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From:New York, Ny USA
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posted 01-18-2004 06:42 PM         

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i just got a new Iridesctne shark and i have no idea much about it. I started hearing all theses things about how big it's going to grow. It's in a 55 gallon tank with a bunch of other fish. Anyone got siggestions???

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posted 01-18-2004 11:33 PM         

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Hi Joey Dirt, Get ready to buy a bigger tank.

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posted 01-19-2004 10:32 AM         

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I have two ID sharks. They can grow up to 36" from what I know about them. They are great fish to have and they are also fun (mine chase each other around the tank in like a tag game....nothing aggressive, just swim around in one direction then switch and go the other way). Here is a great web-site though that has a lot of different info. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=292&genusname=Pangasius&speciesname=pangasius (thanks KC). Check page 3 of this site there are a few other messages about them. Have fun!

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posted 01-22-2004 01:06 PM         

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Yes, Iridescent Sharks grow large but are frightened easily. If they are scared enough, mine uproot a few plants and bury their heads in the gravel. I started with mine small, though so I have no idea whether the larger sharkys will do this. Nonetheless they are most likely to blindly swim into your walls and pretty much batter themselves unconcouis. It's not as bad as it sounds because they play dead and lay on the gravel for 20-30 minutes after their scaring.

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