there's a compny on another site i visit called tropic marine and they sell cool sharks. you should check em out. I've never bought from them before but if i ever get my shark aquarium (in my dreams!) i'll give em a try. they even have hammerheads!!! Here is the link www.sharksondemand.com. If you by from them let me know how it goes.
Great White in Captivity
- Thread starter jayclarke
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sandtiger said:
Yes, some of the sharks offered there are ILLEGAL to own. I'd guess they aren't even collected legally. I wonder how mayn have actually sold. A lot of those species are pretty hard to ship with any success rate.....even for a professional.
Some are WAY over priced and a lot should never be owned by a private party.
which ones are overpriced Zoo? I don't know much about the shark market 
How would you ship a 3ft shark?
How would you ship a 3ft shark?
rumblesushi said:which ones are overpriced Zoo? I don't know much about the shark market
How would you ship a 3ft shark?
The black tips, the scallop hammers (at that size), bamboo (at that size), Atl sharpnose (at that size).... A 28" bull is a pup that probably hasn't even eaten yet, let alone be stable enough to collect and ship.
Some of the sizes point to illegal collection. In the US, you MUST have a special permit to catch and keep sharks under 36" - ANY shark. On top of that, you have to have a transport permit and a lot of states won't let you keep something that is considered a "native" anyway.
I say that because when we collected in the Gulf of Mexico for zoos all over the US, we had a binder full of permits, and were stopped twice to have them checked. We were in constant communiction with local officials so they knew exactly who we were and where we were going to be collecting.
Shipping larger sharks should be done via truck. Air freight is as good as dead. They don't do well with the pressure changes. No larger bodied fish does. Truck freight means either a tank big enough to keep them free swimming the entire time or a coffin box with an O2 line, a circulation pump and being in the water with them to "walk" them the entire time. Not to mention mixed water to do water changes. Sharks are swimming ammonia bombs when it comes to transporting them. Either way, shark shipping should have a person there to watch them the entire time.
I'd also like to point out that the site fails to note the ADULT sizes these animals reach. Not to mention the size of an enclosure or food requirements. Kind of negligent if you ask me.
EDIT: I found the "size guide"......the sizes are so far off, they aren't even worth posting.
A place like this needs to be shut down.
i could never keep one 1 they belong in the wild 2 my dumb self would deffinatly get attacked probally eaten
