I have a question about the size tank needed to house a couple of black tip reef sharks for their entire lives.
My dads friend bought a very big new house and wants to get a giant fish tank to go with it. He wants a couple of what he calls a "real sharks" and I told him the smallest and best suited ones are black tip reefs and they grow to about 5ish feet. Basically he wants to know what size tank would be needed to house these for life comfortably. He has a wall that he believes is the best spot and it's just shy of 30 feet long, width wont be too big of a problem because there is a lot of room for that. So does anyone have any idea? Is there a way to buy blacktips that are genitally smaller than the average? He is filthy rich, so money isn't a problem, and they would get the best care and maintenance.
Also what are some good tank mates for reef sharks? I know about what fish not to keep with sharks for the shark's sake, but what are some good ones to keep to keep a friendly tank? He was thinking he wants maybe some bottom dwelling sharks like bamboos, or maybe shot tailed nurse sharks, but from what I've read those aren't legal here in the states. He was also thinking a couple of stingrays, and some eels, I was thinking more docile eels rather than aggressive ones cause I've seen a number of videos where sharks and eels didn't mix too well. Also some bigger fish and some schooling fish. Anyone know some good school fish?
I'm not too familiar with shark since I've never kept one, but he was also interested in a Leopard shark. Now I know they are a cool water shark and I told him that, but he said he saw a video and a couple of tanks where they had both a leopard and a blacktip in the same tank. Is that possible to keep both of these sharks in the same tank safely, or would it harm one of them because of water temp?
I've been a little out of the game since I no longer have a tank, but this will give me some good experience with sharks for the future. Any help would be greatly apprieciated, and again these sharks and fish in this tank will get the very best care by professionals. Thanks
Steve
My dads friend bought a very big new house and wants to get a giant fish tank to go with it. He wants a couple of what he calls a "real sharks" and I told him the smallest and best suited ones are black tip reefs and they grow to about 5ish feet. Basically he wants to know what size tank would be needed to house these for life comfortably. He has a wall that he believes is the best spot and it's just shy of 30 feet long, width wont be too big of a problem because there is a lot of room for that. So does anyone have any idea? Is there a way to buy blacktips that are genitally smaller than the average? He is filthy rich, so money isn't a problem, and they would get the best care and maintenance.
Also what are some good tank mates for reef sharks? I know about what fish not to keep with sharks for the shark's sake, but what are some good ones to keep to keep a friendly tank? He was thinking he wants maybe some bottom dwelling sharks like bamboos, or maybe shot tailed nurse sharks, but from what I've read those aren't legal here in the states. He was also thinking a couple of stingrays, and some eels, I was thinking more docile eels rather than aggressive ones cause I've seen a number of videos where sharks and eels didn't mix too well. Also some bigger fish and some schooling fish. Anyone know some good school fish?
I'm not too familiar with shark since I've never kept one, but he was also interested in a Leopard shark. Now I know they are a cool water shark and I told him that, but he said he saw a video and a couple of tanks where they had both a leopard and a blacktip in the same tank. Is that possible to keep both of these sharks in the same tank safely, or would it harm one of them because of water temp?
I've been a little out of the game since I no longer have a tank, but this will give me some good experience with sharks for the future. Any help would be greatly apprieciated, and again these sharks and fish in this tank will get the very best care by professionals. Thanks
Steve