Red Tailed Black Shark
COMMON NAME: Red-tailed Black Shark.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Labeo bicolor.
DESIGNATION: Tropical.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Thailand.
SIZE: Up to 15 cm (6 in).
WATER PREFERENCES: Mature, soft to medium-hard water. Temperature: 24-27°C (75-80°F).
DIET: Most foods, particularly bottom-Silver Shark dwelling livefoods. A vegetable component isalso required.
BREEDING: There are very few reports ofsuccessful aquarium spawnings. Those thatexist usually involve hormone injections,followed by egg-scattering.
DESCRIPTION: Some L. bicolor canbecome quite aggressive and territorial. Aclosely related species with similar needs is the Red-finned Shark (Labeo erythruruslRed-tailed Black which is also available in the albino form.
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