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my nefue who is 10 bought this fish and they dont know what it is. My mother said its some kind of shark. i used to have fish when i lived at home but now that im in iraq i really cant have one 10 more months and ill be home and i will have a new daughter and a fish tank

anyways i was wondering about this fish thanks for the help
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fixed link -- moondog

Welcome to FP, and most of all thank you for your service in Iraq. I was unable to view the photo that you had posted so I can't really give you a good answer, but here is a couple of links to profiles on this site.

http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/321.htm

http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/264.htm

Also under the Profiles section of this site if you search under freshwater fish and just enter the term "shark" you will come up with numerous other varieties that use the word shark in their common name.

Hopefully, this will help you out.

Good luck and take good care of yourself in Iraq.

Jim

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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain

it looks like some kind of cory to me, but i couldn't begin to guess what species....

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"That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman

I tried another time to look and your photo and I believe that it is "Pimelodus pictus."

Here's the link to its profile.

http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/610.htm

Jim

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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain

Nothing else to add, except a Thank You for serving our country.

I'll do graffiti,
If you sing to me in French.

Pictus Cat without a doubt. Be careful when adding them to community tanks... They'll snack on many of the smaller, common community fishes such as Neon Tetras and Guppies.

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

I agree too. Pictus cat. I used to have one. He ate my Serpae Tetras when he was big enough so I gave him away. He was one cool fish though! My kids named him "shark". It's too bad he lived up to the name they gave him. Hey, thank you for your service, and be sure to thank your fellow Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, or Airmen. Prior Infantry OIF1 and OIF2 myself. Take care of your self.

"Talk is cheap. Action can be almost as affordable"

Defenately a pictus catfish

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

I'm sorry to say this, but your nephew's tank is horribly overstocked. I have looked at the other pictures, and if im not mistaken, that tank is around 1 gallon. That is much too small for any fish, even a betta. There is also an iridescent shark and a common pleco in the tank. In order for them to be happy, the common pleco will need at least a 100 gallon tank, and as for the iridescent shark, a 1000 gallon tank! Common Plecos, when given an adequately sized tank, will grow to around 18 inches, while iridescent sharks will grow to around 4 feet. I suggest that your nephew returns all of the fish, and maybe buy a larger tank (a 20 gallon is a good choice for the beginner). With a 20 gallon, he could keep a wide range of small fish- tetras, danios, cories, and rasboras are all great suggestions. Let him see the profiles on this website to give him an idea of some of the fish he could keep if he were to get a larger tank.

Jesus, your right. That tank doesn't look like it holds more than a couple gallons of water. And it doesn't even have a filter... Just some little bubbler thing.

All of those fish need to be moved out of there before they die of ammonia poisoning.

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

that pictus is either really young or those glass marbles are huge

Fish tanks are an expensive addiction

I went back and looked at the other photos too. Besides the dinky tank there seems to be a great deal of water on the outside and pooled on the table. Someone may have been cleaning just before the pictures but it looked a bit dangerous. Make sure your nephew has a good drip loop in that airline and the power cord, until he gets a bigger tank.

"Talk is cheap. Action can be almost as affordable"