VERY SKITTISH ID SHARK!!!!

[Cichla dude]

Hello all my smallest ID shark which is about 2'' is very skittish. My biggest about 3.5'' is not skittish. Anyways everytime I take the cover off the fish tank to feed these guys or do a water change or what ever he goes crazy. He swims upside down, jumps out of the tank, and even tries to hide under a rock. Is there anyway to stop this??? I am putting a 4'' silver arowana in there today and I don't need the ID shark to make him jump out. If he don't stop I'll feed him to my 13'' TSN...he'll enjoy him as a snack!
Alex

 

[peewee]

ID sharks are very active fish...it's natural behavior in there part. they are always startled everytime they notice a change in there environment..that's just the way they are...i've had ID sharks for 13 yrs. get used to it.

 

[Finalfire9]

If it has scales its going on the dinner table

 

[bigfishsmallpond]

id shark or one of the most skittish fish you can get
thare is nothing you can do
and feed catfish to catfish is not a good thing to do
the sharp spines get stuck in its throat
your tsn can die from it
but toilets cant die from a 2" id shark lol

 

[Cichla dude]

id shark or one of the most skittish fish you can get
thare is nothing you can do
and feed catfish to catfish is not a good thing to do
the sharp spines get stuck in its throat
your tsn can die from it
but toilets cant die from a 2" id shark lol

lol, I hope he calms down I don't want him to make my arowana jump when I get him. My biggest P. Pang doesn't do that.

 

[bigfishsmallpond]

what is your temp ?
cool it down to low 70s - hight 60s

 

[Cichla dude]

what is your temp ?
cool it down to low 70s - hight 60s

Temp is around 70-71...

 

[Allan01230]

I.D. Sharks are one of those fish that doesn't belong in the hobby IMO. They grow huge fast and are used as a food fish in asia. They

 

[Allan01230]

Sorry as I was saying, they spook easily (ever see a large one without a banged up face or eyes?) In nature they swim in open water in very large schools. They are actually a catfish not a shark. They should be left in the wild or in a large public aquarium.

 

[Red Devil]

you cannot lower the temp with the new baby arow coming.. maybe the LFS can take him..arow baby needs calm tank...