So I bought three black fin sharks at Wal-mart on Tuesday, and they haven't eaten since Wednesday morning. They're in a 2.5 gallon aquarium with a bubble pump, and no filter. I've been feeding them tropical fish flakes (what Wal-mart said to feed them) and they ate them twice and then stopped. I also tried to feed them steak and they wouldn't take it. I thought all sharks ate meat. So if you have any suggestions of what I can do so they eat and don't die, please let me know. And also, why is the water all cloudy and white?
Black Fin Sharks
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Read this, please... http://www.aquariacentral.com/species/db.cgi?db=fresh&uid=default&ID=0034&view_records=1
take note of the MINIMUM tank size
take note of the MINIMUM tank size
Welcome to Aquaria Central! fishlvr is right about the minimum size but that is also as adults but a 2.5 is WAY too small for them. They are very active fish and really require lots of water. They are actually a Catfish, not a shark at all. They are also a brackish fish so are you keeping it in brackish? I would HIGHLY suggest returning these if they will take them back and put a Betta in the tank instead. BTW, there are no "true" Sharks in freshwater, there are some saltwater ones that will migrate into freshwater but all the commonly available freshwater "sharks" are not sharks at all. Hope this helps and again Welcome to Aquaria Central!
ROFLMAO!!! Sorry guy, I know you're just a newbie, I couldn't help myself. Just listen those guys.
Wow, don't take this as an offense, but are you joking? I hope so, because if you aren't take those fish back immediately. You need at least a 200 gallon tank for those fish, not to mention brackish water. The white cloudy water is a bacterial bloom, your tank is in the process of cycling
http://www.fishinthe.net/html/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4436&start=0
You're obviously not yet capable of caring for these fish, so if walmart will not accept them back find a local aquarium shop that will if you want them to survive.
will small Balas be happy in a 29? at least until I talk my bride into a 200 (which may take some time)
I want to get 2-3 of them and 3 pictus and a pair of Anglefish (cychlid) to hang with the tetras, adding a group at a time to allow for balancing the tank.
Im new be gentle
I want to get 2-3 of them and 3 pictus and a pair of Anglefish (cychlid) to hang with the tetras, adding a group at a time to allow for balancing the tank.
Im new be gentle
Didn't know that Black Fin Sharks need more than a 2.5 gallon tank, are not really sharks, or what the white stuff in the water is...However, knew that they should post questions about this fish in the brackish water section? Interesting...
it is kind of hard to find good consistent info on this stuff when starting out, all the scientific data seems to come from guys with tanks in their living rooms.
I have been trying to mine the web for 2 weeks for good info and this is the first decent freshwater bbs I found
and there are some fairly major differences of opinion even here.
not a gripe or flame just an observation...Dont Shoot
I have been trying to mine the web for 2 weeks for good info and this is the first decent freshwater bbs I found
and there are some fairly major differences of opinion even here.
not a gripe or flame just an observation...Dont Shoot
I'm loading up my AK-47 right now...j/k 
I saw on a different board where you had asked for some sites with info on fish. Well, two I use are liveaquaria.com and ****************. These are both sites that sell and ship live fish. The former has a little bit more detailed info on each species, while the latter tends to lump them together, like large tetras, small tetras, etc. They also have pictures of most of the species they sell, so that's good too. Anyway, hope that helps.
Edit- Oh yeah, I forgot about one other site. Link This site has a lot of fish profiles and lets users comment on the species if they have kept them. So you kind of get an idea of the problems people have had with the fish so you can avoid them.
I saw on a different board where you had asked for some sites with info on fish. Well, two I use are liveaquaria.com and ****************. These are both sites that sell and ship live fish. The former has a little bit more detailed info on each species, while the latter tends to lump them together, like large tetras, small tetras, etc. They also have pictures of most of the species they sell, so that's good too. Anyway, hope that helps. Edit- Oh yeah, I forgot about one other site. Link This site has a lot of fish profiles and lets users comment on the species if they have kept them. So you kind of get an idea of the problems people have had with the fish so you can avoid them.
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