help me pick out a shark..
- Thread starter acanman
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I love all the self proclaimed experts that devise these amazing concepts and formulas. Meanwhile they have zero first hand knowledge or experience. Some of them have their own websites too. Amazing stuff.
Okay - Ponds, lagoons Or aquariums that have a length of 3 x the shark's max, and a tank width that is about 2 x the shark's max - may work for benthic sharks - like Bamboos, Eppies, Wobbies, horns & Nurse sharks. Although IMPO- these are still a bit small for most of these sharks.
But theses figures are way too small for keeping active swimming sharks -like Leopards, Smoothhounds & requiem sharks. These sharks tend to need lots of room.
Also it should be noted that it's the Blacktip Reef shark that is regularly found in captivity & some in the hands of private aquarists - Not the Blacktip Shark. The Blacktip shark tend to be very difficult for even public Aquariums to keep - and nearly impossible for private aquarists.
I could not have said it better myself capo. I mean really? For all you self proclaimed experts, I would like to throw this out there for you. How about you guys fess up and let us all in on what sharks and rays you guys have really kept and what size systems you have managed. Any buddy can talk so lets see pics.
This by no means applies too zoodiver and waterbaby cause we all know what they do for a living.
This by no means applies too zoodiver and waterbaby cause we all know what they do for a living.
turbo253;4046101; said:
I don't think people are self proclaimed experts. I think they try to act like they know a little bit about what they are doing so they don't get comments like these. Which either way it always ends up like this. Turbo i have nothing against you but your coming off as a self proclaimed expert, just chill man. People are going to be people over the internet. Not everyone can bust out a 50k tank, well i am planning my 5k soon
I think the real problem is places like live aquaria
I can't own sharks. They would become shark bait hoohoohah! LoL expensive dinner for my tank
. Always wanted one though!just felt like posting the pics
even though i don't know that much about sharks nor do i claim to. I know they don't need a trigger pecking them to death
trust me I am in no way an expert. I never have claimed to be. My point was if someone is going to sit around and preach about tanks sizes,temp ranges,and growth rates I would just like to hear of peoples first hand experiences not something they read on a liveaquaria.com. Sorry man I didn't mean to come off like a dick but now everybody knows you have cared for a large tank and might know a thing or two.
turbo253;4047316; said:
I'm just saying people will figure out who's advice to follow. No one is really an expert on here, just few. What also determines an expert?
I find that research can not add up to experience. Nor can experience add up to research. Both together are a powerful thing. Experiences lead to new research, why haven't the experts contacted liveaquaria or other places to change that minimum tank size?
Jabba954;4047605; said:
Haha thanks. Yea my grouper just passed
Always wanted sharks, but went morays lol
