Bala sharks
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I don't think they actively try to EAT the plants, but they will pick at the leaves looking for scraps of food (which will poke holes in the leaves....).
Bala sharks are definitely not carnivores, or else my bala shark is insane 
Sure he loves his blood worms and that used to be his preferred food, but he now is crazy for the zuccini I've been feeding to my pl*co. I can put the zuccini slice in there and within a few hours the bala shark has it eaten down to the rind lol
Sure he loves his blood worms and that used to be his preferred food, but he now is crazy for the zuccini I've been feeding to my pl*co. I can put the zuccini slice in there and within a few hours the bala shark has it eaten down to the rind lol
mine didn't do too much damage to mine, but use your own judgement.
BTW, what kind of tank are you putting a bala in? They've got some pretty broad space requirements and might be more likely to pick at things out of nervousness if they're cramped...
BTW, what kind of tank are you putting a bala in? They've got some pretty broad space requirements and might be more likely to pick at things out of nervousness if they're cramped...
balas
I got my balas 4 years ago. They were less than 2" then. Now they are 8". You're gonna need a big tank for them....the bigger they get, the smaller the tank is to them and they get skiddish when there is rapid movement . They realize they are in a confined enviornment and that a possible predator and they have no way to get away. My balas have never touched any plants at all.
I got my balas 4 years ago. They were less than 2" then. Now they are 8". You're gonna need a big tank for them....the bigger they get, the smaller the tank is to them and they get skiddish when there is rapid movement . They realize they are in a confined enviornment and that a possible predator and they have no way to get away. My balas have never touched any plants at all.
hey whats up i have one bala shark and he is about 5 inche's long and he nibles on my plants i don't know if he eating them or not but it looks like it so i would say they do and i have also heard from two local lfs that they do eat some plants.
I'd get at leased 2 more balas, They like the company of there own and are more likely to act nervouse and dart around with only one bala in the tank. They are very good jumpers so be careful and cover the top of your tank.
