Brenden;1949159; said:
If you have the resources to get a large tank and to keep a shark.. $2500-$3000 is nothing, so I wouldnt say its expensive
Just like Asian Arowana, if you can afford one and give it a good home, you wouldnt be poor imo
Sharks that should be banned from public sale
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If you have the resources to get a large tank and to keep a shark.. $2500-$3000 is nothing, so I wouldnt say its expensive
Just like Asian Arowana, if you can afford one and give it a good home, you wouldnt be poor imo
While this is true. Still the Short-tail Nurse is very expensive compared to the Common Nurse Shark - if fact it's 15 times more expensive.
Also keep in mind that for either a Common Nurse or a Short-tail nurse - you may likely be keeping them for 25-30 years.
So plan on very long term care.
So plan on very long term care.
I wonder at what time the animal cost becomes equal to the food and housing cost with the two different nurse sharks. I could see someone saying "Oh, this one is cheaper, so I'll get it." Then a few yeras later they've either got $15,000 tied up in it or there is a for sale post after the local aquarium turns them down.
sharks over 6' should be banned all together (except for things like public aquaria, research centers, etc)
3.5-6 should only be attainable with permits or similar restrictions..
smallest sharks like the cats and bamboos should have restristions..
but logistically i don't think any sort of permit/liscencing/restrictions would work out too well..
it'd be like piranha legality in different states, or snakehead, or asian aros.. people still get and keep them...
of course trhis is just my rather un-educated view on the subject....
3.5-6 should only be attainable with permits or similar restrictions..
smallest sharks like the cats and bamboos should have restristions..
but logistically i don't think any sort of permit/liscencing/restrictions would work out too well..
it'd be like piranha legality in different states, or snakehead, or asian aros.. people still get and keep them...
of course trhis is just my rather un-educated view on the subject....
But I think Matt does have a point about long term care - in the debate between keeping a Nurse shark vs. a Short-tail Nurse.
As adults - the regular Nurse will likely weight about 300 lbs or more. On the hand the Short-tail Nurse will only weight roughly about 5 lbs. So as adults while the Nurse needs about 50-60 times the amount of food(at least) and at least 10-15 times larger tank/pond to stay in.
This two thinking alone would make more the Nurse to be much more expensive in the long run. But stating from pups - I think it may take at least 4 years to make up the original cost difference between the two species.
Also there's another thing to consider - the ethics of owning a species - which is listed as Vulnerable (short-tail nurse) by the IUCN vs. owning a species which isn't even threatened.
A species that is vulnerable - such as the Short-Tail Nurse - really needs to be in breeding programs.
As adults - the regular Nurse will likely weight about 300 lbs or more. On the hand the Short-tail Nurse will only weight roughly about 5 lbs. So as adults while the Nurse needs about 50-60 times the amount of food(at least) and at least 10-15 times larger tank/pond to stay in.
This two thinking alone would make more the Nurse to be much more expensive in the long run. But stating from pups - I think it may take at least 4 years to make up the original cost difference between the two species.
Also there's another thing to consider - the ethics of owning a species - which is listed as Vulnerable (short-tail nurse) by the IUCN vs. owning a species which isn't even threatened.
A species that is vulnerable - such as the Short-Tail Nurse - really needs to be in breeding programs.
what about the mud shark for home aquariums? i thought i heard somewhere an associate of led zeppelin was able to house one in close captivity sometime in the seventies.
i want a marbled catshark but only have 180gallon tankWow - more than 2 years later, and this thread is still around.
While some people may feel that -maybe there needs to be some sort of size limits on sharks that can be kept by private aquarists.
I think the truth is - that the only real limit is amount of funds and resources that a private aquarist is able and willing to spend of their pet fishes.
I.E. if a private aquarist who happens to be a multi-millionaire wants to build a 250,000 gallon shark tank (2,500 sq.ft. @ 13ft deep) , and stock it with Nurse Sharks, and Sandbar Sharks - who are we to say no they can't.
While some people may feel that -maybe there needs to be some sort of size limits on sharks that can be kept by private aquarists.
I think the truth is - that the only real limit is amount of funds and resources that a private aquarist is able and willing to spend of their pet fishes.
I.E. if a private aquarist who happens to be a multi-millionaire wants to build a 250,000 gallon shark tank (2,500 sq.ft. @ 13ft deep) , and stock it with Nurse Sharks, and Sandbar Sharks - who are we to say no they can't.
