I bought Shamu... What next???

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jlnguyen74 said:
That's what I read, but then the owner told me that he keeps the cichlids for the manatee food source. I've been doing some reading and research in order to give him the right care/husbandry. Worst case, I'll give Sea World a call...
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I don't think you should wait for the "worst case" to call. Make the contacts you need now in order to make it easier to get help in the future. Have it checked out now by a vet ASAP and get as much expert advice as you can. You have beautiful, healthy fish, but this is something entirely different.
 
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lol that's pretty awesome but should you return it to the wild? fell kinda bad that's its suck in pond..
 
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Full Metal Gundam said:
You have truly lost your mind Jon! Next time we visit can I ride it!!!
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Of course, consider it's herbivore, it won't eat you :grinno:

anarekist said:
lol that's pretty awesome but should you return it to the wild? fell kinda bad that's its suck in pond..
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It's illegal to release fish/animal back into the wild, or I would "free Willy!"
 
No way dude, that is crazy, since they are endangered I'm really shocked to see that in there. By the way in the picture it does look just like seaworlds manatee set up. I know seaworld feeds them a ton of romaine lettuce.
 
fhawk362 said:
No way dude, that is crazy, since they are endangered I'm really shocked to see that in there. By the way in the picture it does look just like seaworlds manatee set up. I know seaworld feeds them a ton of romaine lettuce.
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Romaine lettuce will make my life much easy...
 
So I just came across this on Seaworlds faq board...
2. How much does it cost to feed your animals?
The price of fish fluctuates too widely to give you a consistent figure. We feed our adult bottlenose dolphins between 25 to 35 pounds of fish every day (fish such as mackerel, smelt, capelin, and herring). You can go to your local supermarket and investigate how much 25 to 35 pounds of these types of fish would cost in your area to get an idea of the daily cost to feed just one dolphin.

Manatees are probably the most expensive animals in our parks to feed. Our largest one eats 180 pounds of romaine lettuce every day, plus apples, carrots, and sweet potatoes. Again, you can look these prices up at your local supermarket.
 
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