Nurse Shark at LFS
- Thread starter LBathory
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serafino;1898119; said:Where is Em to flame this dude when you need her.
If it was his, I would have already. It's not though. Calm down tiger. LOL
I disagree while it may be better for the shark it is not better for the ecosystem. If that shark picks up some parasite that it would not normally because of different global location it can transmit it to others and create a huge problem with an invasive species.VLDesign;1899355; said:
Yeah - releasing a shark that has been in captivity, back into the wild is usually a very bad idea. And is often considered very illegal - unless you have special premits to do so (usually only public Aquariums can get them).
By the way, does anyone have the business information of this place? I would like to contact them personally and have a nice little chat with the owner.
thats just sad. i dont know why anyone would think its a good thing to put a nurse shark in a tank-they belong in the ocean.
Actually Nurse Sharks do very well in captivity - provided that they are given enough room. They have even been known to breed in captivity on many occasions.
But it's true that they aren't generally suited for the vast majority of private aquarists. Unless you have enough space for a good size swimming pool indoors - a private aquarist should never consider keeping a nurse shark.
And the biggest problem - is LFS often have Nurse Sharks, either for sell on on display - which can make aquarists that aren't very knowledgeable think that it's an ok species of shark to keep - when in fact it isn't.
IMPO - the following sharks shouldn't be available for sell thru LFS - Nurse sharks as well as any requiem shark - including Blacktip & whitetip Reefs, Lemons, and Bonnetheads.
But it's true that they aren't generally suited for the vast majority of private aquarists. Unless you have enough space for a good size swimming pool indoors - a private aquarist should never consider keeping a nurse shark.
And the biggest problem - is LFS often have Nurse Sharks, either for sell on on display - which can make aquarists that aren't very knowledgeable think that it's an ok species of shark to keep - when in fact it isn't.
IMPO - the following sharks shouldn't be available for sell thru LFS - Nurse sharks as well as any requiem shark - including Blacktip & whitetip Reefs, Lemons, and Bonnetheads.
