Iridescent shark

[demjor19]

do any of you have large Iridescent sharks? i have always been somewhat fascinated by the BIG iridescent sharks, but never picked one up...anyway over the weekend i found a nice 6-7 incher and decided to give it a shot. i thought this would be a nice start to making a monster iridescent shark! if you have any pics of your BIG ID sharks please post them!

[ar0wan]

No pix cause i don't have him anymore, but I grew one to about 15" in my 120gal. Not enough personality for me so he got traded!

[demjor19]

No pix cause i don't have him anymore, but I grew one to about 15" in my 120gal. Not enough personality for me so he got traded!

how old was he?

[ar0wan]

ooooh... bought him at 4" maybe? 3 years old I'd guess, it was my wife's addition to the tank, she's always liked these fish but was surprised at how large I was able to grow him ^^. Got big fast once he was able to eat the cichlid staple.

[demjor19]

ooooh... bought him at 4" maybe? 3 years old I'd guess, it was my wife's addition to the tank, she's always liked these fish but was surprised at how large I was able to grow him ^^. Got big fast once he was able to eat the cichlid staple.

this is what i am currently working on with mine. i want to get him fattened up and growing!

[ElJefe]

i have one that is 22"+ (ball park estimate) he/she is 5 yrs old the person i got it from had it in a 35gal tank!!!! it could barely turn around and you could see blood in the fin and on his nose from rubbing the glass. i'll get some pics tonight.

[demjor19]

i have one that is 22"+ (ball park estimate) he/she is 5 yrs old the person i got it from had it in a 35gal tank!!!! it could barely turn around and you could see blood in the fin and on his nose from rubbing the glass. i'll get some pics tonight.

i would love to see it!

[ElJefe]

got a couple quick pics before i left for work. quality isn't the greatest..

[demjor19]

wow! that's awesome! what do you have it eating?

[ElJefe]

funny you should ask he'll eat pellets but loves him some flakes & worms!

[Oddball]

Here's my little 3 year old 20 incher.

[demjor19]

funny you should ask he'll eat pellets but loves him some flakes & worms!

thats cool! does he feed from the surface or after they sink? mine wont look at surface food yet...

[oscar n redtail cat]

great thread :D

[demjor19]

Here's my little 3 year old 20 incher.

he looks great Phil!!! what's his diet?

do i see some gar in with it? or at least some ganoids...?

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Old pics...

[demjor19]

Old pics...

very cool as well!!! how big was/is it?

[ElJefe]

thats cool! does he feed from the surface or after they sink? mine wont look at surface food yet...
He mainly eats from the surface. i'll see nosing the bottom every now and then.
Here's my little 3 year old 20 incher.
nice!! why is yours so much lighter?
Old pics...
nice looking paroon!

[demjor19]

He mainly eats from the surface. i'll see nosing the bottom every now and then.

nice!! why is yours so much lighter?

nice looking paroon!

possibly an albino...

[ElJefe]

that was my first guess but i've seen albino's before but they were way lighter than that...

[Oddball]

he looks great Phil!!! what's his diet?

do i see some gar in with it? or at least some ganoids...?

He's sharing a tank with 3 2ft+ tropical gars and a M/F pair of 2ft ornate polys. The 4 smaller T-gars are across the aisle in the 420gal. He feeds on minnows, salmon pellets, sinking sticks, aro sticks, and FD krill/plankton.

[Oddball]

nice!! why is yours so much lighter?



He's a true red-eye tyrosinase-negative albino. Bought him for $1.50 at barely 2".

[demjor19]

awesome phil! great find and that must be a pretty awesome tank with the trops and polys!

[ElJefe]

He's a true red-eye tyrosinase-negative albino. Bought him for $1.50 at barely 2".
awesome looking! jealous of your deal!

[Camshaft Ramrod]

Nice fish Oddball!
I had an Iridescent Shark for a short while. He was 18" long. Those pectoral fins scared the poop outa me. I made the decision that he needed a good home and took him to a place here in FL called Celico Wader Gardens. They let me put him in there 10,000 or so gallon pond with there koi (4'-5'). I wonder how he is doin? I think I'll take a trip out there today and see!

[demjor19]

Nice fish Oddball!
I had an Iridescent Shark for a short while. He was 18" long. Those pectoral fins scared the poop outa me. I made the decision that he needed a good home and took him to a place here in FL called Celico Wader Gardens. They let me put him in there 10,000 or so gallon pond with there koi (4'-5'). I wonder how he is doin? I think I'll take a trip out there today and see!

i here you about the pectoral fins...my lima nailed me right between my knuckles! i couldnt bend my fingers for a week...it's actually still swelled three weeks later.

[ElJefe]

Nice fish Oddball!
I had an Iridescent Shark for a short while. He was 18" long. Those pectoral fins scared the poop outa me. I made the decision that he needed a good home and took him to a place here in FL called Celico Wader Gardens. They let me put him in there 10,000 or so gallon pond with there koi (4'-5'). I wonder how he is doin? I think I'll take a trip out there today and see!
hopefully i can get my surgery done soon so i can build my pond! i'm goin to put mine in there with my rtc and aro. if i cant get the pond completed by the end of this year i'll see bout donating him to the zoo or moody gardens...

