Your favorite tankbuster miniatures

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Pink tail chalceus->red finned cigar shark. Very similar shape and scales, plus brighter colors, but only gets to 25 instead of 100 cm.

Chalceus macrolepidotus (Pink-tailed Chalceus) — Seriously Fish

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Leptobarbus rubripinna – Red-finned Cigar Shark (Filirasbora rubripinna) — Seriously Fish

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Interestingly, this is the 3rd case of a tetra/characid substituting a barb/cyprinid. The previous 2 were bloodfin tetras/silver dollars for tinfoil barbs.

 

[Friller2009]

Pink tail chalceus->red finned cigar shark. Very similar shape and scales, plus brighter colors, but only gets to 25 instead of 100 cm.

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Chalceus macrolepidotus (Pink-tailed Chalceus) — Seriously Fish

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Leptobarbus rubripinna – Red-finned Cigar Shark (Filirasbora rubripinna) — Seriously Fish

www.seriouslyfish.com

Interestingly, this is the 3rd case of a tetra/characid substituting a barb/cyprinid. The previous 2 were bloodfin tetras/silver dollars for tinfoil barbs.

I absolutely love the Pink Tailed Chalceus and this fish looks so much like them! I’ll have to track some down for my 4ft

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

When you said pink tail chalceus, did you mean cigar shark? Because it doesn't make much sense otherwise.

Much as I'd hate to disappoint you (and ironically go against the purpose of this thread a bit), I don't know if 1.22m would be large enough. When I asked, 1.83m was suggested to be the bare minimum: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/tell-me-about-the-pink-tail-chalceus.744707/

Of course, if you give it a try and find 1.22m is enough, that'd be great!

 

[Friller2009]

When you said pink tail chalceus, did you mean cigar shark? Because it doesn't make much sense otherwise.

Much as I'd hate to disappoint you (and ironically go against the purpose of this thread), I don't know if 1.22m would be large enough. When I asked, 1.83m was suggested to be the bare minimum: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/tell-me-about-the-pink-tail-chalceus.744707/

Of course, if you give it a try and find 1.22m is enough, that'd be great!

Sorry, i meant i’ll have to find some cigar sharks since they look like one of my fav fish, but stay at a manageable size.
I have a 6ft, however my father is determined to keep it as rainbowfish only.

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Good luck! My local aquarium store has cigar sharks but no chalceus.

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

As for a previous suggestion of mine to replace gars with gar characins, golden gars can be substituted with golden gar characins. Same golden color, shape, and rarity.

 

[Friller2009]

Good luck! My local aquarium store has cigar sharks but no chalceus.

Mate my lfs has chalceus but no cigar sharks!

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

LMAO. That's perfect

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Another possible substitute for cigar shark: Red tail hemiodus. Bright red on the tail, similar streamlined profile, and even smaller than the chalceus substitute (15 cm).

Premium Redtail Hemiodus Tetra

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[CrazyPhishMan]

Discus and angelfish are cichlids !- I've found them to be extremely nasty amongst themselves as well. 2 groups of cichlids that are not welcome in my tanks any longer. And cichlids are my primary interest, specifically those from the Amazon, Andes and Central/North America