Uncommon Freshwater Shark

[CichlidScotty]

anybody on here have a Freshwater Maroon Shark?

 

[syndicate]

u sure your not talking about a Paroon shark?

 

[Trixsharks88]

haha paroon

 

[pelleeklund]

I've got one. Paroon, if that's what you meant.

 

[CichlidScotty]

It's definitally not a Paroon Shark, I know that much.
It's also known as a Red Fin Cigar Shark and the scientific name of it is Leptobarbus hoeveni

 

[pelleeklund]

Nice fish, I don't have that.

 

[Satan's Goldfish]

It's definitally not a Paroon Shark, I know that much.
It's also known as a Red Fin Cigar Shark and the scientific name of it is Leptobarbus hoeveni

Ah a cigar shark! i did have one until it got munched by my tsn.

Large growing barb, longest i've seen were just short of 2'. Mine had a fastination with following my silver aro around, but i think they're schooling fish and the aro was the only other near the surface.

If you wanna house 6+ 2' active fish then it's a winner! Will see if i have pics:

 

[Satan's Goldfish]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=261793

First to pics of the second lot of pics. Sorry there's nothing to size them against but they're all over 18". Honest!

 

[CichlidScotty]

All right thx a lot, that explains everything, when I bought him, the lfs here had it tagged as a Maroon Shark, and I've never seen another one at the LFS since

 

[CTU2fan]

Ah a cigar shark! i did have one until it got munched by my tsn.

Large growing barb, longest i've seen were just short of 2'. Mine had a fastination with following my silver aro around, but i think they're schooling fish and the aro was the only other near the surface.

If you wanna house 6+ 2' active fish then it's a winner! Will see if i have pics:

Mine also chased the arowana, he'd swim up from below and nudge/bump him. Does the same with my chalceus.