Hey .. Funny, I think i posted this exact thread back when I first started fish keeping. i didn't want fish .. I wanted sharks. Freshwater sharks. especially after hearing there were such thing as sharks for aquariums that don't grow too big. After ALOT of searching and research etc. I found out .. out of luck bro. I've looked at every single shark you can keep in 100 gal or less tank I'm pretty sure and trust me. you're not going to find what you're looking for. I've had bala (silver) sharks .. look like capelin. Redtail black sharks .. rainbow sharks, pretty much everything and nothing has looked like a real shark for freshwater. However, there is one upside you might like. Iridescent sharks .. I had two in a 50 gallon a long time ago and they swam and looked a lot like real sharks! Trust me .. they are the closest you will get. The downside is eventually they will grow to 24"s maybeeee more. They will last a good while in a 65 gallon but eventually you will have to upgrade you're tank. Either way .. hit up youtube and check out irridescent or paroon sharks .. I think it will catch you're attention. If not, you're out of luck. nothing really looks closer to a wild saltwater shark. Any questions feel free to pm (By the way i ended up turning my attention after from sharks to other aggresive mean fish such as oscar's, snakeheads, arowana .. that kind of thing)
- Mitch
