Iridescent Shark

[njackson]

iam be looking at Iridescent Shark on the web , found a artilce and it said it will be fine to put them in a 10 gallon tank , that can't be true

http://www.petfish.net/kb/entry/716/

and also found a other artilce and it said that it will be lucky to grow one longer then 12 inches is that true, becuase i thougth they need big tank and grow 3ft to 4ft

http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Catfish,%20Pangassius.htm

 

[haynchinook334]

you can put them in a 10 gal intill they are 4 inch....A QT TANK. if you keep any fish that grows over a foot long that grows 3', your not lucky, it means that your takeing good care of your fish.

 

[njackson]

yea what i thought , have u read the first artclie

 

[Cichla dude]

You can't keep an ID shark in a 10 for long. I say a few months but thats it. You could house him in a 55 and up!

 

[njackson]

You can't keep an ID shark in a 10 for long. I say a few months but thats it. You could house him in a 55 and up!

yea was thinking the same

 

[njackson]

they have a slow grow rate do they?

and are they active?

 

[benzjamin13]

They're very active and grow at a pretty fast rate. Mine were growing about 3/4" per month. I read the article and the person said they bought a 10g not knowing the potential size, but it was fine for the time being, probably because they were small.

 

[njackson]

so what is the average size for one

 

[Blue Butcher]

Mine is 26", he has grown in stages. I have had him for 16 years. He got a new 200 gallon pond a year and a half ago. He grew 3 inches and filled out a bit. I kept him in a 100 gallon for too long. He was by himself due his size. They will hurt themselves in small tanks. They are known to freak out and bang into the glass.

 

[benzjamin13]

Probably around the 2' range. But they can max at 4' in the wild.