How many bala sharks ina 120 gallon
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Ponddigger;4376416; said:
Really depends on your filtration, they are a schooling fish though so I would say 3 as a minimum but 5 is even better (if your filtration can handle that bio load). So what is your filtration, and what kind of bottom catfish do you have?
Oh and a big welcome to mfk! From another northern Louisiana fishkeeper.
Zfishies;4376436; said:
Yep, not sure what the OP's experience level of fishkeeping is but bala sharks are very sensitive to water conditions. If your parameters are out of whack, they are the first ones to go, like a signal to save the other fish in your tank.
^agreed you have to keep the tank really clean i had 9 Bala's in my (heated) pond now i have 5, parameters are great its just that the ones that where toooo week died but the ones that can tough it out where fine i dont know how to explain it... i dont think there is such thing as a strong bala. you should add lots of live plants i know that helped keeping my Bala death rate down
Really a Pond is better for all fish...But you can comfortably keep a trio of balas in a 120(I myself would get a 125 or 180 for them but)