"silver shark" synodontis?

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"silver shark" synodontis?

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Petsmart is selling these silver-colored synodontis specimens as "silver sharks", and I wanted to know what their full name is, and how big they grow...

no i dont have any pics though :(
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There aren't any Synodontis that are referred to as sharks and are silver in color (there are some gray ones, though).
You probably saw Arius seemanni.
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Yes, thats it! :D thanks! obviously the lfs mislabeled it
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ah crap, this thing is SALTWATER? well cancel that :cry:
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More Brackish than Salt. Have a couple myself, they're cool fish but get big. Can be quite predatory so need mixing with fish who are tough enough!! I love the way they cruise the depths of the tanks, only to be bettered in my view by Dolphin Sharks!
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i have a silver shark and want to know if my fish will die if i dont have a heater or light. i have had them for several months now and they seem to be fine but they are gonna see their first christmas and i wnat to know if they will survive help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :oops:
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They don't need a light, but how cold is the tank/room?
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vmong wrote:i have a silver shark and want to know if my fish will die if i dont have a heater or light. i have had them for several months now and they seem to be fine but they are gonna see their first christmas and i wnat to know if they will survive help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :oops:
Vmong,

Temperature depends on where you are in the world. A room in Moscow is going to be a little different from a room in Sao Paulo. Please put your location in your profile. Also, are you sure this is the same fish - quite a few aquarium fish are sold as silver sharks. The only thing they all have in common is that they are not true sharks!

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