RAINBOW SHARK - FULL CARE GUIDE! *AQUARIUM SHARK???*

G'day Bodgies and Widgies! Today we're going to have at my rainbow shark BRUTUS! and ill take you through everything you need to know about the care of rainbow sharks! we'll have a look at everything from care, tank size, feeding, and all the ins and outs of this fish! I really hope you enjoy this video and we are almost at 300 Bodgies and Widgies of the channel so I would love it if we could reach that milestone! love you all Bodgies and Widgies for all your support!

[@Lazarusthefishboy]

I LOVE these fish! Thanks for sharing, Tarun! Enough info in this one video to keep a rainbowshark happy and alive in people's aquariums! Keep up the awesome work, mate!!! 😉👍

[@BodgieFromStraya]

Thanks Laz! love the support mate! Really glad that is was educational!

[@nathanfishboy3739]

Excellent work man loved it

[@BodgieFromStraya]

Thanks Nathan!!!!

[@bacon6496]

i enjoyed the vid great information and visuals i also think you did a great job with the voice over

[@BodgieFromStraya]

Thanks mate hahaha! really went to town with this video lol!

[@mydailyburger3924]

Wow! You're amazing... and I love your accent! Thank you for sharing! Keep it up, Bro!

[@mydailyburger3924]

Subscribed right away... and yes, I have a rainbow shark as well... his name is Chomper... 👍

[@BodgieFromStraya]

hahaha thank youuuu Mr Daily Burger! first time ive gotten that compliment!

[@BodgieFromStraya]

Oh sweet! haha chomper is a great name, I rehomed Brutus a little while back which I regret now but im actually keeping a redtail shark now haha

[@gordana8931]

Awesome channel can't believe you only have 298 subs. By the way it's colin from Facebook.

[@BodgieFromStraya]

Hey Colin!!! Thankyou so much for the support and the kind words! i really do appreciate it!

[@BlakesAquatics]

Next video raonbow shark catch clean and cook. Nice spotlight dude

[@BodgieFromStraya]

Hahahaha sure if you say so.... but Thanks Blake!!!!!

[@bacon6496]

i love these fish i really really want one

[@BodgieFromStraya]

100% recommend it for bigger tanks! that means its an excuse to buy a baby rainbow shark then get a bigger tank for it hahaha. (don't actually do that, get the tank first then the fish hahaha)

[@angelfishkeeper3027]

@@BodgieFromStraya would my rainbow 🦈 eat earthworm 🐛?

[@BodgieFromStraya]

@@angelfishkeeper3027 100% they would love a few earthworms!!!

[@harshidroshan3869]

I put one with 3 big Oscars... They are doing well💛

[@BodgieFromStraya]

Good as! Hope it all works out long term as well!

[@stephaniedelang989]

Any advice for treating ich in my tank with a rainbow shark? Can they tolerate adding salt?

[@BodgieFromStraya]

Hi Stephanie! they should be okay with salt but I personally have always used methylene blue or malachite green for medicating inch. bump the temp up to about 29-30 and dose the treatment (or salt) and it should clear it up fully!

[@gajulaabhishek1369]

Bro I have a adult rainbow shark before and I introduced new rainbow sharks the it started chasing what will be your solution and how can stop it ?

[@BodgieFromStraya]

Hey mate, its a bit tough at this point in all honestly. I would just rehome the smaller ones but a good thing to do is add in a bunch of caves and hiding places that should calm things down.

[@Jezz16A1]

could you recommend me something similar but more suited for smaller tanks, also nice video 101st like

[@BodgieFromStraya]

hey hey j Donovan, when it comes to 'sharks' there isn't anything I can think of immediately for smaller tanks as all the freshwater shark options need decent sized aquariums. what I think may be an interesting lookalike is a longer body corydora like barbatus. also thank you for the 101'st like haha!

[@Jezz16A1]

@@BodgieFromStraya thank you very much cheif

[@darthdoggie0031]

@@Jezz16A1 there's no "shark" that can be in a tank under 30 gallons but for cool looking centerpiece fish most killifish or a Ram.

[@l.o.r410]

How many rainbow shark should I get for my 55 ga tank?

[@BodgieFromStraya]

oh probably only 1 hahaha! i would only keep one in a 100 gallon!

[@l.o.r410]

@@BodgieFromStraya Lol yeah. Crazy thing was I just bought 1 just a couple hours ago! Super stoked to see it tomorrow morning and see it thrive! 🙏🏼

[@BodgieFromStraya]

bit late to reply haha but that's awesomeeee! how is he doing!

[@l.o.r410]

@@BodgieFromStraya He’s busy cleaning everywhere lmao. 😂 I haven’t seen him aggressive at all. Very friendly fish lol.

[@BodgieFromStraya]

@@l.o.r410 AWESOME! hahaha im so stocked to hear that! mine went through a few phases hahaha of anger then peace

[@fearthestroke8884]

Do you keep the light on all day?

[@BodgieFromStraya]

hey mate, the light is on from say 8:30 in the morning till about 7:30 at night so a fairly long time hahaha!

[@fearthestroke8884]

@@BodgieFromStraya do you think anything bad would happen if I left the blue light on all night long it’s like a moonlight

[@BodgieFromStraya]

@@fearthestroke8884 the only real and major issue is see is algae as blue light is like steroids for algae growth haha. hr other thing is power use but also there isn't really any benefit. I think its healthier for fish if the light is left off at night.

[@fearthestroke8884]

@@BodgieFromStraya I don’t no why but I feel like they get scared when I turn the light off and they start crashing into things any dying

[@BodgieFromStraya]

@@fearthestroke8884 oh right right, see ive never had that issue and it could be possible that your fish might be stressed out. one thing I would recommend is to get battery powered led light sickles. they are like $15 on Ebay and you can get like 4. just have one of them sitting on top of the tank. that should 100% calm them down at night even if you shut the lights off

[@mapd6831]

But how does it taste

[@BodgieFromStraya]

Tastes like skittles! hence the name Rainbow Shark! hahahaha

[@williammackay3321]

So you explicitly said the rainbow shark needs to be in his own tank alone … then the next sentence you say it’s great for a community tank 😂😂😂

[@BodgieFromStraya]

Well if you watch the entire video you'd realise that I expanded upon what I mean by the rainbow shark being a Lone Ranger haha. At 9:16 I explain that its best to only keep 1 rainbow shark per tank and prior to that I also go through all the recommended tank mates. Might be better to watch the whole thing before jumping the gun haha

[@bacon6496]

first

[@BodgieFromStraya]

Never... I am always first.... hahahahaha! nahhhh AMAZING STUFF!

[@iftowntator6885]

If u reply can u show a video how to tell the gender

[@BodgieFromStraya]

hey mate! it is pretty hard to tell the difference because there are no immediate distinguishable features

[@user-wh1hl9zf6z]

This not rainbow shark.this is Rad tail shark.

[@BodgieFromStraya]

hey buddy, unfortunately incorrect. the rainbow shark has red on all the fins, whereas the red tail shark only has red on its tail. lifeoffish.com/differences-between-rainbow-and-red-tail-shark/

[@harvrenalds3887]

You've got a female there. Males are more slender. Females get this chubby belly look.

[@BodgieFromStraya]

Awesome, thank you for that!

[@MistressAnko]

@@BodgieFromStraya mrs brutus