Fish of the Month!
The Bala Shark (Balantiocheilos melanopterus) also known as the Tricolor Shark, is actually a type of Minnow from the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.
The Tricolor Shark is large growing, obtaining a sizeof at least eight inches in length. Don’t let this size fool you, they are actually one of the most peaceful of the freshwater variety of sharks.
They will accept most prepared foods such as flakes or pellets but do best
with a high protein frozen diet.
Having plenty of open water for swimming room is ideal for this large growing
shark. Keeping live plants is also best to replicate the Tricolor Sharks
natural environment
We recommend the use of a plastic or glass cover on the aquarium. Tricolor Sharks are very good jumpers and may jump out
of the aquarium if startled.
