Whenever I go to my dentist office, or other places that have tanks, I see this small fish about 3-4 inches. They are grey with a little black and they look like miniture nurse sharks.
2007-08-27 16:01:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
They aren't Bala Sharks or Iridescent Sharks, and when I see them they don't move a lot, it actually doesn't move from the bottom it has a mouth on the bottom... like i said it always swims around the bottom of the tank.
2007-08-27 16:16:15 · update #1
they are gray with black spots on their back and they have s cylinder body, lt has the same shape of a nurse shark only it's about 4 inches.
2007-08-27 16:59:46 · update #2
has really tiny wiskers
2007-08-27 17:06:35 · update #3
kinda looks like this http://www.richard-seaman.com/Underwater/Belize/FishYouMightNotWantToMeet/NurseShark.jpg
http://www.scubainkorea.com/Downloads/Files_For_Download/Permanent/Nurse_Shark.JPG
but smaller and black spots on it's back
2007-08-27 17:08:46 · update #4
In addition to above, a clown loach that has faded colors is a possibility, but I'm not confident enough to really say that's what it is. I have seen CL's stressed enough their typical brown was white/greyish in several local sellers. I'd think this is not the case and I'm thinking that you are saying shark as it has a top pointed fin? What is the overall body shape? Is it more cylindrical or more boxlike? Whiskers on it? How about the underfins? I'm figuring getting a picture for us is out of the question in this case, so alot of guessing is going to be involved.
JV
2007-08-27 16:41:03 · answer #1 · answered by I am Legend 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋
i like the little stay bearers and that i save those in a smaller tank. the flamboyant guppies are positive in there, mollies, and platy's all do properly. actual now i'm working an 8 gallon with 3 pregnant guppies and 2 swordtails. they are additionally a stay bearer. They consume the little ones while they have them yet they are exciting to video exhibit and that i've got yet another small aquarium that I fish infant into to stay till they get larger if i opt to dink around with them. basically had to characteristic the ten gallon is basically clean water. in the experience that your doing salt water i hit upon the smaller length style of problematic to reasonable to maintain something alive and that i don't mess with salt tanks.
2016-12-16 06:40:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like Bala Sharks to me. If not then possibly Iridescent Sharks. Check the links below.
Next Guess:
Possibly a Sucker Barb or Siam Highfin Shark (Barbichthys Nitidus)?
Additional details:
Does your dentist have a salt water tank?
2007-08-27 16:10:53 · answer #3 · answered by Dustinius 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It could be a pictus cat fish. Warning , though, those are babies -- they grow to a footlong. That doctor's office has babies.
2007-08-27 19:17:25 · answer #4 · answered by boncarles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be a silver pitcus catfish, young ones tend to be very active, but if you saw a one that is less active, it could be an older specimen.
it could be alot of other species, as grey and black is a common coloration.
Another thing that comes to mind is a SAE and a flying fox.
Again it can be a wide range of species, but if you can edit with some more details, like what kind of black, IE spots, stripes etc...
2007-08-27 16:34:02 · answer #5 · answered by Coral Reef Forum 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
That sounds like some kind of cory cat or a pleco
check out the following links, hope you will find it ;)
http://www.peteducation.com/category_summary.cfm?cls=16&cat=1923
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/genus.php?genus_id=1#51
http://scotcat.com/home.htm
Hope that helps
good luck
EB
2007-08-27 20:32:33 · answer #6 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
it sounds like some sort of bottom-feeder.
2007-08-27 16:21:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