My Iridescent Sharks....

My Iridescent sharks - My two iridescent sharks
@OURDEW (4809)
United States
September 22, 2007 9:00am CST
What do you think of my Iridescent Sharks? We have a 75 gallon fish tank and we bought these sharks when they were about 2 inches in size, just babies, now we have had them over 12 years, they are over a foot long, close to a foot and a half. They are over running the tank:)
7 responses
3lilangels
@3lilangels (4639)
• United States
24 Sep 07
wow very awesome looking and so relaxing to watch them im sure.they are really neat looking,and pretty big too.lovely picture my friend.pattie
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OURDEW
@OURDEW (4809)
• United States
24 Sep 07
Thank you! They are interesting to watch.
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PurpleTeddyBear
@PurpleTeddyBear (6685)
• Canada
24 Sep 07
Wow! Those are neat looking sharks OURDEW! I have always been fascinated by aquariums. I just have 2 bettas, an albino one and a red one. You can't put them in the same tank though because they will attack eachother!
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PurpleTeddyBear
@PurpleTeddyBear (6685)
• Canada
24 Sep 07
Actually hun I know exactly what your saying. My 2 betta fish used to eat the roots of the plants as well. They then gave up on it so the plants went bad and had to be thrown out, but my bettas are still in vases so they have a ton of room!
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OURDEW
@OURDEW (4809)
• United States
24 Sep 07
Thank you! I had a blue betta a few years ago. I had it in a glass vase with a plant on top. The bottom was covered with purple stones. The roots from the plant were in the vase with the fish so he could eat the roots. I don't think I am explaining this too good, I will look for a picture so you could understand what I am saying.:)
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PurpleTeddyBear
@PurpleTeddyBear (6685)
• Canada
26 Sep 07
Oh okay, thanks very much for that little bit of information ;)
raydene
@raydene (9871)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Magnificent creatures..I used to love to watch my fish..Now that I don't have to wait on a husband I might set mine up again. Thanks for the reminder..My hugs to you Doll
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OURDEW
@OURDEW (4809)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Your very welcome.:) Watching the fish can be very relaxing. I hope you are doing ok, good luck and hugs to you also.
thefortunes
@thefortunes (2367)
• Netherlands
23 Sep 07
Hi Ourdew, the sharks look beutiful to me ;) But is there a chance they'll bite fingers off if someone tried to touch them? And how nice it is that they live for so long? What is the life time span of such sharks? TheFortunes
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OURDEW
@OURDEW (4809)
• United States
24 Sep 07
Thank you! No they are gentle fish, they don't bite. I'm not sure about there life span, but I know of one that lived 18 years.
maybebaby
@maybebaby (1230)
• Canada
22 Sep 07
Your sharks are really neat. So seeing as they don't bother the other fish in the tank, what do they eat? Great picture by the way!
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OURDEW
@OURDEW (4809)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Thanks! I feed them shrimp pellets and color bits. (a fish food) They also eat frozen shrimp and frozen blood worms.
GaiaFireLynx
@GaiaFireLynx (208)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Cool! Will they get any bigger? What is their tempermant like?
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OURDEW
@OURDEW (4809)
• United States
22 Sep 07
I think they will continue to grow at a slow rate. If we had a bigger tank, they would grow a little faster. The sharks don't bother any of the other fish, even the little ones.
oscarbartoni
@oscarbartoni (2581)
• United States
23 Sep 07
Iridescent sharks are "schooling fish" that should be in "schools" of three or more. They also get to be over two foot long (I have seen some that were over 3 foot long). I am glad that you have them in at least a 75 gallon tank but they should have a much larger tank to give them more swimming room. Also they are related to some catfish that grow to over 12 foot long in their natural range but they are uncommon and actually endangered.