I just contacted a person who is selling a 29 gallon tank that has 2 bala sharks and many other fish he is giving me EVERYTHING!!! including heater, light, air pump, rocks, plants gravel the WHOLE FREAKIN SETUP FOR $25!!!

My question is this would the bala sharks attack my gold gourami's and black ghost knife and my baby albino brislte nose pleco??? need advice and quick!

I would get it for sure!But I would rehome the bala.That thing will get very large.

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You also need a much bigger tank for your ghost, they get up to 18 to 20 inches. I would suggest looking for a 75 gal and not a 29.

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Even with a 75 gallon, that would have to be temporary. With the fish they already mentioned in their other threads, it's overstocked. And there's more fish?

They'd need like a 150+gallon and that's without the other fish they mentioned.

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I have contacted the person but they still haven't responded back. What would we do without ebay, LOL! I'm just hoping I get to it first before someone else does!

Oh, I probably dont have room for anything bigger than a 29 gallon though. I might sell the bala's but I really want to keep my bgk.

thanks for the responses guys!

But still would the 2 bala sharks attack, my gold gourami's and bgk?

The balas probably won't bother any of your fish, but your heading down a road that you wont like the consequences. The balas and the bgk need to go. You aren't able to keep a tank big enough for the bgk and it will end up barely surviving then dieing.

You need to research fish before you buy and consider how big they get and if you don't have a tank big enough to handle one fully grown your should pass up that fish.

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Plus, Don't Bala Sharks school? You'd need at least five, right?

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hmm...well my bgk is quite small right now how long before it gets to big?

also since the guy lives 35 miles away from me, would the tank have to complete the cycle again if it drys out?
If so would I have to bring buckets to carry the water from the tank back to my house?
or should i have a person spray the tank with water on the way back so it doesnt dry out?
i just dont want to find out i have to wait 2 months for the stupid cycle to complete.

I didnt realize the BGK get so large,thanks for that info.If thats the case,then it seems alot of fish will need to be rehomed as soon as the tank comes in.Then you can work the 29 around the gourami.unless you have room for anything larger,like Susan said you are headed down a very rough road.

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If you keep the filter in a bucket with tank water the bacteria should be fine. You might just get a mini cycle that will last a couple of days but that is it. Are you planning on hauling the fish in a bucket? That should be all the tank water you will need, since there isn't that much bacteria in water.

It took a little over a year for mine to get that big, but even in a 29 it will surely die before it even has a chance to get anywhere near it.

Yes balas are a schooling fish and needs at least a group of 3 but 5 is better.

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yeh im gonna haul the fish back as well

From what I read on them they require very large tanks and many say they shouldn't be kept by Aquairists at all. I also read they eat crustaceans and are very peaceful fish. Also they are very hardy and can handle ph changes very well.

Pidgeon a bgk can live pretty well in a 75 gal. They get 18 inches long at the most and in a 75 they have plenty of room to swim. Now I wouldn't suggest this size tank for balas as they get a foot long and need to be in a school. I would say 150 if the tank is long. But a bala has been known to swim fast and hit the glass pretty hard breaking it.

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bala sharks get aggressive when they get bigger and older pretty much the same with any fish called sharks..

well everything is set up I have the 29 gallon all done. He gave me 5 large fake plants, 2 small fake plants and a fake tree stump cave and a sign. He gave me a filter, heater, air pump and light. He gave what he called 2 colombian sharks catfish. They are not bala sharks as i thought before also included are 2 gray fish that i have never seen before. 1 very large tiger barb. 1 large orange molly. That was all for $27. I just added another fake plant. my 4 gold gourami's and my bgk and my albino brisltenose pleco.
the guy said to add salt for the shark cat fish. but he did not say how much salt to add and how often.

That's even worse than the Balas, Colombian Sharks get to around 14" and they need brackish water. You seriously need to find a different home for them. Find out what those other fish you have. They probably belong in brackish water too.

The Tiger Barb schools, so you need at least five.

You need a real piece of driftwood for the Albino Bristlenose, or it will starve.

You really need to research before you get fish. :(

I don't suggest you keep anything but the Bristlenose and the Gouramis in the 29 gallon tank.

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Catfish get aggressive as they get bigger. You say you had a small tank before ? Do some research on the fish you get....

Hey, The shark cats were given to me. I did not buy them by there self they came with the tank. I am now thinking of trading in my bgk because I really don't want to kill it. But I really would like to get a fish that is very, very cool. Just as awsome as the bgk. I have had so many people comment on it. But I don't want to get rid of the shark cats there too cool and there so peaceful and don't bother other fish. They just Swim constantly around at the surface.

So is there any fish that are equally good looking as the bgk.

Also can someone please respond to how much salt I need to put in for my shark cats? The man said something about some unknown amount per 5 gallons. idk

Im currently searching online for 1 fish or possibly a nice school of fish.