The Bala Shark originally came from Southeast Asia around Indonesia. They are also known as the Tri Color Shark and they have a silver body with clear fins edged in black. Bala Sharks are a mild mannered and very active fish that need to be kept in numbers of at least 6. They look lovely in schools too. Because of their size and their need to school, an aquarium of more than 75 gallons should be used and it should have lots of open space. They eat flake foods, algae and just about anything you give them. These fish are extremely difficult to breed, as evidenced by a total lack of information on the subject.
Bala Shark is compatible with the Altum Angelfish, Angelfish, Betta (Siamese Fighting), Bosemani Rainbow, Cherry Barb, Clown Loach, Croaking Gourami, Dwarf Gourami, Dwarf Neon Rainbow, Flying Fox, Giant Gourami, GloFish, Iridescent Shark, Kissing Gourami, Oscar Cichlid, Otto Catfish, Pearl Gourami, Pleco (Common), Rainbow Shark, Red Tailed Shark, Siamese Algae Eater, Silver Dollar, Sparkling Gourami, Three Spot Gourami, Tiger Barb, Tinfoil Barb, Zebra Danio.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Balantiocheilos
Species: B. melanopterus
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