Eupterus;1048329; said:
cause dog fish looks ugly (imo).. bamboo shark or like nurse shark they stay at the bottom most of the time.. I think people like their fish - active and looks nice (like the average shark you seen in television)
ehh my friend got a black tip shark
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cause dog fish looks ugly (imo).. bamboo shark or like nurse shark they stay at the bottom most of the time.. I think people like their fish - active and looks nice (like the average shark you seen in television)
Porbeagle, mako, thresher shark.. my favorite 
wish those fish can be kept in aquarium.. they look like Great White, mini version 
all 3m in length (average), so gonna be like 100,000G tank.. *dreams*
wish those fish can be kept in aquarium.. they look like Great White, mini version all 3m in length (average), so gonna be like 100,000G tank.. *dreams*
Chain Dogfish are soooo awesome! Kind of looks like a Bamboo shark to me. But whoa, They are cool!
Nope - a 5,000 gallon tank - isn't big enough to keep a blacktip reef for life. Requiem sharks - need lots of swimming room.
A perfect example for a private aquarium fit for a requiem shark like a blacktip reef - a large inground swimming pool, made of fiberglass, converted into a shark lagoon. Why? - Dimensions. The true workable minimums for a active requiem like a Blacktip reef - is basically similar to a public aquarium.
For the example - I use the Atlanta Aquarium - with it's Whale Sharks. An Adult Whale Shark can reach about 40' long. While not a requiem shark - they do swim constantly like most requiems do. The Atlanta Aquarium - whale shark tank is roughly about 260 ft long x 120 ft wide x 33 ft deep. To relate tank dimensions to shark max. size - The tank's length is about 6.5 times the shark's max length. The tank's width is about 3 times the shark's max length, and the depth is about .8 times the shark's max length.
Now if you, Apply this to a Blacktip Reef that gets to be about 6 feet long - your looking at the following dimensions - 39 ft long x 18 ft wide x 5 ft deep - or almost 24,000 gallons for an oval shaped lagoon. Which should be considered a realistic minimum size tank/lagoon for this species. This why a Blacktip Reef may be possible to keep in private aquaria - but it's certainly not a species suited for the vast majority of private aquarists.
Dog fish are normal sharks - but most Dogfish -like the spiny dogfish are cold water sharks requiring water temps below 65F(18C). A better alternative - is the smoothhounds which includes the Leopard shark. Most smoothhounds can with stand water temps is the 70's like found in most private aquaria. Also Smoothhounds don't have to swim in order to breath - like most requiems do. So Smoothhound are a much better choice for an active swimming shark - than any requiem. As such smoothhounds can successfully be kept in smaller tanks/ponds than any similar sized requiems.
Krj, Youre like the Shark Master! I remember you helping me out when I asked about sharks.
But you are the Man! Spittin' Info like a dictionary!
Sharks have made me want a SW tank more and more, I'm probably going to start up a 29G nano. You can get complete systems from AES. This is really off-topic but, what could really live in a 29g? Dwarf Lion?
But you are the Man! Spittin' Info like a dictionary!
Sharks have made me want a SW tank more and more, I'm probably going to start up a 29G nano. You can get complete systems from AES. This is really off-topic but, what could really live in a 29g? Dwarf Lion?
Porbeagle, mako, thresher shark.. my favorite wish those fish can be kept in aquarium.. they look like Great White, mini version
all 3m in length (average), so gonna be like 100,000G tank.. *dreams*
Porbeagles are generally cold water sharks, Makos are pelagic sharks, as are threshers - and all would need at least a 100,000 gallon tank. Btw - makos & threshers can exceed 3 meters (10ft) in length.
The only species of sharks that reachs 3 meters (about 10 ft) that I would suggest for a 100,000 gallon tank are species are large carpet sharks like - the Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratus), The Zebra Shark (Stegostoma varium), or the Spotted Wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus).
For active pelagic species like makos, porbeagles, & threshers - if it's at all possible to keep any of these sharks in captivty - you would need a tank that at least 1 million gallons - no less.
Thanks, for the compliment - AttackFish
But actually I'm just a rank amateur compared with experienced professionals like - Matt(Zoodiver) & Emi. They're the true Shark Masters - I've learned alot about sharks from both of them.
