Sharks that should be banned from public sale

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I couldn't agree more with you Ken. Typically specimens much like the BlackTip Reef are not purchased as often by inexperienced aquarists due to the large price tag. However specimens such as the Nurse and the Lemon are much more affordable. Thus posing as a possible more popular specimens when really they require much more sytem wise than those of the Blacktip Reefs.

However on a personal note, Lemons are one of the large specimens of Shark I plan on keeping in the future.
 
However on a personal note, Lemons are one of the large specimens of Shark I plan on keeping in the future.
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Yeah - just remember my approximated minimum tank/lagoon size for those suckers. IIRC it is Huge - roughly the footprint of small public aquarium, and at least 75,000 gallons.
 
Lemons would make an awesome pet if you could properly keep them. Reminds of a public aquarium that had a catwalk over a tank full of sharks. Guess what? ONe two many fat people went on it and CRACK! It broke...nobody was attacked though, luckily.

I think lemons, nurse, whitetips(reef), backtips(reef and oceanic), bonnetheads, and hammerheads(if they're even in the hobby lol) should be available only if you have an inspection done to see if you have the requirements to keep them. I also think chain catsharks should be available to the hobby, they have awesome patterns, and would make great replacements pets due to their small size.
 
Yeah - Chain catsharks would be pretty awesome - stay small under 2 ft long.

The big problem with them - they are Cold Water sharks - and by cold - I mean they need water temps under 56F. And to maintain those type water temps - you need a commerical grade chiller, And since the vast majority for chillers availible to private aquarists only go down to about 60F - most private aquarist can't keep them.

As for the inspection - nice idea, but likely very difficult to actually enforce.
 
krj-1168;1294230; said:
Yeah - Chain catsharks would be pretty awesome - stay small under 2 ft long.

The big problem with them - they are Cold Water sharks - and by cold - I mean they need water temps under 56F. And to maintain those type water temps - you need a commerical grade chiller, And since the vast majority for chillers availible to private aquarists only go down to about 60F - most private aquarist can't keep them.

As for the inspection - nice idea, but likely very difficult to actually enforce.
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They'd do well outside in they winter then.lol

Yeah, i can't imagine them actually doing an inspecition, seeing as hardly anyone cares what happens to sharks these days(except for people like us).
 
Actually there might be a few commerical grade chiller that could keep a tank cool enough for a chain catshark. But then it all depends on how badly you really want to keep one.

As for inspections for requiem sharks - there are a few states that have laws against keep any species of requiem in private aquaria. But these states also tend to limit the types of sharks that can be kept - according to their guidelines. But majority of states are just concerned if they are legally collected, or not.
 
artemis1;1293755; said:
Lemons would make an awesome pet if you could properly keep them. Reminds of a public aquarium that had a catwalk over a tank full of sharks. Guess what? ONe two many fat people went on it and CRACK! It broke...nobody was attacked though, luckily.
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That facility that had the catwalk fail was not due to flaw in construction at the time of build. That is what happens when corners are cut. (It was the Aq of the Americas by the way.)
 
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