I went to a local fish store by me today,decided to take my niece with,since she likes fishes.While we were browsing fishes,she wants a Red Tail Shark.What size tank can I have them in exactly?Will a ten gallon tank be fine to have a red tail shark in?Also what types of food can I give them?
Red Tail Sharks
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That fish is unfortunately not appropriate for a 10 gallon tank due to their adult size of about 5-6 inches. Red tailed shark are semi aggressive and need a big enough tank to set up a certain section as their own territory. I wouldn't put him in a tank under 36 inches long. So 30 gallon or 40 gallon would work 
I'll leave someone else to speak about diet.. mine wasn't a big eater and ended up croaking.
I'll leave someone else to speak about diet.. mine wasn't a big eater and ended up croaking.
I'd agree with the above. As far as diet goes, omnivore that will accept all food types pretty much and will also nibble on algae.
i have both red tails and rainbow sharks. They can get a lil size to them. Mine got to be just over 6 inches. IMO i think a 55 gallons is bare min. They are semi aggressive and need the room to swim. I would only recommend 1 per tank unless you have a really big tank. As for diet, mine eat anything i put in the tanks but seem to favor shrimp pellets. A ten gallon diffently to small for a Red Tail shark.