Wondering What Fish To Buy ? Got Pic

[IceMan569]

Hi

i Have 55 Gal with under gravel filter and 2 top filters

my Ocsar died

in tank have a jewel cichlid 6-7 in -- i think jewel try to post pic but no work -- and iradesent shark 8- 9 in


wondering about a good hardy fish that will be ok

thinking maybe firemouth,ocsar,any other

And how post a Picture ? says http/


http/C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\pictures\pics/IMG0152.jpg

 

[vancouver]

youve got to upload the picture online..

go to www.tinypic.com .. click browse, and find the picture on your computer.. then it will generate a url for you... copy and paste the url here.


as for your tank.. irridescent sharks grow quite large, and prefer to be kept in schools.. so if youre not planning on a significantly larger tank, i dont know what youre going to do with it.

jewel cichlids dont normally get to 6-7 inches, so chances are its something else.

 

[IceMan569]

yea the shark i know

trying to find a good home maybe trading to one of my cuz

thanks try the pic thing i look up jewel cichlide and look like match

i bought 3 one onlt got 3 in and then about a year later it died
this one just grew

trying to get pic to post get lookin fish

 

[LisaLQ]

Looks like a green terror to me.

And unless your "cuz" has something along the size of a public aquarium, I dont think that pangasius (shark) will be suitable for him. Return it to the shop before it gets any bigger - might teach them a lesson about selling fish that could potentially reach 4ft. And that's if they got the ID right, heaven help you if it's a pangasius gigas - they can get to 9ft!

Some links that may show you what you're dealing with:
http/animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/catfish/pangasius.php

This site says 52" for an iridescent:
http/www.scotcat.com/factsheets/pangasiu...pophthalmus.htm

http/www.fishbase.org/Photos/ThumbnailsS...ry.php?ID=14154

http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/speci...?species_id=172

It makes me mad that LFS can sell these. I know the common argument is that they dont reach that size in captivity but that's because they're kept in tanks too small for them and the end up stunted. Dunno about you but I dont want unhealthy stunted fish.

Send it back and get a nice pleccy

 

[QuotheRaven]

Looks like a green terror to me aswell and the Pang cat will get WAY to big for your tank it gets nearly as tall as my sister ( she is the smallest women I have seen about 5'0 even