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There are many types of tropical fish. Although they all come from the same type of water, each of them require a different care. I'm going to tell you how to take care of a bala shark
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Bala sharks originally come from Indonesia and South East Asia. They can adjust to any type of water temperature with a pH between 6.5 and 7.0. They can fit into any size fish tank, but should not be kept in a tank smaller than a 55 gallon. Darker gravel in your tank will darken the color of your balas, and lighter gravel will more likely bleach your balas.

Many people like bala sharks because they look like actual sharks. That's because they have torpedo shaped bodies and very large fins. They can grow up to 14 to 18 inches long if you put them in a bigger tank. The smaller the tank you put them in, the less they will grow. Bala sharks are very speedy swimmers, especially if frightened. They are also jumpers, so you'll always want to keep a cover on the tank .Balas also have some unusual behaviors, sometimes they like to lie at the bottom of a tank or on a rock. They're not dying when they do this. They also like to make grunting and clicking sounds you can hear. They're more likely to make these noises at night.

These fish like to be in large schools. They will get more colors on them and swim a lot more if they're kept in large groups.

If you choose to breed bala sharks, they reach their maturity at nine inches. The way you can tell the difference between male are females is the fact that females are usually chubbier than males. Males are usually slim. After you have figured out which ones are males and which ones are females, you want to separate them to prepare them
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Bala sharks will eat any type of food you decide to feed them, but they need food with a lot of algae in them. Although they prefer foods such as brine shrimp, blood worms, and white worms. Color foods will make them darker in color. They also love to extract snails from their shells.
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Even though these fishes are different, balas like to be blended with angelfish and barbs. They blend well and get along with almost any type of fish, so you may experiment and add different types of fish with them. The more variety of colors in the fish, the more color your balas will have. Balas do not pick on smaller fish, and aren't picked on by any other type of fish when mixed together.

Balas tend to be very shy. What you can do to lessen their shyness, is to add a lot of decorations and plants. This will make them feel more at home, so they will be more active. Bala sharks tend to "itc" easily, more so with babies. Any time you add a bala, make sure to add an ich cure. They are very clean fish, therefore they do not like a dirty tank. Add snails often to clean up the excess dirt.

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