housing grey smoothhound

[cohl120]

just wondering if a single grey smooth-hound could be kept in a aquarium measuring 120X72X30 for its entire life span?

thanks

 

[Jabba954]

Sounds a little small for a full grown specimen (think max 4'), but could house it for a decent amount of time (several happy years). I'm sure some will agree, and some will disagree with me.

Mine is still a young pup - but he loves to play in the water column.

 

[cohl120]

Sounds a little small for a full grown specimen (think max 4'), but could house it for a decent amount of time (several happy years). I'm sure some will agree, and some will disagree with me.

Mine is still a young pup - but he loves to play in the water column.

Jabba what are the dimensions of your new tank you just ordered from tenecor?

 

[Jabba954]

12'x6'x4' - but I've got a much, MUCH larger tank in the works, which should be up and running in two years.

 

[cohl120]

12'x6'x4' - but I've got a much, MUCH larger tank in the works, which should be up and running in two years.

haha yes i knew you did, i was just curious, i am still trying to put together a tank setup through tenecor.

 

[Jabba954]

Good luck - who are you dealing with over there?

 

[ElasmoMan1]

I have had many types of sharks and my favorite are the Grey Smoothhounds. I have breed them in aquariums as small as the size you are asking about. To answer your quuestion the 120X72X30 tank should be a good size to keep a male for his entire lifespan. I would recomend a larger aquarium for a female. Reason being the males stay a lot smaller and have a lot less body mass. My females did reach the 4' range very quickly with in 2 - 3 years. On top of that my females were at least twice the weight of the male if not more. It also depends on your if you are adding other tank mates, filtration, how much you feed, and amount of water changes you do. Keep them cool so they grow properly and do not die prematurely. Let me know if you have any other questions again they are my favorite shark.

 

[cohl120]

Good luck - who are you dealing with over there?

i am actually dealing with tropical fish store, the guys name is andy, he's been helping me quite a bit, i tried to go through tenecor directly, but they said i could get a better deal through this store.

 

[cohl120]

I have had many types of sharks and my favorite are the Grey Smoothhounds. I have breed them in aquariums as small as the size you are asking about. To answer your quuestion the 120X72X30 tank should be a good size to keep a male for his entire lifespan. I would recomend a larger aquarium for a female. Reason being the males stay a lot smaller and have a lot less body mass. My females did reach the 4' range very quickly with in 2 - 3 years. On top of that my females were at least twice the weight of the male if not more. It also depends on your if you are adding other tank mates, filtration, how much you feed, and amount of water changes you do. Keep them cool so they grow properly and do not die prematurely. Let me know if you have any other questions again they are my favorite shark.

Thanks for the good info, I have read that it is possible to keep banded bamboo sharks with grey smoothhounds and keep the temp around mid to 70s, i currently have a small bamboo will this tank size and temp work for both of them for their life span?

 

[Jabba954]

Ok - while there is some debate on this, my grays HATE any temp even close to 70 degrees. There is a very noticeable improvement in their behavior when I keep the temp at 62 degrees. I strongly, strongly recommend AGAINST keeping them in anything over 66-68 degrees. When my tank hit 68, my shark was flipping out, swimming poorly, very agitated. Lower the temp (no other changes), and poof! Totally calm, swimming normally...

Some will say otherwise, but these sharks are from the California coast, and since I'll be scuba diving in those waters tomorrow, I can absolutely assure you, they are not even close to 70 degrees in the summer.