If you had one billion dollars

[Gourami Swami]

A billion is a lot of money, you could do absolutely whatever you wanted.
I would definitely have a few hundred gallon reef tank filled with sustainably aquacultured corals and fish. Maybe break that rule for a couple special fish. Would pay a good company to care for that tank.
Would also build a fish room with a bunch of different setups. Designing, setting up and breaking down the tanks is a fun part of the hobby for me, so I would rather have a bunch of smaller (75-180) tanks than a couple huge ones that never change much. Also this would keep maintenance manageable, as I would rather still care for the smaller tanks myself than pay someone to care for all of them. It gives you a sense of pride when you've done all the maintenance for a fish and you watch them grow up in front of you.

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Read through some of the older pages and found out just how much one billion really is. If it really is several times the cost of the fanciest public aquariums, I might try and build a great white shark tank.

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Read through some of the older pages and found out just how much one billion really is. If it really is several times the cost of the fanciest public aquariums, I might try and build a great white shark tank.

Go bigger. The Georgia aquarium keeps whale sharks!

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Because they are much more active swimmers, in terms of the proper tank size, going for a great white shark is several times bigger than a whale shark. That's why you can see whale sharks but no great white sharks in, say the Georgia Aquarium.

 

[Deadeye]

Because they are much more active swimmers, in terms of the proper tank size, going for a great white shark is several times bigger than a whale shark. That's why you can see whale sharks but no great white sharks in, say the Georgia Aquarium.

+1
No white shark has successfully been kept because of their unique requirements. The longest was only a few months I think, and that was a juvie.

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Yep. I would think the 3 billion tank would give a great white a much better shot, seeing as it's going to be enough for more than 3x the Georgia Aquarium.

 

[eon aquatics]

it would be possible to recreate a small section of the amazon river/rainforest

 

[Krismo962]

Realistically ,I would get a few more tanks and fish(a few 5x2x2s and a 6x2.5x2 and aros,bichirs, gar and snakeheads to fill them up lol).
Then spend the rest on other stuff. As much as I would love a 1 million gallon tank I think it's impractical.

 

[eon aquatics]

Realistically ,I would get a few more tanks and fish(a few 5x2x2s and a 6x2.5x2 and aros,bichirs, gar and snakeheads to fill them up lol).
Then spend the rest on other stuff. As much as I would love a 1 million gallon tank I think it's impractical.

it does seem difficult to think of a practical one billion dollar setup

 

[Deadeye]

Realistically ,I would get a few more tanks and fish(a few 5x2x2s and a 6x2.5x2 and aros,bichirs, gar and snakeheads to fill them up lol).
Then spend the rest on other stuff. As much as I would love a 1 million gallon tank I think it's impractical.

+1
At the end of the day, I’d have my massive setups I can only dream of, but otherwise it would be rather modest sizes that allow me to keep what I want, when I want. I’ll have the house big enough to always add on when I feel like it.