Where to buy Paroon Shark?

[ThePetAddict]

Hi, I was wondering where I could find a paroon shark, I can’t seem to find any online for sale.

 

[fishhead0103666]

Post a want to buy thread in the market place but it will be expensive if you can find one.

 

[kno4te]

Pred fins has/had some. They seem to stock them more often than other sources.

 

[krichardson]

Also for something slightly different Global Fish Co.has some black eared sharks.

 

[MatteoTheEnder22]

Predatory fins usually stocks with his store with paroon sharks but at the moment dont know if there in stock maybe its not the season for them

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Predatory fins usually stocks with his store with paroon sharks but at the moment dont know if there in stock maybe its not the season for them

We get paroons from aquaculture year round it seems. I am dubious there is a "season". These fish are widely raised for food in Asia. What we get are culls, the genetic refuse, I have always assumed, if you know different, please correct me, anyone. Still they manage to grow to over 4' in 5-10 years. I can't imagine raising a paroon with good genes. It'd probably be over 5'-6' in the same timeframe.

If your in the US you can usually find them at Petco unfortunately
Unless you have a public-aquarium sized tank, they are one of the species that should not be in the hobby or as readily available as they are, IMO.

You are using a scare tactic, bro? Haha... Where you learned it? Haha... the pic is of P. gigas aka Mekong Giant Catfish, while you are speaking of P. hypophthalmus aka iridescent shark catfish.

In the wild IDS grows to about 4', versus MGC's 9'-10'. Moreover, we definitely get farm culls and genetic junk IDS in our ornamental fish trade. These, the best of them grow to 3', most never exceed 2' or 2.5', even in 15-20 years of keeping, mostly improper keeping though, I'd agree with you there, so on top of inferior genes they are stunted by our peers.

Paroon grows in between, much bigger than IDS, 6'-7', but much smaller than MGC, or such is my impression, althoug there are claims thrown around that paroon can be as big as MGC, I am yet to see it. I have seen 6' or so, but this is a far, far cry from the 9' MGC in the pic you posted. Thank you for it, BTW.

 

[krichardson]

If your in the US you can usually find them at Petco unfortunately.

While I have seen plenty of iridescent sharks in such stores I can't recall seeing any paroons.
Is that a paroon shark in the photo?

 

[altums85]

If your in the US you can usually find them at Petco unfortunately
Unless you have a public-aquarium sized tank, they are one of the species that should not be in the hobby or as readily available as they are, IMO.
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So much misinformation in this post on a paroon shark thread

 

[MatteoTheEnder22]

While I have seen plenty of iridescent sharks in such stores I can't recall seeing any paroons.
Is that a paroon shark in the photo?

Nope mekong giant catfish

We get paroons from aquaculture year round it seems. I am dubious there is a "season". These fish are widely raised for food in Asia. What we get are culls, the genetic refuse, I have always assumed, if you know different, please correct me, anyone. Still they manage to grow to over 4' in 5-10 years. I can't imagine raising a paroon with good genes. It'd probably be over 5'-6' in the same timeframe.


You are using a scare tactic, bro? Haha... Where you learned it? Haha... the pic is of P. gigas aka Mekong Giant Catfish, while you are speaking of P. hypophthalmus aka iridescent shark catfish.

In the wild IDS grows to about 4', versus MGC's 9'-10'. Moreover, we definitely get farm culls and genetic junk IDS in our ornamental fish trade. These, the best of them grow to 3', most never exceed 2' or 2.5', even in 15-20 years of keeping, mostly improper keeping though, I'd agree with you there, so on top of inferior genes they are stunted by our peers.

Paroon grows in between, much bigger than IDS, 6'-7', but much smaller than MGC, or such is my impression, althoug there are claims thrown around that paroon can be as big as MGC, I am yet to see it. I have seen 6' or so, but this is a far, far cry from the 9' MGC in the pic you posted. Thank you for it, BTW.

Well i didnt know that paroon sharks are farmed for meat i thought it was only IDS and some species of snakeheads


This is most probably the max size of a paroon shark would get in the home aquaria or in a captive setting

 

[Gourami Swami]

We get paroons from aquaculture year round it seems. I am dubious there is a "season". These fish are widely raised for food in Asia. What we get are culls, the genetic refuse, I have always assumed, if you know different, please correct me, anyone. Still they manage to grow to over 4' in 5-10 years. I can't imagine raising a paroon with good genes. It'd probably be over 5'-6' in the same timeframe.


You are using a scare tactic, bro? Haha... Where you learned it? Haha... the pic is of P. gigas aka Mekong Giant Catfish, while you are speaking of P. hypophthalmus aka iridescent shark catfish.

In the wild IDS grows to about 4', versus MGC's 9'-10'. Moreover, we definitely get farm culls and genetic junk IDS in our ornamental fish trade. These, the best of them grow to 3', most never exceed 2' or 2.5', even in 15-20 years of keeping, mostly improper keeping though, I'd agree with you there, so on top of inferior genes they are stunted by our peers.

Paroon grows in between, much bigger than IDS, 6'-7', but much smaller than MGC, or such is my impression, althoug there are claims thrown around that paroon can be as big as MGC, I am yet to see it. I have seen 6' or so, but this is a far, far cry from the 9' MGC in the pic you posted. Thank you for it, BTW.

Thanks for correcting the photo, I am not trying to use a "scare tactic", I admit I just googled "paroon shark" saw a big one and put the picture for dramatic affect haha. I don't want to dissuade anybody from doing what they want, just from working in pet stores for years including Petco have seen tons of ID sharks and other big cats go to people with small tanks. In case OP wasn't aware.
So no the Paroon will not get as big as the picture, a 6' 7' or even 3' fish still a big fish and needs a huge tank, just my opinion!