silver shark aka bala shark?

Fry · Mar 18, 2006

is a silver shark the same as a bala/tri-color shark (Balantiocheilus melanopterus)? i just bought 2 small ones at the LFS and they said silver sharks get about 10" while bala/tri-color get a foot long but are otherwise similar

everything i've read and seen online says they are synonyms, what do you guys think?

rook45 · Mar 18, 2006

the same i've seen people refer to them as silver sharks before

Fry · Mar 18, 2006

thanks rook45

Jason_S · Mar 18, 2006

yup they're the same thing and they can get up to 13" :grinyes:

guppy · Mar 18, 2006

If it has black on the fins it is a bala. If not it is probably this one, Labiobarbus leptocheilus (silver sharkminnow)


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