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RE: Are sharks good?

Armand — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:43:56 GMT

Hows the project coming?

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Armand — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:47:23 GMT

Wow, you can't be serious. A Tiger Shark? Never heard of one in captivity, other than at zoo's or Sea World!

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Saltwater Aquarist — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:01:16 GMT

Oh BTW LISTEN UP:

Sharks can sense any metal around or in the tank ( like stainles steel that is saltwater safe) Stain less steel is used in many saltwater aquatic items. If there is metal in the tank it will drive the shark insane. Its all in the marine aquarist by Robert M. Fenner.

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Saltwater Aquarist — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:51:18 GMT

I am gettting a black banded bamboo shark. I am going to buy a 180 gal tank for it, I know some peeps will not like that but: as bamboo sharks in the wild live in small tide pools and wedge themselves into rocks all day long. During low tide they will even wash up on the shoreline and as a result have this special ability to shut off certain sections of their brain for up to 12 hours or until high tide. Even the way they wobble around on their limbs suggests they are built for rocky crammed reefs. They are not requiem sharks which need to swim to breath. Point and case these animals were built to live in small spaces.

That doesn't mean put them in a 20 gallon aquarium it just means imo they need a lot less space than people bash about.

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Shark Hunter — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:05:42 GMT

We've finished digging the tank, we've also started linning the walls of this tank.I'm sorry,but I can't get some photos a this time,my camera is broken.

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Shark Hunter — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:52:15 GMT

Don't worry, there will be some pictures eventually, but this project will take at least one year to complete, not counting legal stuff, such as getting a permit, etc. But it will be one of the greatest things in the hobby...........hopefully.

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Conner — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:57:58 GMT

Just post pics, because we'd love to see a project like this take shape. Good luck.

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Shark Hunter — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:15:40 GMT

My project has a green light! When I'm finished with it, it will be posted on this topic, if anybody has got good ideas for the tank, please let me know ASAP.

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Shark Hunter — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:25:32 GMT

I'll do what I must to fufill my dream, I don't belive many, if any, have kept a tiger shark. It would be a acomplishment for the Fish keeping hobby. But I'm pretty sure I'll need to get a permit though to own a Tiger shark, they are a threatened species after all. But, I'm confident I can and will get it done. End of story! Goodbye! The End! Any questions?

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Mrcracker2u — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:45:05 GMT

I never implied.... Any way the truth of the matter is, their are people with the knowledge you are seeking. 50,000gln home aquariums do exist. It's more comon to find monster home aquaria in the 1000 to 10,000 range and these are truely monsters in their own right. By all means keep the dream alive!!!!!! Figure $1.00 to $10.00 a gallon depending on how fancy or how cheap you want to go. You could use old pool pumps and recycled materials and save a bundle still it's around a buck a gallon.

Keep at it and it can happen!!!!! Just never forget when done right it's about the animals health and happiness not yours.

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Conner — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:20:22 GMT

Is it even legal to keep Tiger Sharks in home aquaria? I know that sharks up to the size/aggressiveness of Bull sharks are kept.

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Shark Hunter — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:17:29 GMT

I ain't stupid! I know it'll cost me a pretty penny, but I can get it done!

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Mrcracker2u — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:41:57 GMT

Not to send you to another site but you would probably get better relistic answers to your shark tank question at Monsterfishkeepers.com. And a 50,000 gln tank would definatley have to be built in the ground and cost a bundle of $$$$$$ even if you got the labor for free and heavy equipment.

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Hailey — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:09:19 GMT

You'll want to read up on building big tanks. http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/management/Arapaiman_Monster_Tank_MFK_version.html

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Shark Hunter — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:34:47 GMT

Oh I'm sure allright, I can do alot here in MossyHead, everyone helps one another here, we'll get it done eventually, and just because I've kept mainly goldfish don't mean it can't be done! If it can be done, I'll get it done. I'm confidinte that I'll succed.

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jfish13 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:21:25 GMT

Shark Hunter (3/17/2008)

Tiger Sharks can grow up to 20 feet long, AND I've got enough space in my garage to make that large of a tank, say a 50,000 gallon tank maybe? My garage is BIG,BIG, BIG.

also, that will be a LOT of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!! Also, if you haven't kept that much FW fish/ SW fish. Sharks are I've read, pretty hard to keep.....I'm not sure but I've read that, even if you know a bit of trigonometry, you have to really be sure you could do it, I would suggest purchasing a aquapod just to make sure you can keep SW fish.

