400 gal shark tank
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reefer334
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Beware of bashers with this thread.I would go with cat sharks,eppaulettes,horn shark,port jackson shark,bamboo shark,I would go with one or two of those.What are the dimensions of your tank?A black tip would die very quickly in a 400 gal tank even when small in my oppinion.Good luck and make sure you cycle your tank very well before adding the sharks.Good luck, Chris
reefer334
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Sounds very sweet.I would check out the whitespot bamboo shark they are my favorite.If you do not have the book,Aquarium Sharks and Rays ,by Scott W Michael I would get it as it is one of the only reference guide for these types of sharks.Sounds like it will be a very nice setup.
go to www.sharkraycentral.com they have a lot of info
TheSaltwaterGuy
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I wouldn't go with a Horn, Whitespotted Bamboo, Brownbanded Bamboo, Port Jackson or even Epaulettes unless you plan on upgrading later on. With that footprint, I would go with a pair of Coral Cats and maybe a ray or two. 36" Wide just isn't enough for a 3.5 ' shark, IMO.
TheSaltwaterGuy
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Why is it that every time I post what I think and what I think is sufficient you always give me crap? If you actually think that Scott W Michael's MIN. Aquarium sizes in "Aquarium sharks & rays" were accurate and actually large enough, you need to think again. 170g for a Brownbanded Bamboo? No. 110g for a Gray Bamboo? Definitely not. So just give me some space to say what I want to say and lets try to help this guy out as much as we can, K?
TheSaltwaterGuy
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Besides, who in their right mind would suggest a Port jackson, a species that gets well over 4', closer to 5', could fit in a 8' x 3' tank? Wow.
TheSaltwaterGuy
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Sorry to all you others, just had to vent.
Chad,
You're correct about the tank sizes, I wonder if Scott's editor wanted to go with a small minimum tank size for some of the sharks just to keep the book marketable. He gives the maximum size for a brownbanded bamboo at 40.6" and the minimum tank size of 170 gallons....a bit too cozy for my tastes.
Here is an excerpt from my "Advanced Marine Aquarium Techniques" -
Banded Bamboo Shark
Most aquarists are not aware that this common aquarium inhabitant is capable of reaching more than five feet in length, and that as they mature, they grow much larger in diameter and become more active in the aquarium. In fact, they end up having much the same appeal as a large nurse shark â€"œ a fish most advanced aquarists know to avoid.
So here we have two books from the same publisher, both with different information. Scott apparently got his maximum size from www.fishbase.org. My max. size is taken from my memory of a shark we had when I worked for the Shedd Aq. Of course, that was 20 years ago, so I could be wrong, but I'm not mistaken<grin>.
Jay Hemdal
You're correct about the tank sizes, I wonder if Scott's editor wanted to go with a small minimum tank size for some of the sharks just to keep the book marketable. He gives the maximum size for a brownbanded bamboo at 40.6" and the minimum tank size of 170 gallons....a bit too cozy for my tastes.
Here is an excerpt from my "Advanced Marine Aquarium Techniques" -
Banded Bamboo Shark
Most aquarists are not aware that this common aquarium inhabitant is capable of reaching more than five feet in length, and that as they mature, they grow much larger in diameter and become more active in the aquarium. In fact, they end up having much the same appeal as a large nurse shark â€"œ a fish most advanced aquarists know to avoid.
So here we have two books from the same publisher, both with different information. Scott apparently got his maximum size from www.fishbase.org. My max. size is taken from my memory of a shark we had when I worked for the Shedd Aq. Of course, that was 20 years ago, so I could be wrong, but I'm not mistaken<grin>.
Jay Hemdal
Lrgclasper
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A horn shark would be fine in a tank that size. Port Jackson..no way.
I'm not a shark keeper, but I have kept a lot of other marine fish over many years and am a Scott Michael fan. The ONLY real criticism I have of his books is that often minimum tank size is not large enough for the bigger animals. For whatever reason, I think he often misses on this. Everything else is great.
TheSaltwaterGuy
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Horn Sharks are a "no way" as well. Are you aware that they reach around 4' long? To me, that just isn't enough. IMO, the ABSOLUTE MIN. tank size for a Horn is about 8-10' x 4-5'.
