Oh I'm glad to hear that. So many don't realize how big and active these guts are. I would love to see more pics when they're older.
yeah lol i know they can get over a foot long and the rainbow can be at least 6 inches or more, i always research animals before getting them, i wanted to get cichlids again but the bf wanted the sharks lol at least this way ill be able to get me an albino tiger oscar and a fire eel later on for the bigger tank cuz they are compatible with the sharks, so im happy with it. eventually i want to do a cichlid tank too though.
Sounds like it will be an awesome tank. I had columbian sharks and they were awesome. The got to be about 7" before one developed an ulcer then the other one didn't do so well alone. I had frontosa later on and they kind of hooked me on cichlids. Definitely keep an update on your tank (s).
took a couple more pics of the fish, i added new ornaments and a new plant for the tank the rainbow shark is hard to take pics of cuz hes fast and shy but the balas are always easy to photograph lol