REAL iridescent shark size?

[yemista]

what else is in the tank with him?

 

[rallysman]

a LFS around me has a couple that are over 2ft. They took them out of their tank @ 20" and put them in a pond to see how big they'll get.

 

[duke33]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193366 They would fall under this category.

 

[bbrtmad]

nice one!! doesn't seem to have a very big callous. im planning on getting one for my new 75 gallon tank in a week. is this a good start for one that will eventually go into a wider tank of 18 inches?

Just from my experience a 75 gal tank would probably only last you 6 months to a year. Also these fish are best kept in groups as they like to school and seem less skittish then when kept single. i currently have 3 in a 150 grow out bought them at 1.5" there all around 7" now about 3 months later. i expect them to grow well over 24" once i get them in 1000gal tank this spring.

 

[LittleBigAl3]

Just from my experience a 75 gal tank would probably only last you 6 months to a year. Also these fish are best kept in groups as they like to school and seem less skittish then when kept single. i currently have 3 in a 150 grow out bought them at 1.5" there all around 7" now about 3 months later. i expect them to grow well over 24" once i get them in 1000gal tank this spring.

like i said, once he gets too big for it i will either buy a bigger tank or give it away. thanks for the comment.

 

[killerfish]

Bigger then all the voteing options i've seen pics of captive ones at around 30''

 

[new2natives]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164144&page=2

CHECK THAT OUT!!! i helped pull it out of the tank when he had to part with it ...
it was only 2 years old and i can attest that it was at least 30"

for reference, the pacu behind it is 2' long!!!

 

[LittleBigAl3]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164144&page=2

CHECK THAT OUT!!! i helped pull it out of the tank when he had to part with it ...
it was only 2 years old and i can attest that it was at least 30"

for reference, the pacu behind it is 2' long!!!

that thing is monstrous.

 

[Knowdafish]

I saw a school of them outside of Manilla at a place that specializes in Koi. All of them where over 24" inches, with some pushing 30". I think they were feeding them all of their culled Koi. They get HUGE and get way hyper when fed.

 

[MeAko]

I saw a school of them outside of Manilla at a place that specializes in Koi. All of them where over 24" inches, with some pushing 30". I think they were feeding them all of their culled Koi. They get HUGE and get way hyper when fed.

Those are Pangasius Sanitwongsei/Paroon Sharks, I believe.

Here are mine, one is about 25-27", the other is 29-31"