Sharks in 150g.

[Zoodiver]

Definitely bamboo cat sharks for the win. So very friendly and so easy to train to hand-feed, only pharyngeal teeth. Best foods are mollusks, clam strips and squid cubes.

I saw one kept in a 90g with more than enough room, it was a shallow and wide one, though. I actually helped take care of "Jerome" for an entire summer, he was the smartest and most personable fish I've known yet. He also had a domino damsel living with him that he never bothered in the least.

Only a bamboo pup would live in a 90 gallon. They grow far to big to be kept in one for life.

fish cant get too big for a tank ...cmon i kept a tsn in a 55 gal for 2 years.........lol

I seriously hope this was a joke post and not serious.

 

[Ahsan Ali]

Ok. Now if I want to keep bala sharks of fresh water, how many can be kept in 150g and how big do they get.

 

[polish]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bala_shark

Wikipedia is your friend. I'd say just 2, they get beefy but it must be a 6ft 150g not a square or odd shape.

 

[Ahsan Ali]

Yes it is 6feet long. 2feet high and 20inches wide. I looked at pangasius catfish shark too. They are the closest freshwater fish that resemble a marine shark.

 

[ivgonmad]

groupers was the best idea I have seen so far, there are many more cooler looking groupers than the panther

and you could also keep a yellow headed eel or something cool like that.

 

[krj-1168]

While it's possible to keep small pups of several "aquarium friendly" species of sharks in a 150 gallon tank - for in some cases up to 1 year. However all those species will eventually need a larger tank/pond if they are to survive until they reach adulthood.

Actually it's worth noting that the primary source that is qouting tank sizes that is way too small for sharks is a 7 year old book entitled "Aquarium Sharks & Rays" by Scott Michael. While the book does content some good basic info on shark/ray husbandry. However the author's formulas for figuring minimum tank sizes is way too small and impractical (some would say -it's cruel) to be realistic for keeping sharks and rays.

 

[BIGgourami]

groupers was the best idea I have seen so far, there are many more cooler looking groupers than the panther

and you could also keep a yellow headed eel or something cool like that.

agreed, don't give up on SW just yet

since nobody's answered it yet

most eels are very hardy, generally acclimating to captive life well

and there are several you could get depending on price range
snowflakes
chain
zebra
yellowhead
whitemouth
dragon

lionfish (any kind would work in a 150)

other groupers:
louti
minatus
blue spot
tobbacco
banded
soapfishes (but they are quite tricky)

puffers:
dogface
porcupine
guinea fowl
stars and stripes

triggers:
rectangle
picasso
niger
blue throat
pink tale

and of course you could fill it in with a bunch of damsels or chromis.
they may slowly get picked off but are only $5 and somewhat expendable
many actually look nice, school, and may survive for quite a damn while

 

[serafino]

disregard this post.

 

[mininmarble]

this was a beautiful shark that sat in the sand when i first got it to,now itll eat the little guy sitting in the sand so be prepared for what your getting into

 

[krj-1168]

Looks like an adult Brown Banded Bamboo.