Iridescent shark

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demjor19

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do any of you have large Iridescent sharks? i have always been somewhat fascinated by the BIG iridescent sharks, but never picked one up...anyway over the weekend i found a nice 6-7 incher and decided to give it a shot. i thought this would be a nice start to making a monster iridescent shark! if you have any pics of your BIG ID sharks please post them!
 
No pix cause i don't have him anymore, but I grew one to about 15" in my 120gal. Not enough personality for me so he got traded!
 
ar0wan;1803842; said:
No pix cause i don't have him anymore, but I grew one to about 15" in my 120gal. Not enough personality for me so he got traded!

how old was he?
 
ooooh... bought him at 4" maybe? 3 years old I'd guess, it was my wife's addition to the tank, she's always liked these fish but was surprised at how large I was able to grow him ^^. Got big fast once he was able to eat the cichlid staple.
 
ar0wan;1803918; said:
ooooh... bought him at 4" maybe? 3 years old I'd guess, it was my wife's addition to the tank, she's always liked these fish but was surprised at how large I was able to grow him ^^. Got big fast once he was able to eat the cichlid staple.

this is what i am currently working on with mine. i want to get him fattened up and growing!
 
i have one that is 22"+ (ball park estimate) he/she is 5 yrs old the person i got it from had it in a 35gal tank!!!! it could barely turn around and you could see blood in the fin and on his nose from rubbing the glass. i'll get some pics tonight.
 
ElJefe;1806929; said:
i have one that is 22"+ (ball park estimate) he/she is 5 yrs old the person i got it from had it in a 35gal tank!!!! it could barely turn around and you could see blood in the fin and on his nose from rubbing the glass. i'll get some pics tonight.

i would love to see it!
 
got a couple quick pics before i left for work. quality isn't the greatest..

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wow! that's awesome! what do you have it eating?
 
funny you should ask he'll eat pellets but loves him some flakes & worms!
 
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