Sharks for sale

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There's the thread:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=322423


Few places keep them alive long term. OK Aquarium in Jenks does, Predator World in Branson, MO had them, Long Beach Aquarium had one, there was one in the Keys. Dallas World Aq used to have them, but lost the last one and has moved on to sandbars (which are MUCH easier to keep). I'm looking at doing more captive bull work this Summer.

You're looking at a 200,000 gallon or more set up for something like this (depending on your pool construction). I have never seen one delivered alive by air, and ground transport with these guys is touchy. Only a handful of people have done it.
 
I have talked to the guy selling it and he said he has had it for 3 years. Thats not too bad for being privately held right?
 
True I would think it should be larger but doesn't tank size, feeding, water temp and all play a roll. Just to be clear I know that sharks don't grow to the size of the tank. I would think that a larger area would let them swim more freely and grow faster. Plus I would think that the larger volume of water would be benefit the sharks health and growth rate.

I think that the white tip reef that I just got would be a prefect example of a shark that has grown much slower that it should have. After talking to the owners of the LFS it came from they informed me that they have owned that shark for 8 years and it was about 24" when they got it. Now correct me if I am wrong but for a white tip that is a least 8 years old it should have grow more than 18" in that time. I hope the small tank and slow growth on my shark did not take too much time off his life. Anyway I was just putting that out there as to maybe why his bull shark has not grow so fast. I would think the level of care at a public aquarium is much higher than at home so maybe thats why these animals seem to grow so fast and thrive.
 
Yeah, usually what we see in growth stunting of sharks is liver or renal failure which leads to blood poisoning down the line (aka brown blood disorder).
 
Now if they have been stunted can there health be brought back? Or has there life expectancy been cut down and its too late
 
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