Pangasius Shark ( Cat Fish )

[wayne84]

Hi all would just like to find out some info on the fish ive done loads of looking up already and people say diff things i no they grow big before we start and i know they will need a big tank the things i would like to no is what sort of tank size would be need to home them ?
please dont say a 2ft 3 ft would not be the right home im not silly lol i have other fish tanks up and running and would like a tank set up for big fish so i would like serious comments please i no they can dart about alot and grow big but i want to get the right set up and also would like to know what other fish they can live with ive been told silver sharks and plecos etc..

please dont think im going to get the fish and put them in a tank to small i just want some info on the size tank they need so i can get on with looking for one

 

[Paul_MTS]

I think the most common species gets to about 3ft, so your looking at a 10x4.5x3 tank to house them comfortably.

 

[wayne84]

cheers for that do you know if they will put up with other fish such as plecos

 

[dthoffsett]

This should give you some more info on tank sizes. http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=116411
CFC keeps a wide variety of tank busters, you might consider asking him for compatability, and more info.

 

[Joemuz]

Pleco get on ok with them and say a 2ft pangasius would get on with a 2ft arowana. There is a tank at my local lfs about 12" long and it has a........

1 sailfin pleco 2"
1 arowana 3"
1 pangasius 3"
1 fire eel 2-3"
1 kissin gourami 8-9"
2 angel fish 6"

An a few other fish wich i cnt remember, they havnt killed each other yet and it has been there for as lonbg as i have been goin there which was in december i fink!
Cheers, Joemuz

 

[Paul_MTS]

Pangassius are pretty peaceful as far as large fish go. They have fairly small mouths too so you could keep most large fish with them as long as the other fish isn't agresive and going to injure the pangassius.

 

[mlawson]

Pleco get on ok with them and say a 2ft pangasius would get on with a 2ft arowana. There is a tank at my local lfs about 12" long and it has a........

1 sailfin pleco 2"
1 arowana 3"
1 pangasius 3"
1 fire eel 2-3"
1 kissin gourami 8-9"
2 angel fish 6"

An a few other fish wich i cnt remember, they havnt killed each other yet and it has been there for as lonbg as i have been goin there which was in december i fink!
Cheers, Joemuz

Do you mean inches or foot? You don't see many 8-9 foot kissing gouramis and a 3 inch pangasius isn't exactly large.
" = inches
' = feet

Cheers,

 

[vancouver]

Has anyone ever seen a 2 ft ID shark in a tank before? The largest I've seen was maybe 15''

 

[Paul_MTS]

My LFS used to hav 3 of them all around 30", they then moved premises and I think they went to another branch.

We'ved also had 18" ones in at work.

 

[AndreaC]

When I did research on these it all said that in captivity they usualy only grow to 12"?? I also found that there isnt much info out there on them, like how fast they grow??

 

[dthoffsett]

Here's a list to several Pagasius species. http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/family.php?family_id=21 None of them stay small.

 

[Joemuz]

Pangassius are pretty peaceful as far as large fish go. They have fairly small mouths too so you could keep most large fish with them as long as the other fish isn't agresive and going to injure the pangassius.

Sorry i ment the pangasius was 3' and the others wer ..." (inch) My mistake sorry.
Cheers, Joemuz