Dwarf or pygmy version of sharks?

[yodafett]

Are there any (moderately priced) variants of the Colombian Shark or Blackfin shark? My wife and I have a 50 gallon we are slowly stocking, and would love to have a couple/few of these guys, but obviously, there's a size concern, so I thought maybe we'd get lucky and there is a dwarf variety around...

If not, are there any suggestions for possible replacements? 50 gallon freshwater, sand and a few live plants. Currently 8 palateus corys and 2 male guppies.

 

[yodafett]

I guess not?

 

[zapatower]

No, man. don't exist any little version of Columbian shark.

 

[SimonL]

The other problem is that Colombian sharks aren't totally freshwater. There's a reason you never see big ones, they need almost full marine conditions to survive as adults. I'd go with Pictus catfish myself.

 

[Andyroo]

Go pictus or synodontis. The salt issue with columbian sharks is a nightmare- requires whole new dedicated and costly set-up or a slow and painful death to your (adored) pet- which is where I am right now.
Mine was a gift so I've been waiting for this for a long (damned) time... selling these things in regular pet-shops is downright immoral.