Irridescent shark, NOT for the home aquarium either....

ashleigh · 05-06-2004, 01:14 AM

not to start off on one of my irate wal mart tangents- but I totally agree- I don't even understand why they would want to sell fish. It can't make up that much of their business and it's not like they are doing it well.

jaws101 · 05-10-2004, 04:02 PM

At a pet store near my house, they are selling ID sharks for 2.99 and the have about 10 4inchers in a 10 gallon tank

littlecobra1977 · 05-10-2004, 05:25 PM

i have been fishing catfish since i was a young kid .im not saying im an expert but the pick is not a channel cat catfish but is a real close look-a-like for the blue cats we catch around here . id say by the pic the fish he is holding is every bit of 10 to 12 fish and channels , blues and the almighty flat head reach that size quite quick. but id say it is an ID shark i had a few 3 years a go and they got to 5" and that was too large for a 30 gallon so i gave them to my cousin for his 125 gal and they are filling it out slowly. Just My Oppinion.

jaws101 · 05-11-2004, 09:02 PM

How large are they now?

jaws101 · 05-11-2004, 09:05 PM

Send pics if you can

jcsock13 · 05-13-2004, 07:17 PM

ohh ****, my sister and i just recently (about a month ago) added an ID shark to our 20 gallon tank. At the moment it's only about 3-4 inches but will it really grow to be like 3 feet?? the guy at the pet store told us it would be fine in a 20 g tank??

blueturq · 05-15-2004, 10:37 PM

Welcome to the tank jcsock13

ya, we get that alot here on this board saying "the guy at the pet store said they should be fine" But taking their advice often results in death to the fish!. ID Sharks do get extremley huge!, and a 20 gallon tank would certainly not suffice at all when it's full grown!!!!!

littlecobra1977 · 05-15-2004, 10:45 PM

in reply to Jaws 101 i dont have a digi cam but i can garrentee they are evry bit of 9 inches now and they are all about the same size. they are at least 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick. they eat like horses but they have slowed down a lot. instead of swimming all over the tank they seem to stay in thier own little area untill feeding time. they dont seem to swim together like they used to do. sorry i dont have a pic of them.

catfishmike · 05-15-2004, 10:48 PM

i was just at the local public aquarium(the sharkreef) and in the golden croc exibit there was 3 id sharks every bit of a foot and thick too,with 3 of these in a 55 there would have been no room to manuver.and who said that the tag on the tank said they'ed only get to 12 inches?hahahahh.

Danimal · 05-15-2004, 11:22 PM

I need to get rid of my ID but I can't find a store to take mine... not even the store that irresponsibly sold it to me.

05-15-2004, 10:48 PM	#29
catfishmike Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: orbiting the earth in a moble suit. Posts: 2,610	i was just at the local public aquarium(the sharkreef) and in the golden croc exibit there was 3 id sharks every bit of a foot and thick too,with 3 of these in a 55 there would have been no room to manuver.and who said that the tag on the tank said they'ed only get to 12 inches?hahahahh. __________________ i'm catfishmike and i approve this message(see now just look how dumb that sounds coming out of anyones mouth)

05-06-2004, 01:14 AM	#21
ashleigh Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,888	not to start off on one of my irate wal mart tangents- but I totally agree- I don't even understand why they would want to sell fish. It can't make up that much of their business and it's not like they are doing it well.

05-10-2004, 04:02 PM	#22
jaws101 Little Fish Join Date: May 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 103	At a pet store near my house, they are selling ID sharks for 2.99 and the have about 10 4inchers in a 10 gallon tank

05-10-2004, 05:25 PM	#23
littlecobra1977 Little Fish Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 126	i have been fishing catfish since i was a young kid .im not saying im an expert but the pick is not a channel cat catfish but is a real close look-a-like for the blue cats we catch around here . id say by the pic the fish he is holding is every bit of 10 to 12 fish and channels , blues and the almighty flat head reach that size quite quick. but id say it is an ID shark i had a few 3 years a go and they got to 5" and that was too large for a 30 gallon so i gave them to my cousin for his 125 gal and they are filling it out slowly. Just My Oppinion.

05-11-2004, 09:02 PM	#24
jaws101 Little Fish Join Date: May 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 103	How large are they now?

05-11-2004, 09:05 PM	#25
jaws101 Little Fish Join Date: May 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 103	Send pics if you can

05-13-2004, 07:17 PM	#26
jcsock13 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3	ohh ****, my sister and i just recently (about a month ago) added an ID shark to our 20 gallon tank. At the moment it's only about 3-4 inches but will it really grow to be like 3 feet?? the guy at the pet store told us it would be fine in a 20 g tank??

05-15-2004, 10:37 PM	#27
blueturq Banned Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 763	Welcome to the tank jcsock13 ya, we get that alot here on this board saying "the guy at the pet store said they should be fine" But taking their advice often results in death to the fish!. ID Sharks do get extremley huge!, and a 20 gallon tank would certainly not suffice at all when it's full grown!!!!!

05-15-2004, 10:45 PM	#28
littlecobra1977 Little Fish Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 126	in reply to Jaws 101 i dont have a digi cam but i can garrentee they are evry bit of 9 inches now and they are all about the same size. they are at least 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick. they eat like horses but they have slowed down a lot. instead of swimming all over the tank they seem to stay in thier own little area untill feeding time. they dont seem to swim together like they used to do. sorry i dont have a pic of them.

05-15-2004, 11:22 PM	#30
Danimal Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: May 2004 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 62	I need to get rid of my ID but I can't find a store to take mine... not even the store that irresponsibly sold it to me.