iridescent sharks as food

[tarpon]

so i just found out that lots of people eat the iridescent sharks we see in the pet shops! theyre also known as swai and are farmed in asia for food. the restaurant i work at serves them as catfish. it actually tasted pretty good. so has anyone else ever tried iridescent shark (swai)??

 

[BillD]

I had Basa fillets for dinner last night. We eat quite often.

 

[bettaowner]

I know people eat elephant nose fish and clown knife fish

 

[Cactuspixie]

so i just found out that lots of people eat the iridescent sharks we see in the pet shops! theyre also known as swai and are farmed in asia for food. the restaurant i work at serves them as catfish. it actually tasted pretty good. so has anyone else ever tried iridescent shark (swai)??

But they *are* catfish. And at 2ft long I think they're better suited to the dinner table than they are the home aquarium.

 

[Oscar98]

But they *are* catfish. And at 2ft long I think they're better suited to the dinner table than they are the home aquarium.

Get bigger than 2ft.......

 

[Cactuspixie]

Get bigger than 2ft.......

Yeah, double that...

 

[Oscar98]

Yeah, double that...

5-6' haha

 

[tarpon]

yah they are technically catfish, and no one can taste the difference, so no harm done i guess

 

[Cactuspixie]

yah they are technically catfish, and no one can taste the difference, so no harm done i guess

Not technically. They ARE catfish:

http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=172

 

[tarpon]

were both conveying the exact same message, so i dont see the need for a correction.