[melby1980]

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m162/skeeterpup2003/278272240_942268672_0.jpg

Not a monster yet only about 3", I have 2 about this size and one that is about 7-8". Also am taking my mother's when it outgrows her 55.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m162/skeeterpup2003/278271625_942266491_0.jpg

my 75. I am planning on building an indoor pond for them within the next year :)

[demjor19]

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m162/skeeterpup2003/278272240_942268672_0.jpg

Not a monster yet only about 3", I have 2 about this size and one that is about 7-8". Also am taking my mother's when it outgrows her 55.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m162/skeeterpup2003/278271625_942266491_0.jpg

my 75. I am planning on building an indoor pond for them within the next year :)

is that a huge goldfish? how big is it?

[melby1980]

why yes it is I am still trying to figure out if I am going to get a new tank or find it a nice home (since it is illegal to put them in an outdoor pond here). I havn't really measured but if I had to guess I would say 10" it's a shubunkin. It was only about 2" when it was forced on me 3 years ago lol. it actually has grown much faster than my irridescant that was bought at the same size/time, but I think that's because my water temps have been on the cooler side for most of this year. I just added a new heater though so temps are gonna be back to a nice warm range lol.

[powrisal]

not the biggest here (8.5") but worthy of posting

[Camshaft Ramrod]

Sexy! good job. I like the Shovel.

[milokai]

here is mine about 20inches+ albino...

[Jeox]

Old pics...

isn't that a paroon?

[milokai]

isn't that a paroon?

yeah, I wish.

[demjor19]

they look awesome guys! i want to pick up a nice albino in the future as well!

[bigfishal]

I used to have a 14" Albino Id shark! He was awesome but I only have pics of him on paper this was before they had digital cameras out.
But they sure do turn out nice you normally see them in the stores when they are only about 3 inch and the are a pink color not that albino. But after mine was larger his white started showing out really good.He was a pure milky white!
I loved him!

[melby1980]

when I picked up my royal plec they had a whole tank full of 2" albinos. It was soooooo tempting! but I thought of the 3 I have now and came to my senses lol

[milokai]

yeah ...they will grow fast...feed them chicken hearts and tilapia and shrimps. and sometimes pellets sinking...mine eats like theirs no tomorrow;) cool fish to have.

[melby1980]

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m162/skeeterpup2003/278712612_943854021_0.jpg
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My mother's 1 footer :) he's going in my future pond!

[city_of_evil6661]

Nice ID sharks everyone. im thiking of gettng one in the future once i learn more about them.

[cjgarcia86]

I just got one myself good luck to the both of us!:chillpill:

[demjor19]

they all look great!

if anyone sees some albinos in the NE Ohio area let me know. i saw some a while back, but decided to wait and missed out on them.

[cichlaguapote]

they all look great!

if anyone sees some albinos in the NE Ohio area let me know. i saw some a while back, but decided to wait and missed out on them.

Check with your local petco(if you have one) to see if they can order you one.. I know my petco had them..

[demjor19]

Check with your local petco(if you have one) to see if they can order you one.. I know my petco had them..

i would rather go through a smaller privately owned lfs, if possible.

[cichlaguapote]

i would rather go through a smaller privately owned lfs, if possible.

lol yeah I know how you feel.. I know none of my lfs' stock them though.. just throwing it out there.. :)

[djdlemma]

Man, I want to keep one so bad. Just never had any luck with them. :irked: Maybe I should just dedicate a tank for one. Nice ID's everyone!

[ElJefe]

Man, I want to keep one so bad. Just never had any luck with them. :irked: Maybe I should just dedicate a tank for one. Nice ID's everyone!
thanks!

[demjor19]

lol yeah I know how you feel.. I know none of my lfs' stock them though.. just throwing it out there.. :)

ive seen them one time at an lfs in Akron, but passed them up...now i wish i hadnt. oh well, i'll find one soon enough.

[melby1980]

They had a ton of them at the lil store near my house, unfortunately it's in waterboro, ME lol if you could get up here or have someone pick them up I would grab one or two for you next time I go in.

[Blue Butcher]

The ID in my avatar is now 0ver 26" He has owned me for almost 16 years. I love him dearly. He is older than my son. LOL I also have paroon, currently 18" apr. 4 years old. They are both in the 200 gallon pond.

[ITHURTZ]

In their kiddie pool with friends
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/267/1007815uj5.jpg

In the old 55 gal setup
4"
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/3443/smallcatld4.jpg

6"
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/4011/bigcatfo3.jpg

[Enmascarado]

not the biggest here (8.5") but worthy of posting

Beautiful animal but mostly beautiful pics!!!

You're a great photographer!!!

[Enmascarado]

In their kiddie pool with friends
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/267/1007815uj5.jpg





Amazing!

