inches now. he's a killer, so i had to make the tough choice of getting rid of it. he's actually in my local public aquarium right now (California academy of sciences in golden gate park,SF) which was renovated and opens later this fall. he's the only redtail shark there and i'll post a video of him in his 1800 gallon tank in september! i can't wait...

[DrunKnZoid]

Lol xD i have a 2 inch red tailed and he chases the baby about.... 1 inch im guessing and the big 1 runs inside the castel waits for the little one to come in and chases each other across the tank.=S

[momoneyiscool]

rfsdfdsfdsfds

[03Goldenaxe]

im confused some people say you cant keep them with smaller fish other people say you can can u tell me plz ?p.s would they be oright with guppys

[BlueE9903]

actually,my shark is in my public aquarium now. yup,you can't keep them with smaller fish since it'll kill them all.

[booboospike]

mine does fine with smaller fish and hes 7 inches.

[11Joss11]

how dya get ya shark tht big how long did it take, u gt a vid?

[booboospike]

yeah i do.

[11Joss11]

whats link for your vid

[11Joss11]

whats link for your vid

[booboospike]

go onto my profile

[Hamogurl88]

try 3 clown loaches

[BlueE9903]

they're tight,but get hella big(12 inches) and my tank's not right for them.

[0chump0]

what else is in there besides the RTBS?

[BlueE9903]

5 serpae tetras,1 black neon,1 giant danio,1 clown pleco,and 1 torpedo barb (aka roseline shark=hella rare, got it for $38!!!)

[BlueE9903]

for real ima get more fish (probably leopard danios) so my shark won't attack my roseline shark

[fishbreeder87]

or zebra danio there more agressive if you want to keep the fish without the shrak killing him lol

[0chump0]

dang dude he is a BEAST and BIG!!!