Dolphin Shark??

[Stoner]

a couple of my local fish shops have these cracking sharks that they call 'dolphin sharks' but i cant find any info online , so im thinking maybe this isnt their correct name.

they are about 2 inches & can grow 8''+

anybody any idea what im talking about? lol

[ukboaconstrictors]

what do they look like


luke

[Graylord]

i`m guessing they are are Bengana species ,they can grow to over two feet but in my experience are incredibly slow growing.

They also seem to glance across other fish as though they are scraping the mucus off.

Does it look a bit like this ?

[daftlassieEmma]

might be Pangasius catfish do they look like this?

[blackdragon]

i was gonna say pangasius catfish as they do look a bit like a dolphin/shark if it is they grow very big but are great fish

[Joshuashaw]

Originally Posted by daftlassieEmma

might be Pangasius catfish do they look like this?

We had one of those in our tank, never liked fish, but I like that. Grew to about 8/9", gutted when he snuffed it!

[retri]

Definately a shark and not a cichlid?

not one of these?

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[mike515]

Originally Posted by Joshuashaw

We had one of those in our tank, never liked fish, but I like that. Grew to about 8/9", gutted when he snuffed it!

Count yourself lucky. most species of pangasius will clear 2 foot. A lot of them will go over a metre and the biggest species is also the biggest recorded freshwater fish, pangasius gigas (the mekong catfish). Just google image search mekong catfish. that will tell you all you need to know about how big they can get

[Graylord]

Originally Posted by mike515

Count yourself lucky. most species of pangasius will clear 2 foot. A lot of them will go over a metre and the biggest species is also the biggest recorded freshwater fish, pangasius gigas (the mekong catfish). Just google image search mekong catfish. that will tell you all you need to know about how big they can get

yes and the sanitwongsi you see in the shops are not much smaller than gigas when they are fully grown.

[Mujician]

Blue whale catfish? Could also be one of the Gnathenomus *sp* species, (the 'elephant' fish, i have seen the ones with no lower jaw named baby dolphins)