New Shark & Ray tank
- Thread starter Goodwin9
- Start date
Doglover_50
Premium Member
I notice there are no pictures of the entire tank with livestock. One wonders if it would demonstrate what posters are noting--that this tank owner put vastly oversized shark in a too small tank.
I love the statement about your generous friend who will taxi the shark to the public aquarium. As if they are waiting with open arms from sharks from private owners! Public aquariums HATE this!
I love the statement about your generous friend who will taxi the shark to the public aquarium. As if they are waiting with open arms from sharks from private owners! Public aquariums HATE this!
pitbullpooch
Member
the very first pic is a full tank pic and has the shark and atleast one ray that i can see. the shark is in the back right hand corner and the ray is in the front right hand corner. I guess i got good eyes lol
edit: to add to my reply, the catsharks are alot less active then most fish we keep. tangs need alot more room then the catshark does and we still keep them. The catshark in the ocean doesnt do much moving around and mostly hide in there cave but the tangs are always swimming and love there space unlike the catshark. the catshark has gills that are different from the other sharks which is why the catshark dont have to swim so much like the larger sharks do. To many people judge these sharks like there a large species that do need there room to swim. now as far as the rays i have no idea about them.
Last edited:
Goodwin9
Premium Member
If you want, you can check out the live web cam on this tank by going to the following link;
http://dev.dakotareef.com/site5/index.php/home/aquarium/shark_ray/live_cam
The shark spends most of the time in his cave, but tune in at 8PM CT and you can watch him feed.
Ironsheikh
New member
So you bought one of the ebay acrylic tanks? Hows the quality? I was thinking of their 242g they always post
...and the matching sump too? the 100gallon size no?
...and the matching sump too? the 100gallon size no?
TheSaltwaterGuy
New member
that's a nice tank but I'm afraid you've overstocked it with specimens that will eventually outgrow your tank's dimensions.
-most public aquariums will not take private owner's sharks just because it outgrew your tank. so don't lean on them taking it. just a heads up.
-most public aquariums will not take private owner's sharks just because it outgrew your tank. so don't lean on them taking it. just a heads up.
mapleredta
Reef addict
Thats like buying a puppy and when its fully grown taking it to the pound.
brent hall
New member
I will have to agree with everyboby else that shark will need at least a 8 foot long tank and a 3 or 4 feet wide tank and at least 30 inches tall tank for it alone.Ya it might not swim around a lot but what about win it gets 4 feet long. Me personally I would havnt sold it to u cense u already talking about give to a public aquaruim that's why you should never get a fish without looking in to what the fish realy needs to thrive in a home kept tank.Not trying to be rude but that's not right how would u fill in that cramp up tank with those rays
serpentman
part time superhero
Many zoos/aquariums have strict requirements on the livestock they take and most of the time, will not take stock from a private keeper. Unfortunately, many are inundated daily with similar requests. I have a great deal of experience with other exotics and if I had a dollar for every call I received for alligators, well, I'd have one of those 1000g tanks running. In rare instances, I have seen exceptions made for very unique specimens, however they come around few and far between. Although a beautiful specimen, catsharks are certainly not hard to come by.
Unless you know someone there or this was prearranged with the aquarium, you may be disappointed in their response. Please don't take this the wrong way as I hope it works out for you.
Unless you know someone there or this was prearranged with the aquarium, you may be disappointed in their response. Please don't take this the wrong way as I hope it works out for you.
Goodwin9
Premium Member
After 1 year, my shark will be leaving tomorrow for a new home. In a years time, my shark has double in length and will be moving to a local shark and ray pool at a LFS. The 10 foot diameter pool should gave him plenty of room. Will try and post some pictures tomorrow as the shark is removed from my tank by hand....(not mine). The shark has grown nearly a foot in the years time that I have kept him.
triggerfish1976
New member
What happened to the public aquarium that was going to take them?
Goodwin9
Premium Member
The Blue Spot is doing great!. Not sure how he will react not having the shark in the tank, but probably won't miss him as it should be easier for him to eat. I will have had this one for a year in a couple of weeks. I've been told that they are difficult to keep in captivity, but so far, so good. I hope this one continues to do well as they are such a great looking ray.
