Bala Shark (Balantiocheilos melanopterus) Lungfish they will sift through sand

they will sift through sand looking for food particles and are generally planted tank safe

A relative of the eartheaters

Others use standard aquarium gravel of varying grades

is an armored catfish in the genus Hypostomus of the family Loricariidae

It may also move into areas of flooded forest during the annual wet season and can later be found in terrestrial lakes and ponds formed by the receding flood waters

Bala Shark (Balantiocheilos melanopterus) Lungfish they will sift through sandThe bala shark, Balantiocheilos melanopterus, also known as the tricolor shark, tricolor sharkminnow, silver shark, or shark minnow, is a fish species of the family Cyprinidae, and is one of the two species in the genus Balantiocheilos.