Then why keep it at all?
......Anybody have sharks?.......
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Then why keep it at all?
Xgame2k
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This thread is not about tanks, it's about fish.
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Could you give us the list of sharks that you were thinking about, and possible dimensions for the tank that you are thinking of, and we can discuss it with a little more idea of whats possible.
You should buy fish for the tank you have not what plan on getting in the future. Stuff happens and if you are stuck with a shark I can promise you there will not be many people who will be able to take it off your hands.
jd474
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i'd agree with everyone else in saying you don't have, and aren't going to have adequate room (and probably filtration) for what you want. but since you're incessant about it, give dynasty marine a call, and they can get you up to a full-grown sandbar shark if you really want one. you're gonna pay a premium for whatever you buy from them, though.
Xgame2k
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k i will.
forddna
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That's like saying lighting is irrelevant to coral discussion. :rolleye1:
Xgame2k
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No it is different. I stated exactly what i wanted to know and talk about. Sharks you have or what you can get. Not systems, opinions, etc.....just facts!
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Robka
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+1 on Rort's comment these fish are better left in the wild.
Hopefully you don't find yourself swimming in the ocean very often because Karma is a ***** and it would be appropriate for a Tiger or Great White to treat you like you are going to treat their cousins
Have a nice day,
Robka
Hopefully you don't find yourself swimming in the ocean very often because Karma is a ***** and it would be appropriate for a Tiger or Great White to treat you like you are going to treat their cousins
Have a nice day,
Robka
Xgame2k
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+1 on Rort's comment these fish are better left in the wild.
Hopefully you don't find yourself swimming in the ocean very often because Karma is a ***** and it would be appropriate for a Tiger or Great White to treat you like you are going to treat their cousins
Have a nice day,
Robka
Same goes for all fish. And i dont believe in that nonsense (karma) anyway. ha
kentrob11
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OK...Here are your facts based on PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
1. Any and all Nurse sharks get WAY to big for our home aquariums. No if's and's or but's about it. Even a 2000 gallon tank will not come close to being big enough to keep it healthy for long and if fed properly(not alot, just properly) they grow quick. This goes the same for wobbegongs....
2. Leopards (I used to have 2) are neat sharks but are illegal to harvest under 3 ft and your 450 will not be large enough for one that size. When they reach maturity at 5-6 ft, (and they WILL if they are healthy), they'll outgrow even your future proposed tank.
3. Brown and grey smoothhounds are cool also but have a very poor survival record in home aquariums and again, your 450 would be too small even at the beginning.
4. Catsharks and Epaulettes would be your best bet but of course they don't have the open water "cool" factor. I personally like port jackson sharks. They don't get too big and may do well in the tank you have planned for the future.
Any free swimming open water sharks are going to need a tank several times larger than the one you are proposing in the future. The idea sounds neat in concept until you spend all the money to build and set it up and you end up with something that closely resembles a jar with bumblebees in it: Sure they're neat looking but they don't move naturally due to the confined space and therefore aren't anywhere near as cool as you think they would be. Trust me...There's a very valid reason why you will be very hard pressed to find anyone keeping these animals. The ones that do either have a near swimming pool sized system to keep them in or haven't had them very long and don't talk about that part of it.
1. Any and all Nurse sharks get WAY to big for our home aquariums. No if's and's or but's about it. Even a 2000 gallon tank will not come close to being big enough to keep it healthy for long and if fed properly(not alot, just properly) they grow quick. This goes the same for wobbegongs....
2. Leopards (I used to have 2) are neat sharks but are illegal to harvest under 3 ft and your 450 will not be large enough for one that size. When they reach maturity at 5-6 ft, (and they WILL if they are healthy), they'll outgrow even your future proposed tank.
3. Brown and grey smoothhounds are cool also but have a very poor survival record in home aquariums and again, your 450 would be too small even at the beginning.
4. Catsharks and Epaulettes would be your best bet but of course they don't have the open water "cool" factor. I personally like port jackson sharks. They don't get too big and may do well in the tank you have planned for the future.
Any free swimming open water sharks are going to need a tank several times larger than the one you are proposing in the future. The idea sounds neat in concept until you spend all the money to build and set it up and you end up with something that closely resembles a jar with bumblebees in it: Sure they're neat looking but they don't move naturally due to the confined space and therefore aren't anywhere near as cool as you think they would be. Trust me...There's a very valid reason why you will be very hard pressed to find anyone keeping these animals. The ones that do either have a near swimming pool sized system to keep them in or haven't had them very long and don't talk about that part of it.
Xgame2k
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Your wrong on the nurses, leopards and smooth hounds. Short-tails 2.5 ft max. Leopards can be legal if from mexico or canada and smoothounds can live in a 450 for around 3 years and have a friends tank and smoothies to prove this and his is more on the warm side, i will have a oversized chiller. Like i said i don't need information on sharks as I know enough. Thanx for wasting my time and killing another thread even though i know you all had good intentions.
kentrob11
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LOL...OK. Have fun with your sharks. If you know so much about them then why bother asking here? Ask your "friend" where he got his sharks or go to Mexico or Canada.
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You specifically stated before that we weren't talking about tanks...We're talking about sharks. So which is it?
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You specifically stated before that we weren't talking about tanks...We're talking about sharks. So which is it?
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