Help pls ID my cat

[zwerty]

Hi last december I bought a cat in a LFS near our place but I dont know what it is, can anyone help me identify what catfish I got?

Thank you in advance.

 

[n4red]

Looks like a "paroon shark".

 

[artemis1]

Girl.

what the crap are you talking about?

as for the ID, looks like an iridescent shark (pangasius hypothalmus) to me. The head doesn't look quite right though... maybe i'm just imagining it.

 

[artemis1]

Looks like a "paroon shark".

nah, no dorsal fin spine. could be wrong though, i'm no pangasius expert.

 

[dragonfish18]

yea i think its a iridescent shark aswell

 

[new2natives]

i'm interested to here what the experts think ...
it doesnt look exactly a IR to me, but i dont know why?

the belly looks too white to me, as well as the dorsal looks more upright than any IR i have seen ??

 

[benzjamin13]

It's a Paroon Shark. They don't get that high dorsal fin until later as they grow. The head profile of a Paroon is thicker.

 

[artemis1]

It's a Paroon Shark. They don't get that high dorsal fin until later as they grow. They head profile of a Paroon is thicker.

ah. cool.

 

[zwerty]

It's a Paroon Shark. They don't get that high dorsal fin until later as they grow. The head profile of a Paroon is thicker.

Thanks sir for identifying my cat. Can I keep two of this in a 50 gal tank while it is still less than 10"?

 

[artemis1]

Thanks sir for identifying my cat. Can I keep two of this in a 50 gal tank while it is still less than 10"?

I would go for at least 100 gallons. Beware this fish can get 5' long, and a real monster!