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if i say, put a red tailed black shark or a rainbow shark in with yellow labs, a peacock cichlid and a o. lithobates, would it work? i would ,love to get a synondonis but they are very expensive, at leas where i look.

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think ive seen them at a lfs but they were still $70+ for a multipunctatus.
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I think you will have to make a choice between the RTBS and the RS, as I think the RTBS would be too aggressive for the RS. Now saying that I have no idea how the RTBS will react with the other fish as when the RTBS gets bigger and older it will become very possessive of its areas and at feeding time.

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Sorry to spoil your plans, but I would not recommend either with your current setup. They are incompatible as far as basic water chemistry requirements.

Your current stock are Africans that prefer a relatively high pH and hardness. Both of the sharks you mentioned are Asian in origin and prefer slightly softer and more acidic conditions. While the sharks may be able to hold their own in the tank temperament-wise, you will not be able to provide water conditions in a single tank that are optimal to both your current fish and the sharks.

Keep looking for species that will work with your current stock, they may be a bit more expensive, but IMO definitely worth paying a little extra for something that is compatible with your other stock and is more likely to thrive in the same conditions.

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well i havnt actually got those fish, thats just what i plan to get. dont think ill bother gettin either. the only fish that are in the tank at the moment are a bristlenose catfish and a golden chinese alge eater so there are no cichlids but the ph is over 7.6 (highest my ph test kit goes, have got a high range test kit on order) and they are looking healthy.

might get a rtbs in a seperate tank when my ponds finished and the fish that are in that tank can go outside. i once had one a few years ago and even though it was aggressive towards lots of other fish i loved it. he looked so cool and it had a white tip on its dorsal fin. thats why i want another one.

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