ID THIS SHARK CATFISH

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The most commonly sold species is Pangasius hypophthalmus which grows to about 3ft in the wild. I havn't seen any grow to more than 2ft in aquariums.

There's also a common albino variant available. Here's mine at about 20":

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With that dorsal fin it does not look like an iridescent shark.
 

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The most commonly sold species is Pangasius hypophthalmus which grows to about 3ft in the wild. I havn't seen any grow to more than 2ft in aquariums.

There's also a common albino variant available. Here's mine at about 20":
its very good I had one it was an albino one. But sadly it died. Can I keep these fish with kois or not
 

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The most commonly sold species is Pangasius hypophthalmus which grows to about 3ft in the wild. I havn't seen any grow to more than 2ft in aquariums.
Agree on the ID.

As for the size, on my end I used to think for a long time they never grow beyond 2.5' in captivity as I've had and now have one that are 2.5' and I have never seen posts/photos from hobbyists with confirmed size of over 2' (you are right) but Wednesday13 says BigRich545 has a few of 36"-40" that he sees sometimes at Rich's place.
 

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Ok guys Thankyou so much for the information. I plan to keep one with a arowAna a Pleco, some catfish and kois. Do u think this combination will work
 

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So what's the deal with this fish?...is it an irredescent shark or another species.I was under the impression that irredescents were Pangasius sutchi,unless the name was changed to hypophthalmus?
 
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