Irridescent shark, NOT for the home aquarium either.... - MyFishTank.Net Freshwater Saltwater Aquarium Fish Forum

Managuense · 01-20-2004, 08:57 PM

AmazonTankz · 01-20-2004, 09:20 PM

I'm glad you posted that pic Mana. So many people come into the LFS and see these cute little "sharks" they're small,shiny, andsharks how could one not want one right? The thing with this fish is that they are so skiddish when large in size. There was a 14" ID shark at the store I work at, kept in a 10g tank it had bloodied up both his protruding eyes, no doubt it was painful.

Another fish people show be warned about. The Red-Tailed Amazon cat fish has been caught in the wild weighing up tp 450lbs!! hey may be cute,pretty and aggresive but do your research!!

theeyrietrainer · 01-20-2004, 10:14 PM

Yeah i agree. my friend has like 2 or 3 ID Shark in a 10 gallon with VERY overgrown plants (he "brags" on how long they are and from the description, the fish would just stand there in my mind) with a bunch of other fish like angels, neons, guppies. oiy, i've umm, how do you say in a nicer word, ranted on him a few times. he wont listen. he says "it looks nice" and that they just swim there they have "room" i hate thick skulled people...

Lotus · 01-21-2004, 12:41 AM

When I first saw them, I thought they were cute fish. Obviously they are very attractive, but shouldn't be kept in a tank. I wish pet stores would stop selling some of those tankbuster fish at low prices. At least with an arowana you see the price tag and you know it's something to think twice (or even four times) about.

catfishmike · 01-21-2004, 12:45 AM

i think i'll sticky this for next time we have someone trying to tell us about how happy their fish are in a ten gallon

Managuense · 01-21-2004, 12:53 AM

thanks mike, i was hoping that we could get a healthy collection of these type of pictures, since we seem to get quite a few questions about them......or see them in peoples signatures.

Managuense · 01-21-2004, 01:38 PM

there, i think i fixed it now

ClownKnifeKing · 01-31-2004, 02:39 PM

Hey I live in Indiana and if you get a 2003 copy of Fishing rules and regulations it has picture of a Arowana caught in a lake near me, that was 3 ft long. If i had a scanner i would get it for you managuense.

mudwoman · 02-03-2004, 10:28 PM

Grrr...irresponsible people...

joepalazzolo · 02-19-2004, 07:15 PM

HOly CRAP!!! amazon tankz! Audioslave kicks major ***! ....ur probly the first person to agree with me though....... damn audioslave haters.

01-20-2004, 08:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Managuense Super Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,204	Irridescent shark, NOT for the home aquarium either.... __________________ 125 gallon burundi colony (8 F2's) 58 gallon (grow out) 2 gallon http://www.tomstanganyikans.com/ http://www.neptuneaquatics.com/ http://www.ohiexchange.com/armke/ http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/frontosa_corner.php Last edited by Managuense; 01-21-2004 at 01:38 PM..

01-20-2004, 10:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
theeyrietrainer Large Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 880	Yeah i agree. my friend has like 2 or 3 ID Shark in a 10 gallon with VERY overgrown plants (he "brags" on how long they are and from the description, the fish would just stand there in my mind) with a bunch of other fish like angels, neons, guppies. oiy, i've umm, how do you say in a nicer word, ranted on him a few times. he wont listen. he says "it looks nice" and that they just swim there they have "room" i hate thick skulled people... __________________ All creatures currently being owned: Betta, Blue Paradise Fish, Cherry Barb, Endlers Livebearer, German Blue Rams, Guppy, Otocinclus, Red-Capped Oranda, White Cloud Mountain Minnow, Soft Shell Turtle I REALLY have to start breeding more different species of fish..

01-21-2004, 12:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lotus Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 14,642	When I first saw them, I thought they were cute fish. Obviously they are very attractive, but shouldn't be kept in a tank. I wish pet stores would stop selling some of those tankbuster fish at low prices. At least with an arowana you see the price tag and you know it's something to think twice (or even four times) about. __________________ Lotus and Ecotank's tanks "So long, and thanks for all the fish."

01-21-2004, 12:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
catfishmike Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: orbiting the earth in a moble suit. Posts: 2,610	i think i'll sticky this for next time we have someone trying to tell us about how happy their fish are in a ten gallon __________________ i'm catfishmike and i approve this message(see now just look how dumb that sounds coming out of anyones mouth)

01-21-2004, 12:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Managuense Super Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,204	thanks mike, i was hoping that we could get a healthy collection of these type of pictures, since we seem to get quite a few questions about them......or see them in peoples signatures. __________________ 125 gallon burundi colony (8 F2's) 58 gallon (grow out) 2 gallon http://www.tomstanganyikans.com/ http://www.neptuneaquatics.com/ http://www.ohiexchange.com/armke/ http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/frontosa_corner.php

01-20-2004, 09:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
AmazonTankz Large Fish Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: North Dakota Posts: 627	I'm glad you posted that pic Mana. So many people come into the LFS and see these cute little "sharks" they're small,shiny, andsharks how could one not want one right? The thing with this fish is that they are so skiddish when large in size. There was a 14" ID shark at the store I work at, kept in a 10g tank it had bloodied up both his protruding eyes, no doubt it was painful. Another fish people show be warned about. The Red-Tailed Amazon cat fish has been caught in the wild weighing up tp 450lbs!! hey may be cute,pretty and aggresive but do your research!!

01-21-2004, 01:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
Managuense Super Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,204	there, i think i fixed it now __________________ 125 gallon burundi colony (8 F2's) 58 gallon (grow out) 2 gallon http://www.tomstanganyikans.com/ http://www.neptuneaquatics.com/ http://www.ohiexchange.com/armke/ http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/frontosa_corner.php

01-31-2004, 02:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
ClownKnifeKing Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 31	Hey I live in Indiana and if you get a 2003 copy of Fishing rules and regulations it has picture of a Arowana caught in a lake near me, that was 3 ft long. If i had a scanner i would get it for you managuense. __________________ -------------------------------- 14" Clown Knife 7" Jaguar Cichlid 5" Jack Depmsy 5" Chocolate Cichlid 6"Bala Shark 6"Red Ear Turtle --------------------------------

02-03-2004, 10:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
mudwoman Little Fish Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 128	Grrr...irresponsible people... __________________ 5.5 gal planted: 7 pygmie cories, 4 scarlet badis

02-19-2004, 07:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
joepalazzolo Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 5	HOly CRAP!!! amazon tankz! Audioslave kicks major **! ....ur probly the first person to agree with me though....... damn audioslave haters. __________________ Death can be a luxury Death can be a last resort Death can be intended Death can be an abort 10(soon to be 29)gallon 2 baby red bellied piranha 2 pleco ********piranha ate my froggies! (it was worth it )