Very young Bala sharks are sometimes kept in small aquaria.

The Bala shark prefers to be kept in groups of two or more specimens (although they can survive alone).

Bala sharks are widely available in most pet stores, but these fish may grow to a size too large for the home aquarium.

Also the Bala shark is a jumper fish and may injure itself on the lid of a tank.

Bala sharks are popular aquarium fish.

Bala sharks are found in midwater depths in large and medium-sized rivers and lakes.

Keeping them with relatives, such as red-tailed sharks, bala sharks and black sharks should be avoided.

The Bala shark occurs in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.

Good tank mates for the Leopard bush fish include all gourami species, Bala shark, silver dollar, Corydoras, Plecostomus species, Ancistrus catfish, and anything that won't fit into its mouth.

The Bala shark, Balantiocheilos melanopterus, also known as the tricolor shark, silver shark, or shark minnow, is a fish species of the family Cyprinidae, and is one of the two species in the genus Balantiocheilos.

Balantiocheilos melanopterus (Tricolor sharkminnow)