Rainbow Shark
My Photos: Other People's Aquariums
(The First Tank Guide)

Photo by Joe Drummond 2010
A young barb, likely a Rainbow Shark (Epalzeorhynchos erythrurus) swims in his new fish tank. The orange discoloration on this fish's head is of concern, but he may outgrow it with proper care and diet.
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"Just wanted to let you know that your tips worked. We've got a healthy tank now with several tetras that are doing just fine and all of our water quality measurements are within specs. Thanks so much for the pointers."
Andrew, Washington, DC
June 17, 2009
More Comments"My 3 year old daughter desperately wanted a fish so the family troops off to the pet store and buys - you guessed it - painted glass fish. I thought, "Wow, pretty fish." [It] never occurred to me the terrible things that are done to make them look like that. Now after [an] awful heart-wrenching morning explaining to my daughter her fish is in heaven with God, after only a week, I decided to look up these fish and see what I did wrong. Well I figured it out, my mistake was not researching what fish I was buying. A hard lesson learned at the expense of my daughter. I will never understand how people can justify hurting another creature solely for profit. Thanks for all the info on these lovely but mistreated little fish."
AJ Lawler
March 22, 2003
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