ID THIS SHARK CATFISH

[rajatariqmustafa15]

what kind of shark catfish is this and how big does it get?

 

[liontammer]

looks like a common iridescent to me

 

[rajatariqmustafa15]

looks like a common iridescent to me

and according to you how big does it get?

 

[Oddball]

The most commonly sold species is Pangasius hypophthalmus which grows to about 3ft in the wild. I havn't seen any grow to more than 2ft in aquariums.

There's also a common albino variant available. Here's mine at about 20":

 

[krichardson]

With that dorsal fin it does not look like an iridescent shark.

 

[rajatariqmustafa15]

The most commonly sold species is Pangasius hypophthalmus which grows to about 3ft in the wild. I havn't seen any grow to more than 2ft in aquariums.

There's also a common albino variant available. Here's mine at about 20":

its very good I had one it was an albino one. But sadly it died. Can I keep these fish with kois or not

 

[Oddball]

They're good with koi so long as the water doesn't freeze. However, they will feed on any fry produced by the koi.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

The most commonly sold species is Pangasius hypophthalmus which grows to about 3ft in the wild. I havn't seen any grow to more than 2ft in aquariums.

Agree on the ID.

As for the size, on my end I used to think for a long time they never grow beyond 2.5' in captivity as I've had and now have one that are 2.5' and I have never seen posts/photos from hobbyists with confirmed size of over 2' (you are right) but Wednesday13 says BigRich545 has a few of 36"-40" that he sees sometimes at Rich's place.

 

[rajatariqmustafa15]

Ok guys Thankyou so much for the information. I plan to keep one with a arowAna a Pleco, some catfish and kois. Do u think this combination will work

 

[krichardson]

So what's the deal with this fish?...is it an irredescent shark or another species.I was under the impression that irredescents were Pangasius sutchi,unless the name was changed to hypophthalmus?