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| FAQs on Bala or Tri-Colored Shark
Identification
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Related FAQs: Bala Sharks,
FW Shark Identification,
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Bala Shark Selection,
Bala Shark Systems,
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Bala Shark Disease,
Bala Shark Reproduction,
Minnow Sharks 1, Minnow Sharks 2,
FW Shark Behavior,
FW Shark Compatibility,
FW Shark Selection,
FW Shark Systems,
FW Shark Feeding,
FW Shark Disease,
FW Shark Reproduction,
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Balas are cyprinids
Are you serious about the (Bala sharks) being (fresh water minnows)?
<Yes, they are>
Cause I have a Bala shark of my own and he actually does look like a minnow.
I was also wondering if when it gets older if I could feed it feeder fish.
<Not suggested>
I hope you right [write] back, I would really like to hear back from you and
you could give me more advice that you know and I don't.
<Please read here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/
See the Google search tool? Put the term: "Bala Shark" in it... Bob Fenner>
Freshwater Sharks? Really Cyprinids - 08/18/2005
Hello Wet Web Media Crew,
<Hello, Mark; Sabrina with you, today!>
First of all I would like to thank you for the time you have taken to
respond to this e-mail.
<You bet.>
I just purchased a 90 gallon tank from my friend. The tank is in great
condition. I am looking to find a freshwater shark, and I was hoping to find
some options. I have been doing a lot of research today on freshwater
sharks.
<I have to assume, if you've been researching, that you know that there are
no such true sharks that exist solely in fresh water.... And that the
cuties that we refer to as "sharks" (balas, rainbows, red-tails) are
actually Cyprinids. Minnows, essentially.>
I have read about the small species such as Bala sharks and redtail sharks.
<Balas are by no means small, easily capable of reaching over a foot in
length.>
However, I am interested in getting something larger, but small enough to
fit in a 90 gallon tank.
<Balas are perfect.>
I was wondering if there are any types of freshwater sharks that can fit and
live in a 90 gallon freshwater tank. Thank you very much.
<See here: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/minnowshks.htm and
also here: http://www.fishbase.com/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=6089&genusname=Balantiocheilos&speciesname=melanopterus
. A small group of balas would be ideal.>
Mark
<Wishing you well, -Sabrina>
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