FishProfiles.com Message Forums

Would the RTBS kill harlequins? Just wondering. Don't worry. I haven't put these two together or anything, I just had the thought and was curious!!!

The pottery that growls!

Depends on the size of the tank. In something 55+, I'd suspect not. The temperament of those sharks can vary widely, but even a really aggressive one should leave them alone in something the size of a 75 gallon.

Cool. =D So they can be with peaceful fishies just fine if given the space.

Now to figure out if a polar bear would win in a fight against a tiger...

The pottery that growls!

a RTBS is one of the most teritorial fish i have ever seen as they grow to there max size of 6inches they will need there own space and if youkeep them in too small of a tank the hrliquins will be in his teritory ALL the time like i have a RTBS and i will have to get rid of it soon because there is a small corner in my tank that the fish are safe from the cool but evil fish
so all depends on tank size from what i learned about them 60ish gallons is about the size for them to not eat your other fish expicialy little fish like harliquens

33 gallon 7 neon tetras-5 platys-3 bleeding heart tetras-2 corys-1 rainbow shark-2 L83 gibby plecos

So they can be with peaceful fishies just fine if given the space.

Well, not exactly. If you were to keep them with a fish that looks somewhat similar or has similar colors, it's more likely than not that you'd have fireworks, even in a large tank. The point with the rasboras is that in a large tank, the RTBS would be too busy patrolling his larger territory to bother with something like a small schooler or shoaler.

Ah sorry I didnt clarify that. Yes, I know they are no good with similar looking fishies. I meant peaceful as in the typical schoolers.

The pottery that growls!