Freshwater Fish
Roseline Shark.
A flashy torpedo-shaped fish with a red and black racing stripe — peaceful despite the 'shark' name and best kept in an active group. It wants cool, clean, well-oxygenated water with current; give a school 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
- Peaceful
- Community
- Community safe
- Adult size
- 6"
- Min tank size
- 55 gallons
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Sahyadria denisonii
Good tank mates
Despite the 'shark' name, the roseline shark is peaceful and community-safe, and it's best kept in an active group of six or more rather than singly. It pairs well with other lively, similarly-sized fish that enjoy current: larger tetras, barbs, danios, rainbowfish, and bottom-dwellers like larger corydoras. Avoid slow or very timid fish that its fast pace would stress, plus anything aggressive or large enough to eat it. It wants cool, oxygen-rich water with flow, so match it with fish that like the same.
Good to know
The roseline shark is native to fast-flowing hill streams in the Western Ghats of India, where cool, well-oxygenated water shaped its torpedo build and love of current.
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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