Sounds like a sad package deal but maybe if the seller is made aware of his/her cruelty to these animals, he/she will let them go for free to the right home and just continue selling the tank and accesories. IMHO, it's worth a try.
2 id sharks in a 25g....
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I bet you'd be very surprised if you rescued them and took real good care of them. For example, read the accounts Wednesday13 provides here: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?545336-Red-tail-cat-growth-rate/page2
It is often reported that even after severe stunting due to a small tank, catfish are still able to reach (if not full but not too far from it) potential given the right home and care. Surely it varies with species, specimen of the same species, and circumstances but these IDSs will reach 2' for sure. Their "full" potential is 3'-4' with wild records in the 5' range.
Thats true, but I tend to find that ID Sharks, especially ones who genes are so watered down like the ones sold at Petsmart and Petco (most likely where this person got them from) tend to not even reach 2', regardless of water quality and tank size. The stunting would just be another variable to the equation.
Have not met one yet but I believe you. It is an interesting aspect that may further our collective knowledge.
There must be something behind this still unexplained discrepancy we see in our reports of "normal" IDS and the slow-growing and ~2-times-smaller-growing ones: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...8-ID-sharks-theories&highlight=shark+theories
There must be something behind this still unexplained discrepancy we see in our reports of "normal" IDS and the slow-growing and ~2-times-smaller-growing ones: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...8-ID-sharks-theories&highlight=shark+theories
