My new pair, very rare import to the US

[alprazo]

Update, the male's claspers have doubled in size in the past several months. They are gone from less than 1 cm to about 2 cm. He appears to be maturing around 25 inches.

 

[nicholasdances]

Awesome fish!

 

[TNTtropical]

Great thread! Love the sharks, i have kept the same type of wobby before, unfortunatly i was unable to get my hands on the a pair! Goodluck man!!

 

[premilove]

def would like to see the lagoon!

 

[Bill FitzRandolph]

def would like to see the lagoon!

+1!! Is there a build thread, or can you post some recent pictures of it here? TIA

 

[alprazo]

Right now they are in a large tub. Actually my basement is full of multiple 300 + gallons stock tanks. I am in the process of putting an addition on my house. I can't mix these sharks with Any of my others so I'm not sure what type of system they will eventually end up in. Maybe with ORVs.

the wobbies, they are doing well though. Growth has slowed and probably around 26 inches.

 

[premilove]

any pics?

 

[alprazo]

Ill try to take some pics. They do not come out well viewing down into the tub. These things are made to blend into the sand, and they do.

 

[alprazo]

Best pic I'm going to get right now

 

[premilove]

how are the sharks doing?

 

[alprazo]

I lost the female about 3 months ago. I fed her a white perch. I think the dorsal fin punctured the roof of her mouth and she developed an infection. I only feed once a week and she turned down the following meal. SHe was dead the next morning. It did a necropsy and found an ulcer in the roof of her mouth - it had eroded into cartilage.

The male is over 30 inches. Doing well.

 

[Stuginski]

I'm sorry about this alprazo...These sharks are really special..and this thread is awesome. I hope you replace your female shark as soon as possible and breed this guys.

Hails from Brazil


D.

 

[alprazo]

Another example showing how this species cannot be trusted. This is not mine, but he is probably similar sized

 

[coral_lagoon]

Another example showing how this species cannot be trusted. This is not mine, but he is probably similar sized

Wowzer!

 

[alprazo]

Four year update. The shark is ~ 36 inches and weighs over 30 lbs. Keep an eye out for him, the BBC contacted me several weeks ago about using the shark for footage in one of their nature shows. After two takes he nailed it. Releases sign. How funny.

 

[Cu455]

That's awesome. Did BBC find you? How did they hear about this shark? Let us know when the show airs.

 

[alprazo]

They found the shark on YouTube. I did not recognize the name of the show series so I'm not sure it will be shown on this side of the pond. From the correspondence it seemed like they were already in production and just needed some short clips.

I lost my female to an injury after eating a white perch, I guess about two years ago. If anyone knows of a female for sale, please pass on the info. Thanks

 

[aestevez]

Alprazo your tasseled is awesome I have a male a little under 3 ft crazy how fast these guys grow

 

[griseum]

beautiful wobbie! sorry to hear about the female.
I would love to see the show! I will check through the BBC application on my TV's Smart Hub. But you are most likely correct in that it wont be played here...
Congrats!

 

[flakey]

Very interesting read, sorry to hear about the email. do you have any photos of your setup?