Trent has always wanted a shark and we happened to be at the fish store where they had a decent size shark that wasn’t CRAZY expensive. So… after a few hours of thinking about it we went back to the store and got him. He is an Iridescent Shark which is a breed of catfish.
After having him home for a few hours we started doing some research (yes, after bring him home). At this point we found out that he will (given the room) get up to 4 feet long and needs more room than the standard fish. So our little 39 gallon tank was not going to work even for his current size of 8 inches. Why does he need more room you ask… well the nick name of these guys is ‘tank breakers’. They are a very skiddish fish and spook easily. When they are scarred they swim fast and need room to settle down. If they are in too small of a tank they swim so fast and hit the sides of the tank. As they grow and gain strength, they hit the sides of the tank SO hard they 1) hurt themselves and/or 2) break the tank. There have been many that have cracked and shattered their tanks. So, after reading this we quickly started our search for a new tank! Thanks to KSL we found a HUDGE tank for really cheap!
Once in the house we realized our living room was not big enough for our new massive fish tank and our TV. So… the TV got booted downstairs. Yes, we are crazy, yes we didn’t think this through, and yes we are happy! I have always been a pet person so having 4 fish tanks in our living room was wonderful!
Growing up with the ticking of clocks all over our house, the sound of filters doing their job was music to my ears! We are now down to two tanks but it won’t be the last! As our family grows and our interests broaden I will never say no to a pet. (I will however struggle when one of our kids asks for a tarantula.) One day when I am confident our dogs won’t kill a pet bird, we will have one, or maybe two squeaky friends!
After having him home for a few hours we started doing some research (yes, after bring him home). At this point we found out that he will (given the room) get up to 4 feet long and needs more room than the standard fish. So our little 39 gallon tank was not going to work even for his current size of 8 inches. Why does he need more room you ask… well the nick name of these guys is ‘tank breakers’. They are a very skiddish fish and spook easily. When they are scarred they swim fast and need room to settle down. If they are in too small of a tank they swim so fast and hit the sides of the tank. As they grow and gain strength, they hit the sides of the tank SO hard they 1) hurt themselves and/or 2) break the tank. There have been many that have cracked and shattered their tanks. So, after reading this we quickly started our search for a new tank! Thanks to KSL we found a HUDGE tank for really cheap!
Once in the house we realized our living room was not big enough for our new massive fish tank and our TV. So… the TV got booted downstairs. Yes, we are crazy, yes we didn’t think this through, and yes we are happy! I have always been a pet person so having 4 fish tanks in our living room was wonderful!
Growing up with the ticking of clocks all over our house, the sound of filters doing their job was music to my ears! We are now down to two tanks but it won’t be the last! As our family grows and our interests broaden I will never say no to a pet. (I will however struggle when one of our kids asks for a tarantula.) One day when I am confident our dogs won’t kill a pet bird, we will have one, or maybe two squeaky friends!
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