Can someone help me ID this fish

nahs21 · Mar 5, 2014

Thank you in advance

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piranhaman00 · Mar 5, 2014

Cant really tell. looks like it has a huge mouth but that could be deceiving.

slayer5590 · Mar 5, 2014

Leptobarbus hovenii aka cigar shark

MyGiants · Mar 5, 2014

slayer5590 said:
Leptobarbus hovenii aka cigar shark

Yep these are often sold as Redtail Bala sharks. Most people even pet store owners don't know this little 2-3" fish grows the a big monster barb

Warborg · Mar 5, 2014

It can get up to 20 inches

nahs21 · Mar 7, 2014

Thank you guys for the info looks like I'm gonna need to get rid of him

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Gill Blue · Mar 7, 2014

it's more fun to get a big enough tank...

nahs21 · Mar 9, 2014

Gill Blue said:
it's more fun to get a big enough tank...

Yeah true but I can't right now and my tank is a 55 gallon

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