Jason - 2006-01-05 Hi! i wanted to write about my i.d. sharks. I have 2 of and they are both about 5 inches long. they are fun 2 watch and have a pack with the 6 cory catfish. they avoid the 4 african dwarfs in the tank, which i am happy about because they are in the mating process.
security - 2005-12-12 I got my Pangasius Suchi in August,he was an inch or smaller.We got him because I was told at the pet store that they were semi-aggresive Catfish,and I needed something to clean up after my six year old Red Devil named Brutus. To my surprise he survived what we call The Wrath of Brutus, and has grown to almost nine inches! We named him Sharky, not knowing that they were aka. the Iridescent Shark Catfish.I learned today that they can grow up to three feet so my thirty gallon tank obviously won,t be good enough.I think it,s time to go big, maybe 150 gallons,and get two or three more because Sharky has beautiful green and blue shades that rival some saltwater fish.It might also give him a break from Brutus, who has never let anything live in HIS house for more than a week.
declan - 2005-12-02 i got two albino sharks and one normal grey/black one. they turned pretty agressive over the years and no matter what cleaner fish i put they always kill it. two corydoras about 2" gone in the first week. i also got them a lobster to pick up the food remains but after a month or so i only found its shell. im absolutely sure this anti-organism shark mafia has somthing to do with the fact that i give them guppys as a main part of their diet. the two albinos are 1 foot long while the blue/grey is something like 7".
Atta - 2005-10-30 I have two of these guys from very little when they were about couple of inches long. Now after five years one has grown over a foot long but the other is a little short at 8 inches. Don't know why one has grown that much as they were both of the same size to start with. The bigger one is of light gray/blue colour and very lively the smaller one is mostly black in colour.
It's getting a bit difficult to do the water changes now as they almost every time jump out of the tank. The bigger one is quite strong and you can hear him breathe with its gills opening and closing when I pick him up with my hands to put him back in the tank! No he doesn't bite :-)
joe - 2005-10-20 I bought my shark at Pet Supermarket, I thought he would be a excellent companion for my aqurium, right now he is a total of 13 inches. He has lots of companions in his tank with him, 2 plecos, 1 bala shark, 6 gourmis, 2 angel fish, 1 tin foil barb, 2 black sharks, 2 silver sharks, 1 tetra pleco (stick bottom feeder) they get along good. He is very interesting to watch, sometimes when he swims through the tank he opens and closes his mouth he looks as though he's talking. He is a wonderful fish and I hope I have him for a long time.
Dan - 2005-09-20 Hello I just wanted to warn everybody that these sharks (catfish) get very large. My girlfriend had 2 of them and they were getting too large for her 22 gallon tank, so she asked me to take them into my 42 gallon Octogon. Well the cute little 5 inch fish is now 15 inchs and the other one is about 7 inchs. I now need to either get rid of them or build me a larger tank, I believe I will build a new tank. If they out grow that I do not know what to do then. Good luck with your sharks. P.s. my are named JabberJaws (large) and Sharky
Anonymous - 2005-09-04 I just wanted to say that my pangasius are awesome! And full of personality! Although i only have two, they are quite a handful! their tank mates are 2 opaline gourami and a dragonfish. and strangely enough, they seem quite taken with the dragonfish, always playing near it. this is my first tank, and i'm learning a lot about the fish every day. but i am definitely happy with them!
Toni - 2005-08-26 These are the best fish for your tank. Mine are almost 2 years old and 5-6 inches long. Their colors are blue silver when happy and gray black when not. I keep their tank (55)at 80 and dont do much but feed them every night at 11 pm. Im getting interrested in trying to breed but have heard, this can be difficult. I hear they can get up to 39 inches but I doubt I will ever see that, but Im trying. I will write back when they hit 8 inches.
RICH - 2005-08-08 I am sad to say that my pet "Sharky" died yesterday 8/9/05. I had him for.... are you ready?.....22 years! He was about 1 inch long when I bought him and was almost 12 inches when he passed on. I kept him in a 20 gallon long aqaurium with his only other roomie a 15 year old Rafael catfish. He probably would have grown bigger in a bigger tank but he was big enough for me. After a proper, respectful grieving period, I am going to restock the tank with lots of small peaceful fish like neons, guppies and angels. Farewell Sharky, I will miss you! :(
Iridescent Shark Catfish are very graceful, elegant swimmers and beautiful fish to watch!
