Ive never kept the Id shark because I couldnt afford to house or feed it fully grown, (not only that but I wouldnt want to lose any of my natives to it) heres a section of the article in Wikipedia on it.....some links say they max out at 3ft, other 4ft long.
In the aquarium
Juvenile iridescent sharks are often sold as pets for home
aquariums. However they are not easy fish to keep and are not recommended for most home aquariums. Iridescent sharks are schooling fish that prefer to be kept in groups of 5 or more.
[3] Accustomed to living in rivers, they are very active fish that require a lot of space. They have very poor eyesight, so any foreign movement they detect outside of their habitat, they will see as an utter threat. If stressed, their first instinct is to flee, and such a blind dash can result in injuries, especially in an aquarium environment. These flights may be terminated by the fish sinking to the bottom, where it may lie on its side or back until it recovers.
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Many fish owners are unaware of the enormous size that an iridescent shark can reach and also that they can bite very harshly. If given enough room and fed adequately, an individual of this species can reach 1 m (3 feet) in length. In most home aquariums, the amount of space an iridescent shark has severely stunts its growth. It's for this reason that most iridescent sharks kept in home aquaria grow to only 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12 inches) in length and die prematurely from organ failure.[
dubious – discuss] As a rule of thumb, an iridescent shark requires a minimum tank size of 12 m (40 feet) to develop naturally and live a long, healthy life. Schools require even larger tanks. When provided with adequate sized aquaria and proper husbandry, an iridescent shark may live well into its teens and grow to full size.
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There is also an albino morph available.
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so i thougth that i wasn't ready to let the two go like this so i bought them. they now sit in there own 20 gallon.
