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Right now I have a 10 gallon tank with one male betta fish, heater, air pump, and filter. I also have 3 fake plants, a fake rock set-up, and some gravel. I would like to introduce some neon tetras and cory catfish because I’ve been reading that they would get along fine with my betta in it’s aquarium. How many tetras and cories should I purchase and what else do you think I need?

Plecostomus 15.5 inches Got him just yesterday 25-08-08 300ltr juwel rio 300

I have a silver-tipped shark in my 125 gal tank w/a number of other freshwater fish including: a rope fish, 4 angelfish, 6 giant danios, medium albino butterfly pleco, albino channel cat (for now), and a catfish that has only a Latin name syndondis…. multiplicatius.. I think (spelling wrong)? the silver-tipped shark is the smallest fish right now except the Latin catfish and the ropefish, but they usually hide out of reach and are not bothered by the silver-tipped. He is about 3 inches long. I use aquarium salt and the ph is 8.4 or more. Is he going to survive in freshwater, and if he won’t be able to live happily in a freshwater aquarium, at what size should I get take him to a pet shop; will they even take a large shark? I‘ve never seen large ones before in any pet shops. I really like him and don’t want to get rid of him if I don’t have to, but I can’t get a saltwater tank.
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Probably not – these prefer strong water current, so if the water isn’t moving as fast as they’d like, they move instead. They should also be kept in brackish water (at least as juveniles), them gradually moved up to saltwater as adults. And as the previous answer already said, they’re schooling when young. I’d be very cautious about what you’re keeping them with as well – they’re predatory and they’ll eat fish they can fit in their mouth. http://www.fishlore.com/profile-columbia…

http://fish.mongabay.com/species/arius_s…

Seymour Butts, it’s not a real shark, it’s in the catfish family i believe. they just look like sharks so that’s what they are called.

i bought two silver tipped sharks (columbian catfish) a few months ago and they are the most annoying fish ive ever owned, they constanly swim rapidly along the front of the aquarium in very random paths, just start off one way then switch direction and go another then back again, they N E V E R stop . all my other fish swim around nice and peacefull within there little environment but these guys seemed obsessed with trying to swim through the glass. why do they exibit this behaviour and will they “grow out of it” as they mature. it may seem odd that im so annoyed by them but they pretty much ruin the calm of the aquarium with there distrating and constant movements.

A Bristlenose Pleco Catfish expanding his territory under a large section of bogwood.