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Posted by Mike D. on April 21, 2005, 11:39 am
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I agree, I thought it was an iridescent shark( I haven't had fish in twenty
years, except now I just opened a marine tank), which is a common aquarium
fish and is an active swimming fish, and they are pretty cool coimmunity
fish. They do grow a little big if I remember correctly, but they are
harmless and fun to observe. They actually are shaped like some types of sea
sharks. Mike.
> Denise wrote:
> > Hubby came home with 2 of these the other day - said the were Pictus
> > catfish. Yeah - sure they are - not! they are currently in quarantine
until
> > I find out what they really are. Photos are not very good because they
are
> > constantly in hiding and on the odd occasions when they do come out,
they
> > swim so fast it's impossible to get a photo.. They do have the barbs of
a
> > catfish. Ugly little critters
> >
> > http://www.sunrise1.plus.com/mystery%20fish.html
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> Looks like a juvenile "Irridescent shark" or Pangasius hypophthalmus to
> me. The good news is they're peaceful. The bad news is they grow to
> over 4 feet in the wild and eat anything they can fit in their mouths.
> They're quite common in the trade, but I have no idea why.
>
> http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/pangasii/pangasiu/172_f.php
>
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> catfish. Yeah - sure they are - not! they are currently in quarantine until
> I find out what they really are. Photos are not very good because they are
> constantly in hiding and on the odd occasions when they do come out, they
> swim so fast it's impossible to get a photo.. They do have the barbs of a
> catfish. Ugly little critters
>
> http://www.sunrise1.plus.com/mystery%20fish.html
>
> Thanks
>
>