would a 14'x6'x6' be a large enough tank to house an atlantic sharp nose or would it outgrow this tank?
atlantic sharp nose
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Yeah it seems there is not alot of info on them Being kept and alot that I fnd seems to contradict other stuff I find
If you could swap out two feet of depth for an extra two feet of width that might work... sharp noses are essentially obligate swimmers, more room to turn is what you're looking for. A circular tank would be even better.
I'm impressed that V8Killer knows so much about what who keeps on this board after just a few posts. If I didn't know any better, I'd say our Canadian is back.
I'm impressed that V8Killer knows so much about what who keeps on this board after just a few posts. If I didn't know any better, I'd say our Canadian is back.
Actually I've talked with several private aquarists that have attempted Atlantic Sharpnose. In addition - I've observed this species in the wild dozens of times.
They are a highly strung, very active schooling ORV swimming shark- which can move very quickly if startled. In the wild - you always find the sharks in schools.
Where did you get these figures from - because they wouldn't even be enough to keep a pup for a single year - much less for a decade (average lifetime for Atlantic Sharpnose).
I've talked with several aquarists that have attempted to keep this species - but so far only find a few with any long term success with this species. Mattiej has kept Atlantic Sharpnose for about 4 years - basically from pups to maturity. And he kept them in a 16,000 gallon shark lagoon (Basically 35ft long x 16ft wide and 4.5ft deep).
Here's some basic of keys to keeping Atlantic Sharpnose.
- Correct Acclimation.
- Must be kept in Schools - at least 3-5 sharks,
- Large tank/pond - with a length of at least 8-10 x shark's length. width at least 4 x
shark's length, and depth is roughly equal to shark's length.
They are a highly strung, very active schooling ORV swimming shark- which can move very quickly if startled. In the wild - you always find the sharks in schools.
Where did you get these figures from - because they wouldn't even be enough to keep a pup for a single year - much less for a decade (average lifetime for Atlantic Sharpnose).
I've talked with several aquarists that have attempted to keep this species - but so far only find a few with any long term success with this species. Mattiej has kept Atlantic Sharpnose for about 4 years - basically from pups to maturity. And he kept them in a 16,000 gallon shark lagoon (Basically 35ft long x 16ft wide and 4.5ft deep).
Here's some basic of keys to keeping Atlantic Sharpnose.
- Correct Acclimation.
- Must be kept in Schools - at least 3-5 sharks,
- Large tank/pond - with a length of at least 8-10 x shark's length. width at least 4 x
shark's length, and depth is roughly equal to shark's length.
Comatose;5057678; said:
Even if he's back who cares? I found him relatively harmless. LOL I found him kind of funny and sometimes he did bring up a couple of good points here and there.
Anyway I had three sharpnose this fall that came up with my atlantic black tip. They shipped pretty bad and lasted about 3 hours. One died right away. The 2nd made it about an hour before shocking out and the 3rd looked pretty good, got spooked and jumped out and killed himself. IMO not an easy shark to keep. Personally I think bonnets are a much better choice.
Yeah - correct acclimation is absolutely key to keeping these sharks. The problem is they are very easily stressed.
Also they have very sensitive noses - so if they get startled and run head on into the hard wall of the tank/pond - it's basically a death sentence.
Also they have very sensitive noses - so if they get startled and run head on into the hard wall of the tank/pond - it's basically a death sentence.
I can't say I'm a huge fan, though my jab was more at him returning for a third go at it. To each his own though.
At any rate I didn't realize they were so challenging to keep. They're great looking sharks, so that's kind of a bummer.
At any rate I didn't realize they were so challenging to keep. They're great looking sharks, so that's kind of a bummer.
Yeah guys, I didn't do so hot with them. I would like to try again in a more specialized setup. What I though was really crazy though, is every one says that blacktips are so hard to transport and keep and the black tip did so much better than the sharpnose.
dmopar74;5058244; said:
Ok we got it. Don't provoke him and I sure he won't bust balls as much. If ya got a problem with it PM Matt don't derail this guys thread. Were talking sharpnose here and these guys are interesting little fish. Somewhat of an enigma to keep if you ask me.
