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i picked up 3, to make my total 4. just if they would breed. they were $10 each. then later at another store i found some roseline sharks for $30. i could only afford one. but man they look so good in a planted tank

Excellent news re: finding the sids!
I take it from the description 'Roseline Shark' that you mean Puntius denisonii? If so, do you have more than one? It is just that they are a shoaling fish, and like loaches, should be kept in groups.

Emma

Congrats!

yes , puntius denisonii. the store had 3 of them, two had tails that looked like they had been bitten off or fungussed off, so i wasnt about to drop $60 on some imperfect fish like that. so yes i only have one, but i have 5 SAE's and 1 flying fox and they all think they are the same fish =\

Congrats! I love my sids. Very different personalities in the 6 I have now than the 2 I had many years ago. Diminutive darlings or tiny terrors? ( a stab? a pack? I believe Mark & Jim said) Maybe I'm starting to see some of that behavior but mine don't have any other fish to harass. The old ones never bothered anyone ever.
Nancy

mine aren't really mean, they're just fiesty.

Congratulations on your patience (essential) and the price! I've seen them for as much as $29.99 CAD. At $10, you can afford the number you should keep together.

Mine are not aggressive - it may be a matter of tank mates.

Never aggressive, just curious and active.

all of mine are going crazy playing in the current and doing loop d loops. they are in a 20G tank (4) sids and 3 kubotais and nothing else.

speaking of kubotai's, i was at Petsmart today and they had some kubotais, about 2" for $20! hah! i got mine for 4 or 5$

Thanks for the reassurances, I think it was on petfrd I read sids often were aggressive with corys & maybe others, i.e. split fins. Made me think of others in their new genus with skunks, modestas etc. Mine a still quite small ,1" TL, but have started to establish a hierarchy. One owns the "good" cave that others can't swim past & there was some head to tail flipping with graying- out I hadn't seen before. I've been debating about possible tank mates or keeping the species only. Any suggestions? It's only a 20L. (Guess I won't risk corys, although I had no problems before)
Nancy

Must be sid season! I just picked up six of them myself.

its definently sid season, i found another store with them too. how much were yours?

Picked them up for $13 each. Not the cheapest fish, but I've seen them selling for more.

ic, i got mine at my super cheap store for $9.98, and then another store had them for $12.98. How big are yours? mine are extremely tiny

Every time I've seen them in the store they have been around 1". I picked up a pair last year (all I could get), and then six more a week ago. They were all around the same size at purchase.