| 20” Female African Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) WYSIWYG-EXPERT ONLY The zebra shark, or Indonesian leopard shark, is a tropical, warm water indo-pacific species of shark that is generally peaceful and slow moving. There is truly no other species as majestic. This specimen never fails to take the spotlight and infatuates nearly every person who gets to see her in person. Her contrasting colors are visually striking and her tail glides gracefully through the current. She is very hardy and well acclimated to captivity, but prefers the following water parameters: Water Temperature: 78-82°F Salinity/Sg: 35ppt (1.025) Ph: 8.2 dKh: 10 NO3: 1-5 ppm NO2: 0 ppm NH3: 0 ppm She seems to enjoy low to medium lighting. Ensure you have a secure and fastened lid on top of your tank as she does enjoy “glass surfing”. She enthusiastically eats chopped and rinsed raw squid, chopped and deveined raw shrimp with tail removed, chopped raw whiting, chopped raw mackerel, and whole smelt. It is highly encouraged you offer her a highly mixed diet as she is currently offered and that her food is proportionally supplemented with trace elements/shark and ray vitamins. She is loaded with personality and is an absolute masterpiece addition for the expert-level keeper’s extra large aquarium (thousands of gallons). She is growing rapidly and will keep growing at an accelerated rate until she is nearly 5-6 ft in length (likely within a few years). With that being said, her permanent home must already be in place, as opposed to plans to upgrade her dedicated system at a later time. This is the perfect shark for the most serious of showpiece collectors. While we have zebra sharks in display with our other reef fish, we do not guarantee them to be reef safe and will absolutely consume invertebrates and your clean up crew. Some fish like heniochus butterflyfish (bannerfish) have been known to nip at the eyes of resting zebra sharks, so tank mates must be considered carefully. It is highly recommend you take time to review the Elasmobranch Husbandry Manual: Captive Care of Sharks, Rays, and their Relatives. This literature is available free digitally online. She will be shipped overnight, and we will coordinate this with you around weather and schedules to ensure her safe and sound delivery. We have DOA guarantee, but you must follow our requirements or risk voiding for DOA guarantee. If you receive your specimen DOA then it will either be replaced or you will be fully refunded. You must provide evidence that the box was untampered with and the specimen was DOA upon opening the box as well. While we vet potential customers the best we can, proper acclimation and marine husbandry is the responsibility of the collector. Therefore, the DOA guarantee will ensure she arrives to you in healthy condition, but does not extend any further beyond that. In the event of DOA it must be reported immediately, and you must freeze the specimen in case verification is needed. Failing to provide a notification of DOA within 1 hour of arrival will void the transaction’s DOA guarantee. Door-to-door delivery can be coordinated at an additional cost. We are hobbyists and collectors just like you who decided to import this beautiful girl from Kenya, South Africa. We have over 15 plus years of combined fish keeping experience and always prioritize the health of our animals. For this reason, all serious potential buyers must be properly vetted. We will kindly ask you to share details of your tank dimensions, life support system, and feasibility. It is critical to us that this zebra shark only goes to the best of homes. We appreciate your understanding. Serious inquiries only at: exoticfinswv@gmail.com |
