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I've kept breeding coral catsharks and egg girth has never looked like that. From your photos the deformity looks like the result of a collision with the side of the tank.

If you do more research and keep some regular fish first, then later on a stingray is going to be something you can handle. If water change/sump/filtration is out of your league, please do not start with a stingray for your first fish. Since this is in a saltwater section, here is my...

If you live near an airport, I'd recommend Shark & Reef for sharks and rays. https://www.sharkandreef.com/sharks-sting-rays-bat-rays/ I've ordered from here a few times and all have been great. Shipping is cod, and for me was around $60 I'd steer clear of yourfishstore.com.

Truthfully, no. This tells me you aren't going to do it right. Your bonnethead dictates your pool size, so you would need around a 20' diameter or 30' x 10' oval to keep one as an adult. Your questions tell me you shouldn't start with one. Ditch that fantasy and setup a smaller pond with...

I would also assume airport to airport is the best option. The amount of water needed to properly ship a three foot shark is going to weigh the box enough to make overnight shipping with Fed Ex, UPS, or USPS cost prohibitive to most people.

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From your drawing, it looks like all the filtration is above the tank. In that case, it really doesn't matter if your mechanical filtration is on a closed loop or an open loop since you aren't fighting gravity. Each type of filtration has its advantages and disadvantages. It probably depends...

If it were me, I would use type 1 pvc sheet instead as long as I had it braced properly. It would probably come out cheaper than using coated plywood and would also last longer. I would bond everything using Dow 795. If I wanted to use regular steel for my frame that I had welded together, I...

What were you searching to reply to a nine year old thread?

I hear you on the common names. I was referring to Triakis scyllium as the banded houndshark - aka japanese leopard. They are smaller than the Califonia leopard, Triakis semifasciata, with a size closer to the gray smoothhound, Mustelus californicus. There isn't much info on the banded...

How would you change your thoughts if they were looking into a banded houndshark instead of a smoothhound?

Your dimensions are much better than the 300 or less gallons that most of the smoothhounds seem start out in and it's great you're asking about it before getting one first.

tie between the manta ray and anything in the hammerhead group.

If MN was closer to NC I'd take you up on that. I imagine paying for freight shipping would quickly negate any "deal" to be had. I'm still around, however I don't come on here much mainly because how the site is displaying on my computer. SRC is pretty much dead except for one person that...

If you need to ask a question like this, then you should not plan on keeping a shark.

Nice to see your retifers are doing so well. You female is obviously mature, is your male there yet? You'll know if the egg isn't viable because the yolk will drop. The yolk will also lose its round/oval shape and more flat along the top. When you rotate it, the texture of the yolk will seem...

I've heard horn sharks stay pretty active, but I keep my system on the warmer side to find about them for myself. With different tanks I had, my shark system has always been my most stable too. Glad to hear things are good. With your move, I hope it works out for you to take your tank with you...

I was thinking about this tank the other day --- I know, random. How's everything going and have you added any of the hound sharks you were looking for?

MAT makes some really nice equipment. I've only ever seen the few pics that are posted on their website, but never from anyone that owned the equipment. I'm looking forward to seeing your pics. The more the better.

I think they're referring to the coral catshark, Atelomycterus marmoratus, and not the coral catfish. In that case, any scenario you listed will work.