Hi everyone! I found this site because I was looking for more people who have iridescent sharks. I purchased a shark last year, knowing absolutely nothing, at the local walmart. I wanted a little tank for my bathroom, I actually let my son choose the fish he wanted, he happened to pick an iridescent shark.
Well, after a year I went from a 1 gallon, to a 30 gallon, then to a 45 gallon and now I have a 90 gallon set up. I absolutely love these fish (I have had 2 for about a year now, I had a third but it died early on) and I am saddened that with all of my research since I read that they should not be in an acquarium. However, when I talk to fish store ppl who have them, they said theirs grew only a little more than a foot long. I feel so frustrated that these fish are being sold everywhere here in Ontario. I love them and I am willing to continue to upgrade my tank.. actually I have become a little fish obsessed.. I had no idea I would love this so much!
I am wondering if anyone here owns an iridescent shark and if they have had success with them? Mine are so peaceful and swim so gracefully, they like to swim together and like to touch each other as they swim!
I also have 2 dinosaur eels, birchers. They are also very amazing! I have had them for a year too and they are very graceful and love to be together. I have some little silver dollars, whom I'm really enjoying and some blue botias, along with some clown loaches. These loaches are all fairly small and when they grow I will be moving them as needed. I love loaches too! LOL! My sister happened to buy 2 rainbow sharks (against my advice.. just because I returned some .. they were tank terrors..) anyway, one was terrorizing the other so I made a home for him here in my 90 gallon.. he is doing well and doesn't bother the other fish at all, probably because they are bigger than him.
Ok, in my 45 gallon, I have two Albino African Clawed frogs, a male and a female, one chinease algae eater and one male blue gourami..The 30 gallon houses the fry (a week old) from Blue and his "lady friend" I wasn't prepared for the fry, or for Blue's aggression! But now he is with the frogs and my algae eater who is full grown and likes to display his dominance!
So I'm taking care of the fry.. hopefully I am doing the right things!
Anyway, this is my aquarium life! I love it, but I'm stressed about caring for my iridescent sharks! Anyone else here have them, have they out grown your tank yet?
Thanks,
Stasie
Well, after a year I went from a 1 gallon, to a 30 gallon, then to a 45 gallon and now I have a 90 gallon set up. I absolutely love these fish (I have had 2 for about a year now, I had a third but it died early on) and I am saddened that with all of my research since I read that they should not be in an acquarium. However, when I talk to fish store ppl who have them, they said theirs grew only a little more than a foot long. I feel so frustrated that these fish are being sold everywhere here in Ontario. I love them and I am willing to continue to upgrade my tank.. actually I have become a little fish obsessed.. I had no idea I would love this so much!
I am wondering if anyone here owns an iridescent shark and if they have had success with them? Mine are so peaceful and swim so gracefully, they like to swim together and like to touch each other as they swim!
I also have 2 dinosaur eels, birchers. They are also very amazing! I have had them for a year too and they are very graceful and love to be together. I have some little silver dollars, whom I'm really enjoying and some blue botias, along with some clown loaches. These loaches are all fairly small and when they grow I will be moving them as needed. I love loaches too! LOL! My sister happened to buy 2 rainbow sharks (against my advice.. just because I returned some .. they were tank terrors..) anyway, one was terrorizing the other so I made a home for him here in my 90 gallon.. he is doing well and doesn't bother the other fish at all, probably because they are bigger than him.
Ok, in my 45 gallon, I have two Albino African Clawed frogs, a male and a female, one chinease algae eater and one male blue gourami..The 30 gallon houses the fry (a week old) from Blue and his "lady friend" I wasn't prepared for the fry, or for Blue's aggression! But now he is with the frogs and my algae eater who is full grown and likes to display his dominance!
So I'm taking care of the fry.. hopefully I am doing the right things!
Anyway, this is my aquarium life! I love it, but I'm stressed about caring for my iridescent sharks! Anyone else here have them, have they out grown your tank yet?
Thanks,
Stasie
