Bala Shark Behavior

[chuckj]

Quick question for anyone who may have seen this before......

I have a couple bala sharks and last night after feeding they began to swim around in circles "shoulder to shoulder", side to side with some playful twisting and such. It seemed like maybe it was some kind of courting process, I don't know. I didn't think these fish bred in aquariums. I've had them a month and hadn't seen this behavior until now. Has anyone seen this?

 

[English Lion]

Yes, I've seen that with my pair of Bala Sharks. I'm assuming it's some sort of courtship ritual but that doesn't mean they'll breed. There's more factors involved in breeding. Mine certainly haven't and I don't expect them too either really.

 

[mcps95]

I've seen this with my two larger Bala Sharks occasionally as well. I've written it off as a playful shoving match, and because it typically follows feeding, I figure it might be over who gets to eat first.