Great White in Captivity

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nice 1 Blacktip, i found the pics a while ago, 4got i had them so the info i cud remember was minimum. Gutted i neva got a chance to see it, it is the ultimate fish!!!
 
mainy999 said:
If i had a great white shark, i would feed it small children and kittens.
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Children and kittens might work for awhile but he is gonna need something larger as he grows. I suggest republicans.
 
sandtiger said:
They had intentions of letting her go long before she ate her tankmates. The tank I believe was about a million gallons and located at the Monteray Bay Aquarium in California. Take a look at her nose in the first picture though, she obviously was not doing all that well in captivity. IMO, it's one of those fish that should remain free.
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well said Even with a million gallons its no where near the space of the ocean.
 
I saw an episode of "Nature" about the GW in captivity. It has been tried before but never past two weeks, because as mentioned, they wouldnt eat.

Catching her for release looked pretty intense. Took a couple of tries.
 
r there any other white sharks being held now?
 
blacktip said:
I believe it doubled its weight in the few months they had it on display.
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It grew that fast due to it's nature. White sharks grow very quickly as young.
That wasn't the first white MBA kept, it was just the first to make it to display. Others they have done in the back holding pens.

None have been very successful at all.
 
I know they are hoping to catch another one this year to put on display. Since I blew it and didn't get to see the last one, I'll be one of the first in line if they put another one on display.
 
aint there any sites about buying and keeping small sharks such as bottom dwellers???
 
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