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A very popular fish, the Bala Shark or Silver Shark has a perfectly sweet disposition and peacefully goes about minding its own business. Don't be fooled by the word "shark" in its name. The term "shark" is derived from its appearance, a superficial resemblance of its dorasal fin to that of the ferocious and predatory ocean fish. This fish is not really a shark at all!
The Bala Shark or Silver Shark has an attractively colored silver body. The fins and tail have a white or golden area with a broad black edge.
Though the Bala Shark or Silver Shark look imposing, especially since they can get rather large, they are not aggressive and make a good community fish. They can even be kept with smaller fish. It is a lively fish that may jump so keep the aquarium covered. They have been known to make audible sounds.
These fish prefer a larger aquarium and lots of swimming space. Place plants around the inside edges of the perimeter and use wood for the decor. Though they will pick up leftover foods from the bottom of the aquarium, they do so daintily with very little disturbance to the substrate or the plants.
The Bala Shark or Silver Shark has an attractively colored silver body. The fins and tail have a white or golden area with a broad black edge.
Though the Bala Shark or Silver Shark look imposing, especially since they can get rather large, they are not aggressive and make a good community fish. They can even be kept with smaller fish. It is a lively fish that may jump so keep the aquarium covered. They have been known to make audible sounds.
These fish prefer a larger aquarium and lots of swimming space. Place plants around the inside edges of the perimeter and use wood for the decor. Though they will pick up leftover foods from the bottom of the aquarium, they do so daintily with very little disturbance to the substrate or the plants.
| Size | 5 |
Customer Reviews
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Sneaky & Enjoyable Review by Shaun
Customer Rating Very nice fish and highly enjoyable brought a replacement after i lost one moving house. Would highly recommend a couple of these to anyone. (Posted on 27/07/11)
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pretty cool fish Review by Jamie
Customer Rating My brother bought two there in tank with black a ghost knife, some catfish, a couple of clown loaches and more and is fine. its a cautious fish to start but after a while there fine swimming around minding there own business. (Posted on 7/06/11)
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great Review by Allison
Customer Rating So good with other sharks and my new oscar, they came happy and healthy and have no problems at all, love them (Posted on 2/06/11)
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a must have Review by Cambell
Customer Rating The best fish for a community tank so peaceful, a must have species (Posted on 4/04/11)
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Great community fish Review by Kary
Customer Rating I love these guys they look great! They are very careful when snooping around the aquarium and sometimes come to the front when you put your finger to the glass in the hope there may be some food coming their way. Immediately started swimming around with the other pair i had. (Posted on 10/01/11)
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Shy at first Review by Julie
Customer Rating I put 3 of these little guys in my 6' tank and for the first week or so they hid and stuck together (i cant blame them considering everything else in the tank is at least 10-20cm bigger than them!). Since then they have become very confident, even venturing to the bottom of the tank now they have worked out the big "scarey" fish are actually placid and dont care about them. They are growing very fast and are a great addition to any large tank that has plenty of swimming room. (Posted on 21/10/10)
