The black shark is one of those fish that unsuspecting fish keepers come across and often regret it. And a monster that some, including myself, bought on purpose as a 2” tidler with character.
I guess some see a rival to the red tail shark which is often seen in tanks of 20 or more. The black shark is often seen as a loner, the shop only has one, but the price is good, and it must be rarer if they only have 1. That’s it, the fish has you hooked.
Obviously, it’s not particularly rare, and it’s not a shark, but give it a week in your community tank and wow who would know it’s not a shark, it has every occupant of the tank on guard of their lives the whole daylight hours. And wo betide any catfish that think he is sleeping at night, nope, they own the tank in darkness too.
That cute looking sleek black 2” tidler will, 5 years later be a 25” beast that rules the pond. One minute tearing round with the aggression of a Rottweiler and the speed of a greyhound and the next minute at the front glass trying to get into every photo you take.
If you know what you are getting yourself into you will not regret it, a more characterful fish you will struggle to find, but be warned, every day could turn out to be a challenge especially if you have to rehouse tank mates or worse, your character fish!
I wouldn’t be without my 25” photo bully, but they are not for the faint hearted that’s for sure!
I guess some see a rival to the red tail shark which is often seen in tanks of 20 or more. The black shark is often seen as a loner, the shop only has one, but the price is good, and it must be rarer if they only have 1. That’s it, the fish has you hooked.
Obviously, it’s not particularly rare, and it’s not a shark, but give it a week in your community tank and wow who would know it’s not a shark, it has every occupant of the tank on guard of their lives the whole daylight hours. And wo betide any catfish that think he is sleeping at night, nope, they own the tank in darkness too.
That cute looking sleek black 2” tidler will, 5 years later be a 25” beast that rules the pond. One minute tearing round with the aggression of a Rottweiler and the speed of a greyhound and the next minute at the front glass trying to get into every photo you take.
If you know what you are getting yourself into you will not regret it, a more characterful fish you will struggle to find, but be warned, every day could turn out to be a challenge especially if you have to rehouse tank mates or worse, your character fish!
I wouldn’t be without my 25” photo bully, but they are not for the faint hearted that’s for sure!
