Black Tip Reef Shark Help
- Thread starter Jimi Balloo
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I have to disagree - Blacktip Reef Sharks make for very poor pet sharks to a Private Aquarist. These sharks require lots & LOTS of Swimming Room.
Hope your boss is planning on a very big tank or shark lagoon (say the size and volume of a large swimming pool - other wise it will not work in the long run.
I've heard of people with 10,000 -15,000 gallon(with a footprint of at least 350-450 sq.ft,) sw ponds - that weren't able to keep a single Blacktip Reef shark for life.
Yup they require huge amounts of swim room. I would say unless you are a multimillionaire it is a horrible idea even then its very difficult to keep requiem sharks.
BTW - what's the dimemsions on the tank - if you know it.
Gallonage isn't as important as footprint or swimming area. For a Blacktip Reef or Nurse shark you need - at least 700 sq.ft or more. As for keeping both a Nurse & a Blacktip reef in a 25,000 gallon tank. It's very possible while they are both juveniles. But as adults - it may be a different story. Then again the Blacktip Reef may be dead of old age before the Nurse reachs it's full size.
Also it's not good to keep small fish with blacktip reefs or Nurse sharks - as they will eventually become food. Nurse sharks - are known to eat any animal that will fit in it's mouth - that includes - benthic invertebrates, smaller fishes & even smaller sharks..
Gallonage isn't as important as footprint or swimming area. For a Blacktip Reef or Nurse shark you need - at least 700 sq.ft or more. As for keeping both a Nurse & a Blacktip reef in a 25,000 gallon tank. It's very possible while they are both juveniles. But as adults - it may be a different story. Then again the Blacktip Reef may be dead of old age before the Nurse reachs it's full size.
Also it's not good to keep small fish with blacktip reefs or Nurse sharks - as they will eventually become food. Nurse sharks - are known to eat any animal that will fit in it's mouth - that includes - benthic invertebrates, smaller fishes & even smaller sharks..
