ok i just rescued 2 bala sharks from walmart today and i was wondering wether or not you can breed them in the aquarium, i know now that they arent big enough to breed yetjust when the time come i wanna know
breeding bala sharks
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i was just about to say you need a lot of space to let these guys do their thing
onion knows what he is talking about and having anything less than even 6' is defnitely not going to bring you much luck
maybe if you know someone who has a fresh pond or summin, other than that, you got some building to do
onion knows what he is talking about and having anything less than even 6' is defnitely not going to bring you much luck
maybe if you know someone who has a fresh pond or summin, other than that, you got some building to do
Feeding Bala Sharks to other fish would be like breeding puppies for fur coats.
Bala Sharks attain maturity at 9-11" long and they are immaterial. As onion stated, they spawn at very high speeds and a 10ft stretch of tank space probably wouldnt even be suitable. A 10ft circular pool on the other hand would be better.
You would also need spawning hormones, or artificialy fertilizing them the same way fish farms do. I have never heard of it being done in home aquaria.
Bala Sharks attain maturity at 9-11" long and they are immaterial. As onion stated, they spawn at very high speeds and a 10ft stretch of tank space probably wouldnt even be suitable. A 10ft circular pool on the other hand would be better.
You would also need spawning hormones, or artificialy fertilizing them the same way fish farms do. I have never heard of it being done in home aquaria.
To my knowledge bala's have never been bred in aquariums. They do breed at high speeds, and I'd say in nothing smaller than 20'. A bala doesn't even reach full speed in a 12' tank.
Bala's are becoming harder and harder to get, and more and more expensive. The wild populations are dwindling, and soon we may not have them available for reasonable prices.AttackFish;1465610;1465610 said:
Balas are readily available here, but I suspect (hope) they are farm bred fish from Asia. Of course it's different breeding them in a 50ft outdoor pond on a tropical fish farm compared to an aquarium - which I also dont think is practical.
Cheers
Ian
Cheers
Ian
