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kc5gvn

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posted 01-01-2004 12:07 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for kc5gvn     Edit/Delete Message
There seems to be a lot of misinformation regarding Irridescent Sharks. Here is a link with factual information. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=292&genusname=Pangasius&speciesname=pangasius

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friendly to fish
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posted 01-02-2004 08:55 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for friendly to fish     Edit/Delete Message
Thank you for the info I own 4 and plan on going up in tank size with them. I love these fish they are in a 125 gallon reef ready now largest one being 12 inches

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72glbow
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posted 01-02-2004 09:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 72glbow     Edit/Delete Message
lol i was at petsmart today and they said their max size would be 8in.

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kc5gvn

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posted 01-03-2004 09:16 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for kc5gvn     Edit/Delete Message
With all the confusion about ID Sharks I thought this would be a good post. At the bottom of that webpage it gives links for additional info about sexing, feeding, other regions where they are found, vitrually everything you would ever want to know. If you go to the top of that webpage you can clikck on the homepage link and from there you can lookup any fish by common or scientific name. It's the most complete database I have found.

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pacuguy
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posted 01-03-2004 09:41 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for pacuguy     Edit/Delete Message
i book marked this page its is very detailed

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ghoti
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posted 01-11-2004 10:04 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ghoti     Edit/Delete Message
The link won't work for me

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kc5gvn

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posted 01-11-2004 12:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for kc5gvn     Edit/Delete Message
Hi ghoti, I just tried the link and was able to bring it up. If you can't bring it up from the link just type http://www.fishbase.org in your address box and hit enter and it should take you to the home page. From there you can look up just about any fish you've ever heard of and get very detailed information.

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posted 01-11-2004 07:55 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for friendly to fish     Edit/Delete Message
KC I love your comments, you are very keen on fish. I enjoy reading what you have to say.

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HCL113083
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posted 01-11-2004 08:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for HCL113083     Edit/Delete Message
I have two ID sharks and absolutly love them. They are so funny to watch!!!! I have mine in a 45g for now since they are 4" and 6", but they are quickly growing!

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kc5gvn

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posted 01-11-2004 09:54 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for kc5gvn     Edit/Delete Message
Hi friendly to fish, Thanks, the more I learn, the more I find there is to learn. I don't have all the answers but I try to help the best I can. You're doing great if yours are up to 12". They generally don't live much larger than 8" in captivity from all reports. The largest that I have seen were about 8 inches. Good job.

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posted 01-12-2004 12:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for friendly to fish     Edit/Delete Message
Thank you for the compliment KC. I love my fish and as they get bigger so do the tank sizes my next project is building one in my garage so they can swim around in. Wife will bury me in it though I think. LOL. I think its cool you helping people out I have had to learn alot of hard and expensive lessons since I started. Keep up the good work.

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posted 01-14-2004 04:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for TL1031     Edit/Delete Message
hey im brand new and this site looks great. u all seem to know what your doing. i created a whole new page for 1 question.. im such an idiot.. but anyway i was wondering what the best thing to feed ID sharks is? they are currently eating tropical flakesbut is there somethin better?

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posted 01-14-2004 04:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for TL1031     Edit/Delete Message
hey im brand new and this site looks great. u all seem to know what your doing. i created a whole new page for 1 question.. im such an idiot.. but anyway i was wondering what the best thing to feed ID sharks is? they are currently eating tropical flakesbut is there somethin better?

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posted 01-14-2004 05:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for TL1031     Edit/Delete Message
another quick thing in response to some of the other entrys ive read in this category.. my earth science teacher is a hobbyist and he has a 14 inch ID shark in perfect health though slightly bloated, it is in a 200 gallon aquarium and is very active.. he keeps it with a few smaller oscars parrots and cory cats. i jsut thoguht i would post this cause it is one of the biggest i have seen in captivity i havent seen larger than like 12 which is still big.

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posted 01-14-2004 06:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for friendly to fish     Edit/Delete Message
I feed mine krill and algae waffers and flake food. They will pretty much eat anything that I have put in there.

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HCL113083
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posted 01-14-2004 07:06 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for HCL113083     Edit/Delete Message
With my 2 ID sharks I feed african chiclid pellets. This seems to be the only type of food they will touch. I have tried algae waffers and worms and they won't touch them. It is very strange since they seem to be almost frantic when I put the pellets in, but then they leave many left over. I am not sure if they are just picky or what. They are the first ID's I have had. Any help would be great.

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kc5gvn

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posted 01-14-2004 10:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for kc5gvn     Edit/Delete Message
Hi, With ID Sharks I have found them to go after frozen blood worms real well. Just a little tip; When feeding frozen foods I take an empty squirt bottle like what Amquel and Novaqua come in and put a little tank water in it. Then I place the frozen brine shrimp or frozen blood worms in the bottle and shake it just a little to get it to start thawing out. Then I let it sit on the counter until the frozen food has thawed and has gotten to room temperature. After that I just squirt the brine shrimp or blood worms into the tank. It makes them appear to be live and the fish love it that way.

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