SHARKS

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ORNATTAPINNIS; do you think you can send me a shipment of shakrs in my area?
and SMOKEY; i found pictures of his leopard sharks(they are very active!!)
i couldn't find the black-tip.


so whoever posted this thread; needs to re-consider buying sharks since even the "in-active" ones can be very active(and need large swimming areas)

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Sure I can but I don't suggest it. Most anything I could ship you a local good aquarium shop can get. THe shipping on a box of fish is pretty expensive, lots cheaper if you can pick them up your self. THey also acclimate alot easier if you get them home quickly. If I were you, I'd save myself the money on shipping and the acclimation risk. I'm not saying no but your better off dealing with a good local guy.

The leopard sharks in the picture you posted are now illegal but living in Cali I bet you can still get one. They are very active though, not bottom dwellers like the bamboo or cat sharks. THey need some room to move,

Joel
 
are you saying i can get a leopord since the monteray beach is close to me??

so they(any shark) are illegal to keep in CA?
 
My collector in Cali that I deal with told me that baby leopard sharks are illegal to collect and sell. He won't get them for me because he doesn't want to get busted for possesion of them. I believe he told me that they are leagal to collect and posess at 36".

All the other sharks mentiond here are legal to posess in Cali as far as I know. My transhipments come thru LA and are legal to be there.

The reason I say that you may be able to get one is because you live where they are from. Go fishing or get to know a local diver and flip him a few bucks...
 
I don't know about Monteray bay but fish on the flats next to Alameda and you will have no problem catching leopards.
 
Yup, that's what I'm getting at. Pups are out of season now though. May be hard to find a little guy. Next late spring they will be around though....
 
Check the laws regarding sizes and species. In most places without a special permit issued to you, it's illegal to keep any shark under 36" that you pull from the wild. The studies and collections I've been involved with all required mounds of paper work and permits to pull off what we did. Even with them (the state) knowing exactly when and where we'd be, we were stopped on several occations to check our permits.
 
I dont recommend Leopards because u need a HUGE aquarium to keep them. They can grow to 7'. And are very active. If u can get leopards there u probably can get horn or puffer sharks, which probably wont grow much over 3'.
 
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