Pet Information > ASK Experts > Pet Fish > Freshwater Aquarium > silver shark

silver shark

23 15:34:20

Question
Hi again thanks for last answer , I got another shark so my one wasn't on his own they seem to be getting on fine but still hide when the lights on or were not in the room so I've come up with there scared of us is this true and as for the angel fish the tempreture it fine they only seem to come out at night and your not near the tank are they just timid I don't think there scared of the sharks coz they hang out with each other my tank is a coffee table tank is this big enough.

Answer
Lois,

The sharks need to be in very large tanks because they can grow to 12". It might be the tank. If you accidently kick the table or set something on it it will scare the fish. I am not a big fan of these types of tanks. Even walking by the tank will give the fish a vibration that will scare them. I would just keep an eye on them to make sure they are eating and not sick. If anything else happens let me know.