Hi! i wanted to write about my i.d. sharks. I have 2 of and they are both about 5 inches long. they are fun 2 watch and have a pack with the 6 cory catfish. they avoid the 4 african dwarfs in the tank, which i am happy about because they are in the mating process.
Jason 2006, jan, 5
I got my Pangasius Suchi in August,he was an inch or smaller.We got him because I was told at the pet store that they were semi-aggresive Catfish,and I needed something to clean up after my six year old Red Devil named Brutus. To my surprise he survived what we call The Wrath of Brutus, and has grown to almost nine inches! We named him Sharky, not knowing that they were aka. the Iridescent Shark Catfish.I learned today that they can grow up to three feet so my thirty gallon tank obviously won,t be good enough.I think it,s time to go big, maybe 150 gallons,and get two or three more because Sharky has beautiful green and blue shades that rival some saltwater fish.It might also give him a break from Brutus, who has never let anything live in HIS house for more than a week.
i got two albino sharks and one normal grey/black one. they turned pretty agressive over the years and no matter what cleaner fish i put they always kill it. two corydoras about 2" gone in the first week. i also got them a lobster to pick up the food remains but after a month or so i only found its shell. im absolutely sure this anti-organism shark mafia has somthing to do with the fact that i give them guppys as a main part of their diet. the two albinos are 1 foot long while the blue/grey is something like 7".
Hey guys, I got my ID shark
I have two of these guys from very little when they were about couple of inches long. Now after five years one has grown over a foot long but the other is a little short at 8 inches. Don't know why one has grown that much as they were both of the same size to start with. The bigger one is of light gray/blue colour and very lively the smaller one is mostly black in colour.
It's getting a bit difficult to do the water changes now as they almost every time jump out of the tank. The bigger one is quite strong and you can hear him breathe with its gills opening and closing when I pick him up with my hands to put him back in the tank! No he doesn't bite :-)
I bought my shark at Pet Supermarket, I thought he would be a excellent companion for my aqurium, right now he is a total of 13 inches. He has lots of companions in his tank with him, 2 plecos, 1 bala shark, 6 gourmis, 2 angel fish, 1 tin foil barb, 2 black sharks, 2 silver sharks, 1 tetra pleco (stick bottom feeder) they get along good. He is very interesting to watch, sometimes when he swims through the tank he opens and closes his mouth he looks as though he's talking. He is a wonderful fish and I hope I have him for a long time.
Hello I just wanted to warn everybody that these sharks (catfish) get very large. My girlfriend had 2 of them and they were getting too large for her 22 gallon tank, so she asked me to take them into my 42 gallon Octogon. Well the cute little 5 inch fish is now 15 inchs and the other one is about 7 inchs. I now need to either get rid of them or build me a larger tank, I believe I will build a new tank. If they out grow that I do not know what to do then. Good luck with your sharks.
P.s. my are named JabberJaws (large) and Sharky
I just wanted to say that my pangasius are awesome! And full of personality! Although i only have two, they are quite a handful! their tank mates are 2 opaline gourami and a dragonfish. and strangely enough, they seem quite taken with the dragonfish, always playing near it. this is my first tank, and i'm learning a lot about the fish every day. but i am definitely happy with them!
These are the best fish for your tank. Mine are almost 2 years old and 5-6 inches long. Their colors are blue silver when happy and gray black when not. I keep their tank (55)at 80 and dont do much but feed them every night at 11 pm. Im getting interrested in trying to breed but have heard, this can be difficult. I hear they can get up to 39 inches but I doubt I will ever see that, but Im trying. I will write back when they hit 8 inches.
I am sad to say that my pet "Sharky" died yesterday 8/9/05. I had him for.... are you ready?.....22 years! He was about 1 inch long when I bought him and was almost 12 inches when he passed on. I kept him in a 20 gallon long aqaurium with his only other roomie a 15 year old Rafael catfish. He probably would have grown bigger in a bigger tank but he was big enough for me. After a proper, respectful grieving period, I am going to restock the tank with lots of small peaceful fish like neons, guppies and angels. Farewell Sharky, I will miss you! :(