Lost my largest Bala Shark

[Chromobotia]

My largest Bala Shark died today. My guess is something spooked him and he slammed into the glass as I was sitting on the couch. When I looked up at the tank he was floting.

Fish was in an 8 ft X 3 ft X 3 ft tank. I've had that fish for 9 years.

Random things happen.

 

[esoxlucius]

That is an absolute bummer, what a fish.

Too many times we go into fish stores and see little balas of 2-3" for sale in tanks with tetras and other small fish. They get bought by people who don't know any better and it's a shame. It's pictures of fish like yours that need to be in stores showing the potential size that some of the fish can achieve.

You can take some comfort from the fact that you had it in a very large tank and it had 9 years of a good life. But still, I feel for you man.

 

[Victoria Love]

So sorry for your loss, he was a beauty

 

[celebrist]

Brutal, what a loss
beefy beauty do you have more in the tank?

 

[Poseidon2.0]

That sucks! Sorry about that. Not much you can do. Do they live much longer than 9 years? Am not familiar with this species more than in passing.

 

[tlindsey]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[james99]

That's sucks. Bala sharks are one fish that I wish I had a big enough tank for.

 

[Coryloach]

So sad.

 

[Belial]

that sucks. ive had mine do that before and appear on deaths door only to make a full recovery. they sure can be nervous boys.

 

[Chromobotia]

Brutal, what a loss
beefy beauty do you have more in the tank?

I have 4 other balas along with 13 clown loaches, 2 plecos and a south American catfish that appears to be stunted as it hasn't grown in years.