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"silver shark" synodontis?
Posted: 29 Aug 2003, 19:20
by piranha45
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
Posted: 29 Aug 2003, 19:29
by Silurus
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.
Posted: 29 Aug 2003, 19:57
by piranha45
Yes, thats it!
thanks! obviously the lfs mislabeled it
Posted: 29 Aug 2003, 20:02
by piranha45
ah crap, this thing is SALTWATER? well cancel that
Columbian Shark Cats
Posted: 01 Sep 2003, 16:30
by scottydog
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!
Posted: 10 Oct 2003, 15:31
by vmong
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 10 Oct 2003, 15:32
by Silurus
They don't need a light, but how cold is the tank/room?
Posted: 11 Oct 2003, 10:51
by Jools
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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!
Jools