Help, what is this fish??

Crusader · Post by **Crusader** » 19 Feb 2007, 21:58

OK, I am having trouble identifying this fish, I don't think he's a Cat but haven't had any luck elsewhere. Anybody seen one of these before?? Shark,Botia maybe?

OK, after some more searching, I am quite certain it is a Shark (carp) but blue?? He's not a dyed or colored albino shark - no red eye, and he's blue right to the fin tips, and has been for 2 years. He was labelled as a Blue Shark - but I cannot find any other fish like him.

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 19 Feb 2007, 22:59

the pics don't show.

there's this "publish.shaw.ca" that doesn;t want to respond, so I think the links are busted?

maybe try hosting them on imageshack?
http://www.imageshack.us

Crusader · Post by **Crusader** » 19 Feb 2007, 23:19

Thanks, fixed.

zenyfish · Post by **zenyfish** » 19 Feb 2007, 23:30

Black shark is the common name, Labeo chrysophekadion.

Crusader · Post by **Crusader** » 19 Feb 2007, 23:38

Nice! Thank you very much!

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 20 Feb 2007, 11:05

And you can tell it's NOT a catfish, because it's got scales.

Whilst catfish such as Loricariidae (plecos) and Callichtyidae (corys) may look like scaly fish, they are actually not (that's bony scutes, which is different from scales).

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Mats

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 20 Feb 2007, 11:55

And I don't think you can keep it for very much longer; check out this:
Labeo chrysophekadion

it get's really HUGE......this fish is just as unsuitable for the hobby tank as pangasius is, their adult size is almost similar.

Crusader · Post by **Crusader** » 01 Mar 2007, 06:02

Actually, he is not a Black Shark. Some new info has come to the surface, he's a Blue, White Finned Rainbow Shark. The first ones appeared around 2004 through selective breeding. This adds up because his body shape is identical to a Rainbow, he is the exact size of a healthy Rainbow, and after 3 years he's be huge if he were a Black Shark. Here's a link to the only online info available.http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Shark,%20Red-Tail.htm The Blue's are mentioned half way down. It also explains why I haven't seen another in 3 years.

snowball · Post by **snowball** » 01 Mar 2007, 11:28

Interesting, thanks for that Crusader. I found one of these on its own at the LFS some months ago, I thought it was a red-tail shark lacking pigment in its tail but after keeping it for a few weeks the rainbow sheen on its scales became apparent. I considered that it may have been L. frenatus but wasn't too sure about that, however your news that they are as a result of selective breeding explains it.