Iridescent Sharks

[Nabbig2]

(I know they are catfish by the way)

Does anybody keep Iridescent Sharks? I hear they grow hundreds of pounds, that is huge! Include any pics if possible.

[X24]

there are a few different species that go by that common name. the largest being the gigas, which grows to 600+ pounds, but this is a very rare fish to come in contact with. more common ones grow to 4 feet max, and even a few that only touch 20" if i remember correctly

[Mystix212]

Many people keep Iridescent sharks, particualy 10 year old kids with 20G tanks. But in the real world, these fish need 2000G if they are to be comfy in thier adult life.
The Iridescent shark you're thinking about is the Mekong Iridecsnt Shark, these grow beyond 8 feet. I even doubt you could keep a standard iridescent shark for too long.
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/3504/meekongiridescentsharkss1.jpg

[HiGhTiMeZ]

i have one its around 16+inch in my 220. its a new addition, havent seen him eat yet so im keeping an eye on him.

[Fishes33]

mine is a similar species of ID shark, but its bigger :D paroon shark :D

If I have enough money in the future, and this guy is outgrown my tank, gonna ship him back to Thailand :D

6" going to 7 *cheers* :D

[USMCtanker]

ya i have seen a cpl for sale at pet stores in so call and tey had to be like 3 or 4 pounds, a not close to how big they get but still massive in a tank lol

[Fishes33]

My dad asked the guy at Big Als.. He said Paroon shark can grow up to 3m.. so Im wondering who would buy these kind of monsters for $34.99 at Big Als (if they stick to the truth)

Got mine at a lfs for $15 @ 3" :D .. 2 months powerfeeding .. 6" now cheers ^^;;

[duke33]

I have a couple, I was reading a thread earlier about them. Mine are about 11". Here's a pic.

[X24]

wholy poo, if those are 11" then that tank is huge.

[duke33]

hehe yeah 300g Nice find for 450

[Mystix212]

Well, if you think a 300 is a huge tank, try looking in the articles section.

[MonsterKeeper4]

i used to have one but it died i think becuase i shocked it becuase of the temp

[Oddball]

Here's an illustration to see the differences in Pangasius species size.

[bukster]

great find. a 300g for $450 awesome

[duke33]

Hey Oddball, Witch of this is the common ID shark? The one found in lfs's.

[Andri Pogo]

the one that is 1,3m

[duke33]

ok thanks

[Behemoth]

I have heard many conflicting reports about the size that these guys will reach at maturity...the different species illustration clears some of the discrepancies...

[Mystix212]

At a public aquarium near me they have an amazon display that holds thousands upon thousands of gallons and it houses some 12+ 3-4 ft common Iridescent sharks.

[vinson lim]

still small....

[vinson lim]

At a public aquarium near me they have an amazon display that holds thousands upon thousands of gallons and it houses some 12+ 3-4 ft common Iridescent sharks.


did u took any pic?

can u upload it ?

[SNRMADE]

heres my 20'' ID shark.7 years old:)

[Andri Pogo]

still small....

thats not an iridescent shark, thats a Pangasius sanitwongsei.

[Behemoth]

I have three little ID sharks...We are making plans for expansion. My wife has a huge heart for anything living...I told her either I can let them go in the pond where they won't make it...or we can expand the fish room. She has agreed to the expansion.

[melby1980]

I have 3 1 that is 6" and two that are about 2" the problem with keeping these guys are 1 they get quite large and 2 they are school fish so they like to be kept together. Going to be building an indoor pond (1100+ gallons) for my 3.

[brcacti]

Dont study those type of fish so nebee question on these. What is the different between a paroon shark catfish and an irridenscent shark?, are they almost the same then? What is the top size for both?

[Andri Pogo]

Dont study those type of fish so nebee question on these. What is the different between a paroon shark catfish and an irridenscent shark?, are they almost the same then? What is the top size for both?

paroon grows up to 8 feet in the wild but the irridenscent to about 3-4 feet.
I have never seen a full 3-4 feet ID shark myself though. The biggest i have seen with my own eyes is 12", but ive seen pictures of bigger.

They are from the same family and at first might look similar but if you take a good look you will start to know the difference.

[necrocanis]

here's an adult. it's also the record fish from all accounts.

[Mystus Redtail]

I picked up an Iridescent Shark yesterday. About 4 inches. It is awesome and really brings life to the tank with his constant swimming. Any suggestions on what to feed him. He didn't eat yesterday that I could tell, but he's probably getting used to the tank. I've got krill, bloodworms, sinking pellets, and live rosie's on hand. Like I said he wasn't interested in eating anything yesterday.

[necrocanis]

I feed my two frozen bloodworms, and they also eat mysis shrimp, but they go berserk since day one for frozen bloodworms. Took me a long time to find two that were healthy enough looking to buy and try to raise. All the ones I have seen in the past had sunken in bellies and ich. These two have grown 2" in the past 1 1/2 months.

[Behemoth]

I have three little ones and they love both bloodworms and frozen brine shrimp.