Freshwater Fish
Red-tailed Black Shark.
A velvet-black body with a single brilliant red tail — one of the most striking freshwater fish, and one of the most territorial. Keep just one with semi-aggressive tankmates and lots of caves in a 55-gallon-plus tank.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Intermediate
- Temperament
- Semi aggressive
- Community
- Semi community
- Adult size
- 4.75"
- Min tank size
- 55 gallons
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Epalzeorhynchos bicolor
Good tank mates
This is a semi-aggressive, semi-community fish that's very territorial, so it needs similarly-sized, not-timid tankmates and is not for a peaceful nano community. Keep just one per tank, since two will fight. Good company: fast, sturdy mid- and upper-water fish that can hold their own, like larger barbs and active rainbowfish, with plenty of caves to break up sightlines. Avoid other bottom-dwellers it will chase, shy or slow long-finned fish, and anything small enough to be bullied. When unsure about a pairing, call us.
Good to know
Despite the name, the red-tailed black shark is not a shark but a member of the carp and minnow family from Thailand.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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Erie, PA.
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