[Dovii dude]

These cats are 1 of my all time favorites!!!!

[Casper2000]

n00b question but what are those two big gold ones with the red fins?? they look majestic haha

[ITHURTZ]

Tin foil barbs.

[Dan Feller]

I'm getting a Pangasius Cat next week as a rescue. It belongs to a lady that bought it for her 35 gallon. After buying a 55 and a 75, she needs to find a new home for it. It's up to about 16" now.

I plan on putting it in my 185 gallon fiberglass tank (48" square by about 22 inches deep) with an 11" TSN and a 10" P. niger. This will have to do for about a year, I am in the planning stages for a big (800 gallon+) fiberglass tank.

It was really nice to see everyone's fish!

[powrisal]

well thank you enmascarado

[niksu]

so i bought 2 Iridescent Shark and had them for about a month and a half now. i was wondering what should i feed them to fatten them up a bit cause they only eat food thats on the bottom and they dont eat a whole lot of it. currently eating the sinking pellets i feed. BUT when they do it they look like a vaccum head down tail almost straight up and they just suck away pretty awesome. they are about 3'' - 5'' long still young. the store owner said they were around 1 month old when he sold them to me so yeah =D

[ITHURTZ]

try some tropical crisps, I seem to find mine eat better with the lights off. As they get bigger they should eat anything and everything.

[niksu]

hm but the problem is they only eat whats on the tanks bottom, they wont eat blood worms cause by the time they reach the bottom its already eaten by others haha n they dont come up to the surface to eat the blood worms..

[ITHURTZ]

Mine never feed from the top, most people say as the get bigger they learn to eat from the top. My biggest is 6" and Iv only seen him take a pellet from the top twice since I got them (7 months ago)

[niksu]

yeah i was scared that they wont grow but i guess it will. so basically just keep feeding them sinking pellets?

[ITHURTZ]

I would ya. I have a variety of fish in my pool so there are sinking and floating types. SO if they have they need to, they can start surface eating. Just stuff those bellies and they will grow.

[ITHURTZ]

judging by your sig, you have a multi thousand gallon tank/pond, if not you will never grow a huge one.

[niksu]

hmm alright but isnt that a floating kind of food? im feeding them tetra sinking ones its red and sappose to bring out the colors of the fishes

[ITHURTZ]

which kind?

[BTD930]

nice fish everyone

[aidenb]

here's my little 1.5 incher. #1
http://http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=222080&stc=1&d=1215142422


and heres a couple of him chillin with my eel. # 2 and 3

http://http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=222081&stc=1&d=1215142422

[yoitsfrankk]

nice baby aidenb check out mine

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f274/yoitsfrankk/Photo22.jpg

[dragonfish]

Nice fish everyone. Shouldn't have opened this thread. Now I have to go and get one. Or two...........or?:nilly:

[ITHURTZ]

get 3 and a 500gal tank

[SNRMADE]

Heres a pic taken bout 6 months ago of my pride and joy,7 year old 23'' ID Shark :)

[Cichla dude]

No pic because I've traded mine. They were about 10'' each. At Emmons tropical fish they 2 17'' ID sharks in a pond where I got my 10'' Black pacu.

[ITHURTZ]

Heres a pic taken bout 6 months ago of my pride and joy,7 year old 23'' ID Shark :)

Dam I cant wait until mine get that big! I would take them out and pet them:headbang2

[carlyleigh]

This is one of my boys and they have fab personalities.... I hand feed mine and they are getting more trusting and interesting all the time..... Demon Feeders as well as are most of my fish...

[doubledragon]

I have six ID's ranging from 10inches to 16inches in my 265g. It is a very fun tank to watch. Some prefere to eat from the top, some prefere to eat from the bottom. All of them love their pellet's. You will definatelly enjoy yours as he get's bigger.

[pstrink]

Here are my 3. They are crazy active; and I feel are outgrowing their current 210g home. Will probably look to sell them sometime in the semi-near future. But they're very pretty. None of these pictures are particularly stunning--hard to capture the luminescence.

The first picture taken right before a water change; they don't take those sitting down.

[necrocanis]

Here are my 3. They are crazy active; and I feel are outgrowing their current 210g home. Will probably look to sell them sometime in the semi-near future. But they're very pretty. None of these pictures are particularly stunning--hard to capture the luminescence.

The first picture taken right before a water change; they don't take those sitting down.

Nevermind your ids! Those suncats are the fattest and probably largest I've ever seen! IF you have more pics of them and their life story please post up another thread with just them!!!:drool:

[LittleBigAl3]

mine is 6" after buying him at 1" on august 18th, 2008.

[ITHURTZ]

ugh I had to look at this thread again. my guys at most are 7" (14months old) You think giving them a 180gal they would grow faster. Instead they hide in the corner and dont like when the other fish come by them.

[Aquaman]

Wow, some many beautiful pictures and fish. I am tempted to get a few. I really like the albino.

[HPIZZLE]

these are sweet. my LFS has some 14-15 inchers for 30$ a piece, cause no one would buy them for 80!!