freshwater sawshark

[ernest]

Hi any members keeping freshwater sawshark? i m keen in keeping it any information frm any members ?Tks!

 

[santoury]

I have never heard of this fish! Do you have a pic?

 

[JardiniBoy]

Freshwater sawfish?

 

[ernest]

I have never heard of this fish! Do you have a pic?

Sorry i saw it in a shop selling oddballs & aros i dont hv pic of it but is very rare frm australia & indonesia rivers.Berlin public aq hv a few pieces.I m still looking & keen to own one.

 

[santoury]

Ernest - are you talking about the 5 meter long shark??

 

[ernest]

Ernest - are you talking about the 5 meter long shark??

Yes is a big monster fish frm australia(pristis mirodon)small ones abt 2feet are sold in shops & sometimes com wt aros & freswater rays.It grows to abt 7meters the queensland sawfish(p. clavata garman)attains a length of abt 1 1half meters .

 

[santoury]

I can't believe they are sold at stores!!!! WOW!!!! I cannot imagine anybody having that kind of space A huge pond, I am sure.

 

[ernest]

I can't believe they are sold at stores!!!! WOW!!!! I cannot imagine anybody having that kind of space A huge pond, I am sure.

There was a good write out abt this fish how MR HEIKO BLEHER frm aqua rio aq in pass issue of TFH magazine on how he capture & ship it back to germany very good picture & information abt this fish.Small sawshark can be kept at home but as they grow up u hv to keep them in outdoor pond or huge fibersglass tank.

 

[santoury]

And you want one? If you get a monster pond/tank, I'm sure we'd love to see that! I would.

 

[Oddball]

I had the opportunity of getting one back in the 70s. But sanity prevailed since I not only didn't have anything to house a 16ft adult, I also didn't have the $15,000.00 asking (wholesale) price.