breeding bala sharks

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In India balas are often bred in the ponds by breeders.
I saw the ponds and they are not less than 18'long ,10'broad and 3.5' deep.
So if u want to breed them make sure u have something of this sort.
 
Thanks Icecube, thats what I thought the situation was. I didn't think a fish that was as common and cheap as Balas are here would be wild caught.

Cheers

Ian
 
Ianab;1466402; 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
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Wow, thats crazy. I have never seen a bala shark anywhere other then at Underwater World, Sunshine Coast, and that was just for display. I would have thought if they were available in NZ, I would be able to get one in OZ.
 
~THEO~;1468126; said:
Wow, thats crazy. I have never seen a bala shark anywhere other then at Underwater World, Sunshine Coast, and that was just for display. I would have thought if they were available in NZ, I would be able to get one in OZ.
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Are you KIDDING? Underwater World only has a bunch of 7" or so Bala Sharks. Bala Sharss are so incredibly common near me that even Pets Paradise will always have a tank stocked with them. These were one of my very first fish.
 
Mystix212;1469547; said:
Are you KIDDING? Underwater World only has a bunch of 7" or so Bala Sharks. Bala Sharss are so incredibly common near me that even Pets Paradise will always have a tank stocked with them. These were one of my very first fish.
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Oh touche. Saw them last night. I have never noticed them before.
 
Not much of an eye grabber too. Most pet shops sell them at 2.5" when underfeeding and the drained colours has got to them. The prices arent too bad considering thier speed, size and rarity.
 
all i can say is balas are 6 dollars here and are nice looking. i got black sharks and they have grown like crazy
 
Mystix212;1466206; said:
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.
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i highly disagree
 
Mystix212;1470760; said:
Not much of an eye grabber too. Most pet shops sell them at 2.5" when underfeeding and the drained colours has got to them. The prices arent too bad considering thier speed, size and rarity.
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balas dont get barley any color til theyre about 3 or 3.5 inches
i have 4 along with my show fish as in pbass
theyre about 4.5 inches
and theyre tails are jet black
when they were around 2 inches
they were pretty much all white
 
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