I finally got hold of an albino black shark last weekend jay well i got 2 actually mail order and they all arrived fine and well!

Here,s a couple of pics of one of em settleing into his new home.

Cute! The big black shark in the back dwarfs him. :)

Will he get as big as the regular black sharks?

:kewl: Nice fish!

cool pic up wayne.:)

Yeah he should hit 24in with time like regular black sharks.But some people do say albino live shorter lives than regular fish.

how it grows large bro, i really miss my ones and regret not getting to see them large as well, once again you have a kick ass tank!

The most common reason for thinking that an albino of any species wont live a normal lifespan is that they will be targeted and dominated, but imo in a closed environment such as an aquarium there is no reason why albinos cannot live a full life. My albino cory is the oldest fish in my tank ( almost 3 years )

In saying that though i would be monitoring your other fish for any signs of over aggression on the new guy. Hope it goes well for ya jay

Looking good mate.

I think one of the main reason that albinos often live shorter lives is due to unscrupulous inbreeding. When something albino becomes popular - eg: the bns - everyone wants to breed and cash in, even if that means breeding successive generations back to dad or mum. There is only so long that can be done before imune weaknesses occur.