Dolphin Hammerhead Sharks?!

[g11king]

Hi Guys,

just a quick one, there is a shark at a local fish shop names a dolphin Hammerhead Shark. It is very similar looking to the ID shark however it has a different shaped fin and slightly darker, also very very agressive compared to the laid back ID shark.

thanks for any help / information in helping me to my purchase of this.

 

[Oddball]

Sounds like Ageneiosus vittatus. Grows to about a foot. As to the name the store posted it as, ...anyone can name a fish. Especially one like this that has no official common name.

 

[g11king]

Not sure about that one, I know of people who have had them and are 2 foot + , they eat meat only seemingly and are pretty cool. Also I am located in Scotland if anyone from here has came across them before!

 

[Oddball]

See. That's what happens when you provide only snippits of information. Look up Paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei) and see if you have a match. Can't wait to see your tank if it can house one of these monsters. They'll reach nearly 100" (250cm).

 

[jclyde13]

Sounds like a paroon shark from your description.

Edit: Oddball beat me to it by just a few seconds.

 

[g11king]

Well I have a 5ft x 3ft x 3ft tank my Terrapins are in, however they will be going into an outside pond now they are 2 years old so this tank will be empty. The fish is around 2" at moment so very small.

 

[peewee]

yeah, sounds like it's a paroon.

 

[synodontisjack]

terrapins outside in scotland

 

[Oddball]

You're going to need a much larger tank than that. These cats require larger spaces than more sedentary catfish species because of their activity level. A pond roughly 25ft across would be needed to comfortably house these cats.

 

[Darth Scohin]

Litsen to the man these fish are BIG, get a Poly in that size tank