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Shark Hunter — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:47:04 GMT

Goldfish and some Neon Tetras, nothing else. But I'm a quick learner in anything you put in front of me, I'm only 15 and I've got a small grasp of basic trigonometry, which I'm suposed to learn in my senior year in high school, I'm a freshmen.

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filipem — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:35:17 GMT

I wish you luck. Have you kept fish before?

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Shark Hunter — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:26:08 GMT

I could catch it by using a large net and keeping it in the large tank while using a somewhat real ecosystem. There will be plenty of prey and only the baby shark as the predator.

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Shark Hunter — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:24:18 GMT

I won't catch it when it's that big! That's suicide, I'll catch it as a baby, also, you can train sharks where they'll be as loyal as a German Shepard, as long as the food continues on..

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filipem — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:25:21 GMT

OK what can i tell you.... BTW Congrats on the lottery "Go big or go home I guess. Please be careful. I don't want to see you on one of those shows like " When Animals Attack 4" or something like that One question how are you going to catch a shark that size?

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Shark Hunter — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:27:09 GMT

I also forgot to say I'm a licesned PADI scuba diver and I've had some run-ins with tigers before.........

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Shark Hunter — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:25:57 GMT

I won't fall in, but my brothers may fall in accidently, but I'm not wealthy nor do I have a PH.D, I'm just a kid with enough glass to create Fort Knox out of glass, beshides, I can get what I need soon enough, we won the lottery.

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Hailey — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:57:43 GMT

Stick to the smaller sharks that won't eat you if you fall in, OK?

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Nep2Ns PlumR — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:32:23 GMT

Now this is starting to get good. A tiger shark in the garage........and a swimming pool full of feeder fish. At this point I'm hoping that you're both independently wealthy and have a PHD in marine biology. Just the equipment to provide life support for this tank would have to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Did I mention a need to be a scuba diver?

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filipem — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:07:47 GMT

Wow... What do you plan on feeding this beast, Cow's? I would love see that tank! I'm not sure if you would be able to keep one though. I doubt anyone here can really be sure about how this animal would fare in a aquarium. I don't know of anyone who has kept a fish that size, or any animal that size for that matter.

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Shark Hunter — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:59:19 GMT

Tiger Sharks can grow up to 20 feet long, AND I've got enough space in my garage to make that large of a tank, say a 50,000 gallon tank maybe? My garage is BIG,BIG, BIG.

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filipem — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:56:30 GMT

Tigershark those guys grow to be 8-10Ft (I think) how big is this tank going to be? If you need to know how big of a tank you would need for a monster like that I suggest taking a trip to seaworld and checking out those tanks

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Shark Hunter — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:40:37 GMT

What about the dreaded Tiger Shark, the probable cause of the deaths of the U.S.S Indianapolis's crew?

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ILuvMyGoldBarb — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:05:07 GMT

Well, if you build it big enough then sure, go for it. The Bamboo sharks and the Epaulette Shark all adapt to aquarium life very very well.

RE: Are sharks good?

jfish13 — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:53:17 GMT

sorry, sometimes new people start topics on the wrong forum, so just making sure

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Shark Hunter — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:50:52 GMT

I was talking about true sharks! I also can build a tank for a shark, it's just a matter if I could keep them.

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ILuvMyGoldBarb — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:13:41 GMT

Well, since this is the Salt Water forum, I'd guess he wasn't talking FW sharks.

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jfish13 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:07:58 GMT

If you're thinking about "freshwater sharks" like rainbow "sharks", red-tailed "sharks" Those are NOT Sharks!!! they are cybrinids. But, if you're not thinking about those, Listen to GoldBarb (one of the MANY experts here)

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ILuvMyGoldBarb — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:34:47 GMT

The simple answer to that question is yes. But a simple answer is not sufficient for the question. While there are sharks that can be kept in tanks, the tank size requirements are insane. The smallest and easiest of the sharks for a tank are the Bamboo sharks but they still have a minimum tank size of at least 500-1000 gallons. These fish still reach 3 feet in length and need their space. You will see smaller recommended minimum sizes for these fish but IMO they are much too small to be healthy environments.

Are sharks good?

Shark Hunter — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:50:41 GMT

I 've been intrested in sharks for a long time, is there a species that can be kept in an aquarium? If there is, how can I keep it?