Which fish swims the most like a shark

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football1
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Which fish swims the most like a shark

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i want a cool fish that swims kinda like a shark...i have a 55 gallon tank so i cant have nething that gets huge....any suggestions?
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Post by Silurus »

How about gulper catfishes (Ageneiosus spp.)? They are not particularly easy to find, though, and cannot be kept with small fishes.
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Post by Tá Mé Páedrig »

Pictus cats are really interesting swimmers. Plus they're relatively peaceful and won't outgrow you tank.

I love them for their barbels though :)
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Post by Sid Guppy »

a 55G could house a shoal of Eutropiellus or Neetropius easily, and they swim like a shark.

Or ditch the 55, get a 125 and make it a brackish Arius speciestank. Arius do fine in small groups (3-5) and although they get fairly big, a 125G can hold a small group. They even LOOK like sharks, but do not outgrow such a tank (wich Pangasius and Pangasiodon will)
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Post by TiGrInUs »

or ditch the 125 a get a 1000+ and get a paroon. hahaha
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Post by Sid Guppy »

somebody'sover here, selling one!
A 50 cm Paroon, that is. Very pretty fish. Too bad 50 cm is still a baby.....
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