does anyone here keep black sharks

[Angel Lady]

This fish is crazy he hides in one of them little things that you buy at walmart I cant get him to hide anywhere else he is scraping his scales off if I take the cave from him he gets stressed out and I cant find a big one in that neon green someone tell me what I can do in this matter.

 

[Dragonslair]

Black Sharks?? Are you sure it's not a catfish? Maybe a Pengasius Cat. I don't know of a black shark.

 

[CFC]

The black shark Labeo chrysophekadion,FKSM do you know just how big your cute little shark is going to get? I hope you have a very big tank for it to go into.They can grow to 24" and become more and more aggresive as they grow,they also lose their attractive black colouring and turn a washed out slate grey,i have one that is 8" that i really wish i hadnt bought but dont have the heart to get rid of i will eventually donate it to a public aquarium once it has a little more size about it.
If its cave is too small for it then just remove the cave and replace it with a selection of better sized caves so that the shark can pick which one it likes best,you can remove the spare once it has settled.

 

[Angel Lady]

I plan on buying me a nice big tank for all my sharks the shark is growing like crazy the 55 gallon will be enough for now when I take that small one out of the tank that fish gets real stressed out I have put four different caves in thier and he still hangs on to that one like a big dummy he is about seven inchs long now when I first got him he was a baby his color is starting to change now.

 

[totalbolshevik]

Are black sharks really "sharks" or do they just look like them?

 

[gadazobe]

The black shark (labeo chrysophekadeon) is a member of the cypriniformes family and only looks like a shark, it isn't a real shark. BTW - in Asia it's considered a delicacy - makes for good eating

 

[Angel Lady]

they really do look like a shark you wouldnt believe how friendly these little devils are to people and how mean they are to other fish I just fell in love with them at the lfs it came up to me and followed my finger until it won me over that is how I pick my fish when they come up to me and dont swim off then I usually take them home with me.

 

[totalbolshevik]

I hear you lol