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It's a mystery to me...:%)

Got a description? Does it look like a cyprinid shark (ex. Red Tailed Black, Rainbow, Bala), a catfish (it has whiskers), an Irridescent Shark (Pangasius hypophthalmus), or a Hifin Banded Shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus)?

Most species of "shark" do not do any good in a small tank, as their body shape implies lots of swimming.

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The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.

It is black with silver stripes and it does have wiskers. The pet store I got it from also had what they called albino mystery sharks.

I do not have a digital camera my dog broke it. It looks alot like the salmontail cat only this has silver stripes but the head and body are almost identical.

Your striping description fits the Irridescent Shark very well... These fish have whiskers, even though they're small ones. This species especially because it has an albino form. The only other catfish with common albino forms are the Channel Catfish and the Bronze Cory.

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[span class="edited"][Edited by Shinigami 2004-06-25 23:11][/span]

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The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.

Thanks ery much that is it the picture you put up is it. Thanks now I have a name so I can do some research besides the name mystery shark which I could find nothing.

Well your research will prove that the young are schooling fish, and can form really strong bonds with school mates. This hyperactive fish really needs room to swim, and this is compounded by the fact that it can grow over four feet long. If not given the room to swim, their mad dashes in fear may cause them to hit a few things in the tank really hard.

Mystery Shark... I can't believe an LFS would use a name like that on a fish that has had a common name for decades...:%)

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The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.

i can, shin... if they labelled it "FOUR-FOOT DEATH MONSTER SHARK" people might not buy them for 10g tanks...or maybe they would...meh, people are stupid.

I just bought a neat fish today, it was labeled as a mystery shark. Does anyone here know anything about it or even heard of it? I can not find anything on it.

I am glad I could help. Thans again for all your help. I am new to this and I actualy did not realize there were that many diffrent fish that can be kept in an aquarium guess I better keep doing my research had I known then what I know now i would not have bought thisfish as nice as it is. Anyone here seen a dragon fish before? The same store I got my mystery from sells this dragon fish really wierd looking.

Dragon fish.... That sounds like a bichir to me. They are also sometimes called dinosaur eels. Common names are getting just plain ridiculous.

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They shade the glow of it with their mossy-misty costumes,
They wear masks of silk, porcelain, brass, and silver,
So as not to mislead with their own, ordinary faces.

Actually, the term "dragon fish" is most often applied to the Asian red arowana or the violet goby.

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

Right I saw that name violet goby. Either way it is a realy wierd looking fish I am thinking about buying it but not sure. I would love to have something diferent like that in the tank but I need to do more research.

If you have a 125 gallon tank with brackish water and don't mind never seeing it in your life then a dragon fish might be for you!

Mystery Shark, GREAT name for a listing. Next thing we know cories will b labeled Suprise Scavengers and eventually fish will just come in black grab-bags and people will have no idea what they are getting .

lunker I hope that never happens but I see what your saying I was even more angry to find out how large it gets I was told about 8inches I guess not. Not sure what I am going to do with it yet because I do not have a tank that large.

Don't feel bad airborne, most people don't have a tank large enough to keep one. My recommendation would be to return it to the store and tell them what it actually is. If they don't change the way they do business by changing the name on the tank and changing the information they give about it, then I'd just never return to that fish store again...

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