Breeding of SW Sharks

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krj-1168

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I was wondering has anyone actually breed saltwater sharks in home aquarium, private shark tank or shark pool?

According to Scott Michael's book - Aquarium Sharks & Rays it should be possible for certain species.

Like any member of the Family - Hemiscyllidae(Bamboo & epaulette sharks).
Or the genus Heterodontus(ie. Horn, Port Jackson's or Bullheads).

or the Coral & Marble catsharks.
 
There is an article on sharks in an aquarium fish magazine, and it says it is possible to breed some of the smaller bamboo and I think cat sharks, if you have a big enough tank!
 
does that mean youve had a hand on breeding sharks. that could sound wrong, but you know what i mean. im not even sure how those sp. of sharks give birth, they are all egg sacks.. or are some live? how many in a "batch"
 
Well, I haven't breed sharks - because I've only ever kept a single species of shark at any one time.

However, I'm very interested in the possibility of breeding sharks.

I've researched the subject enough to know - that it very possible to breed certain species of sharks in a very large home aquarium, or in a small shark pond(between 300 - 1,700 gallons - depending on species).

Here's some basic info about the possibilty

All of the best species for home aquariums are generally egg-layers

Now some these species of sharks are very prolific.

Most species lay their eggs over a 3-4 month period, usually 2-4 at a time.

Bamboo & epaulettes - can lay between 20 - 30 eggs per laying season.

Horns/bullheads - lay between 10 - 18 eggs per laying season.

Wobbegongs(snaller species - like japanese) - can lay upto 27 eggs in a season.

catsharks - usually between 10-20 eggs per season.

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Smooth hounds also have been known to breed in captivity. They give live birth - and may have up to 25 pups per litter.
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Nurse sharks can breed in captivity & have done so - but only in larger public aquariums(at least 100,000 gallons tanks).

They general give live birth(the young hatch inside the mother - before birth) to 20 -28 young per litter.

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Some requiem sharks have also breed in captivity - like Whitetips, Blacktips, & sandbars -
but only in larger public aquariums. They general give live-birth - with of 2-10 pups per litter.
 
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