Ive been looking about and have recently seen people selling requiem sharks in CA.I thought requiem sharks were illegal?
Yeah - Carcharhinidae basically includes all requiems, except for the hammerheads & Bonnethead.Tomhankstheshark;1420447; said:Or,i meant to say Carcharhinidae
Dunno where your getting your info but its totally wrong. More like 30,000 gallons for blacktips.thefishofdoom;1531385; said:ya you can buy a black tip reef shark in CA but you need a tank of 5,750 gallons to keep one or two .
30,000 is over doing it but be awesome and very ideal for the shark but u can keep them in roughly 6,00 gallon. plus they only get about 5 feet long so not to bigchrisdef15;1531457; said:Dunno where your getting your info but its totally wrong. More like 30,000 gallons for blacktips.
The Big problem is Your quoting Scott Michael's book "Aquarium Sharks & Rays" which is known for it's underestimations of minimum tanks sizes. He's underestimated every shark species he lists in his book - by at least 50%, and in many cases by 200% or more.thefishofdoom;1531385; said:ya you can buy a black tip reef shark in CA but you need a tank of 5,750 gallons to keep one or two .
I have to disagree with you - But NO IT CAN'T. At least not for it's entire life any way. Maybe for a few years - before it reachs maturity. I've heard of several people attempt to keep blacktip reefs - using Mr. Michael's figures - and the result has always been the same - The shark either out grow the tank or died prematurely. Also planning for a Blacktip Reef to only reach 5' long -is asking for trouble. Especially since the species is very capable of reaching 6' in the wild(with some reports that it may exceed 6').30,000 is over doing it but be awesome and very ideal for the shark but u can keep them in roughly 6,00 gallon. plus they only get about 5 feet long so not to big