Tips on Red-Tailed Black Shark Care

"Tips on Red-Tailed Black Shark Care"," This family of fish is also known as Cyprinids.
 The red-tailed black shark was native to Thailand.
 All the red-tails available in fish stores today are commercially raised products of the aquarium trade industry.
 Their name is purely descriptive.
 This includes a sharp triangular shaped dorsal fin.


As with any member of the carp family they are primarily bottom dwelling scavenger fish.
 Barbels are whisker-like sensory organs that contain taste buds much like your tongue.
 They serve a secondary function of enabling the fish to find its way along riverbed basins at night or in murky water.
 Interspecies conflicts are rare.
 As with most bottom dwellers it is a good idea to provide rock work or hollow aquarium décor for resting and hiding.
 The dominant male will often chase the submissive male around.
 This often results in the death of the submissive red-tail.
 They may become combative with red-finned sharks and Siamese algae eaters.


Red-tails have a much wider tolerance range to pH levels than most other fish.
5-7. ph
 Acceptable water temperatures are 72-79 °F.
 They don't tend to grow as long in smaller aquariums.
 Their life expectancy is up to six years.
 They can usually fend for themselves just fine with food scraps on the aquarium substrate.


The spacious environment of fish farms produces enough of these fish to keep their prices very reasonable at your local retailer or online fish-mart.
 Their innate aggressive behavior and the aquarium owners' tendency to purchase a single scavenger fish undoubtedly contributes to this rarity.