Little Sharks?

Question

I once visited a local aquatic shop and saw some small sharks probally 3" in length not silver shark these were just like the real thing, unfortually as I could not house them at the time I didn't clock their name, now I have a 100 gallon aquarium I would love to get some the shop has no details stock comes and goes can't find anything on yahoo...Anyone help Please......?

P.S These were like very small sharks flat nose dorsal pectral and tail fins they were not Silver sharks, Black sharks or anything that looks like a regular fish or cat fish.....They very as far as I know fresh water...

Answer 1

There aren't many "real" sharks that you could keep in an aquarium. Here is a link to the few that you can. These sharks can be kept in as little as a 180 gallon aquarium (1 shark) to a 1000 gallon aquarium (again, 1 shark only). You could get one of the "big boys" but, what will you do with it when it (quickly) outgrows the tank? Stay within your (and the shark's) means.

Answer 2

If they were black and silver then you might be refering to the Pangasius Cat Fish! Try searching under that name! Our local aquarium has a specimen about 3ft in length! It was rescued from a too small tank! It looks huge in his 8ft one and is housed with an equally large Plecostomus.They are a fish that can grow to enormous size and even though a catfish are incredibly shark like! I'm not too sure how big 100 gallon (Imperial or US?) aquariums are but they should be about 6ft or more. These fish grow to a fantastic size and may still outgrow it!
I wish I had a tank big enough!

Answer 3

Firstly you can't get some-they must be kept alone when adult.

Second even the smallest shark species would need a 180 gallon at least and preferably more so your tank is still too small.

There are no small freshwater sharks so you'd have to buy one of the small saltwater species such as a bamboo shark(cat shark).This will mean setting up a saltwater tank.

Don't put any other species in as it will get eaten.

Answer 4

Your description sounds like an iridescent catfish, also known as the sharskin catfish. The proper name is pangasius. I have three of these of about 12 inches each. They do look just like little sharks.

Many fish shops sell these from about 2 inches in length. I would go for something larger than 6 inches as the smaller ones tend to die very easily. They are shy fish and they spook very easily, dashing about into anything in the tank.

Answer 5

its an Iridescent shark if i'm not mistaken it can be very huge bout 36” in the wild and 6-12” in most tanks its a nice fish to take care of because its not aggressive but very active swimmers but be aware of its huge size it needs a big aquarium to be happy.

Answer 6

Here are links to the only known species of freshwater shark. Look through and see if you can identify it.

Answer 7

i have two guesses as to what you saw
the first is a sturgeon (sturlet), a cold water fish that is related to sharks
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=2533
the second is a shovelnose catfish
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Pseudoplatystoma_fasciatum.php

both are freshwater and look alot like sharks

Answer 8

freshwater sharks

Answer 9

irridescent sharks?

Answer 10

See if any of these look like what you saw: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=888

A few more:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=982
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=1163
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=837