Any Info On These Please,arriving In The Morning

[PRW1988]

1 albino shark
1 silver dollar,
1 hoopy cat fish
1 high finned cat fish
1 black catshark

they are arriving with a new tank that im getting tommorow,also 2 silver sharks, which i have had before( sadly as a newbie)
the tank is 4ft,approx 180L, any that i shouldnt even think about keeping in there? i appreciate your help as i prefeer to have your advice than googles


cheers
shelagh xxxx

The only albino shark I know of is albino iridesent sharks or albino rainbow sharks. Either way, iridesent sharks get to 3feet in length and should not be kept in an aquarium unless it's approxamatly 20feet long and 10feet wide. Albino rainbow sharks have the same agressive attitute as rainbow sharks.

Silver dollars should be in a shoal of 5 minimum, peaceful fish, grow to approx. 6"

no clue on the hoppy cat.

High finned catfish sounds like a high finned banned shark, these really are best suited in a pond as they grow to 3 feet in length, and prefer colder waters though they can tolerate tropical temps.

The black catfish, could be a common channel catfish (grows to 3feet) or could be a red tailed catfish, grows to 4 feet.

The only fish that you list there that I'd reccomend in a 4foot tank would be the albino rainbow shark (if that's what it is) and temperarily the silver dollars (5 minimum remember.)

 

[PRW1988]

This is the high finned catfish you'll be getting most likly

http/aqualandpetsplus.com/Sharks,%20Banded%20Chinese.htm

 

[shelaghfishface]

ahh right! well as i have absolutley noplans for a 20ft tank, looks like hes on the "looking for a new home list"

good god, why are people sold these fish that are totaly unsuitable, oh well looking on the bright side,i get to keep 1 fish not much point i may as well re-home the lot, but i will confirm all this with pics when they get here i dont want to boot out perfectly ok fish without good reason

This is the high finned catfish you'll be getting most likly

[URL="http/aqualandpetsplus.com/Sharks,%20Banded%20Chinese.htm"]http/aqualandpetsplus.com/Sharks,%20Banded%20Chinese.htm[/URL]

oh great, up to 3 ft and on the endangered list, getting better

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Id be carful "Black Shark Catfish" is sometimes common name for the pangeuiniese shark (sp?) or iridescent Shark which grows Huuuuge over 3 foot

this was the very reason i turned down a 7ft tank a few weeks ago,

 

[shelaghfishface]

have spoken to the fish house guy and hes happy to take any that i cant keep, tho his biggest tank is 8ft, better than this tho

 

[shelaghfishface]

well i got it!! the round trip took 7 hours insted of the predicited 5-6.( i didnt go) then another 2 for me to set up and sort out the tank, but the fish were wellbagged then put into a great big box that i sent over,and all appear to be doing well.tho the black shark thing is huge!!!, theres a red tail shark( normal sized not xxl), a huge plec ( i put him in with jambo and the other plec) the silver dollar ( is he meant to look like a pirhana??) is massive,so are the other fish ( forget what they are,i have taken some pics, but im not at home right now,so ill upload them in a few hours, the tank looks really lovely tho,im well pleased,well worth the price- and the guy gave me every fish related item he owned- including a bnib UV sterilser( no idea whats thats for) auto feeder 5 buckets of gravel, spare fluval filters, plants wood.. and the list goes on,and on, anyway im shutting up now so i can have this well earned cuppa, ill put the pics on in a bit


shelagh xxxx

 

[rocknurworld2006]

well i got it!! the round trip took 7 hours insted of the predicited 5-6.( i didnt go) then another 2 for me to set up and sort out the tank, but the fish were wellbagged then put into a great big box that i sent over,and all appear to be doing well.tho the black shark thing is huge!!!, theres a red tail shark( normal sized not xxl), a huge plec ( i put him in with jambo and the other plec) the silver dollar ( is he meant to look like a pirhana??) is massive,so are the other fish ( forget what they are,i have taken some pics, but im not at home right now,so ill upload them in a few hours, the tank looks really lovely tho,im well pleased,well worth the price- and the guy gave me every fish related item he owned- including a bnib UV sterilser( no idea whats thats for) auto feeder 5 buckets of gravel, spare fluval filters, plants wood.. and the list goes on,and on, anyway im shutting up now so i can have this well earned cuppa, ill put the pics on in a bit


shelagh xxxx

sounds good

 

[adam98150]

Pictures!

 

[peter22UK]

the silver dollar would probably go in ok with jambo too although i think they like to shoal

glad its all turned out peachy

 

[tibby25731]

Shelagh, i read that large plecs do not go too well with other large plecs - you might wanna keep an eye on those two! In fact I read - in Practical Fishkeeping Magazine - that the larger plec can skin the smaller plec! Argh. go check over in the plec forum
Can't wait to see pics of your new tank though!

 

[shelaghfishface]

here we go, i dont think i got all of them, but some of them are hiding,advice on any of them would be fab, as its only the plec and silver sharks i have had before ( tho not with success as i was a newbie)


ill be replacing the plants, but ill let everuone settle in first i think they have had enough for a while

 

[rocknurworld2006]

i would keep only the syno and hoplo if it was me, as others are too incompatible with other fish

 

[angelmouse]

cool fish and love the new tank.
i would keep them all and get some more huge tanks, go on you know you want too
regards Angel

 

[jourdy288]

Cool! Your "Hoopy cat" is actually a hoplosternum, they're very interesting, the build bubblenests just like gourami.

 

[simonas]

looks spot on

I love silver dollars and have five just like yours,. they really are cool fish in a shoal so good excuse to get 4 more!!
the red tail shark is cool and I've never had problem with them and they are so impressive when cruising the tnk. keep him!! lol

Black shark is lovely but alas they get a very good size. Hoplo cats are great and again you could get a couple mre and they are always active and full of character

syndontis eupterus. They get a decent size and look quite impressive although I hate them for some reason and have one in mine that is my young sons called Peter Parker!???

 

[shelaghfishface]

which one is the synodontis ?? and when can i start to rehome them> should i keep for a few days to lessen stress on them, to be honest thers none i have fallen in love with, the red tail, is nice but other than that they are a bit big for me, i know Jambos big, but hes diffrent he was a baby when i got him, and hes just Jambo. i dont fancy the silver dollar at all,( scarey face) i wont be getting more but rather finding him a home that has more- hope i dont sound like a complete *itch,