Please Id This Fish So I Can Get Info On Him :)

[shelaghfishface]

not the best pic i know, i asked Dr Monks for help and he suggested a name but i couldnt id him from the pics i found on the net

thankyou shelagh xxxx

ps, im posting in here as im not sure if hes a catfish or a shark

 

[drufly]

It def looks like a shark, giant red tailed shark it looks like. not sure what it is but it is a beautiful looking fish.

 

[JenCliBee]

Black shark maybe try this HERE a little info i think


jen

 

[xingumike]

I assume you mean the catfish as its in this section?

If so looks like S. eupterus

 

[CentricOregon]

weird he looks like the redtail shark but without the umm red tail lol, I was gonna say black shark but I think they look different from that

edit: just looked at the link and yeah he is a black shark.

 

[Gill]

Its a Black Shark, and they Get Absolutely Huge, Have seen some specimens reaching well over a foot in length.
Very Big, but can;t remember what there temperament is like when the get that big.

They are very nice fish at that size.

Stang1 and Strippy have a Purple Cheeked Albino Morph of this fish in one of the Sump tanks and its absolutley Mahhhhhooooooooooooooooooooosive well over 14 inches.

 

[raptorrex]

Phew, Labeo chrysophekadion, up to 24 inches, often aggressive, though not always, very territorial. the need 100g tank. given the space they would make a fantastic fish to keep!

 

[CFC]

At 24 inches they need a bit more than a 100g tank, try in the regions of 400g for a full grown adult and your nearer the mark.

 

[shelaghfishface]

he is lovely hes also very very shy, yes jenicilbee thats him OMG i think he need s anew home like yesterday bless him

Morulius chrysophekadion,thats a mouthful,he always hides behind the plants and i have come down in the night to see him happily swimming about, i have never seen him eat anything, but i always put cichlid sticks, algae wafers in the tank and peas so i assume he eats when the lights are down and the house is quiet, but hes very healthy..

i wondered about him being a catfish as he has "whiskers" and swims lower rather than higher like the balas do ( they are quite middle to high level)
anyway thanks for all your help at least i know wht i am trying to rehome now, tho i may be hard pushed to find anyone with a tank that size

any ideas on rehoming would be nice, i have cut mt ties with my lfs as i dont approve of his money making methods