SHARKS

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Oz does it opposite of most countries, they have a list of what is allowed, if it is not on the list it can't be imported, other places have lists of what is forbidden, if not on their lists it is allowed.
 
The question of can someone send you a shark to Australia.... I'm sure it can be done but I'm also sure there are some legal hoops to jump thru first. Here in the states, you must have the correct import permits to recieve live animals. I don't know what the laws are over there...

Again, I don't know what the laws are over there, what is legal to import and what is not but bamboo / cat sharks are also indigneous to Australia, you wouldn't need to import them either.

Do you have a good local salt water shop? If so, they will know what you can and can not get better than someone over here in the USA.


Joel
 
ive hatched a banded cat shark before and had him in my 125 up untill he was about 17" then i gave him away to a cadalac dealership which had 2 600gallon aquariums in it.
 
Zoodiver said:
What size did you transport? We were doing pups last time out. Animals were all about 20" or so. Our water was 1.022 with a DO of around 7.0-7.8 depending on how the 02 tank was working. Hardly oxygen starved, but at the same time, far from saturation at the temp we had. All transports were large enough for full swimming.
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We brought back 18-20 inchers. Our water parameters almost identical to yours with the O2 slightly higher. Did you maintain proper pH during the transport? Did you also knock down the ammonia during transport? What was the size of the transport tank and what water temp. was the transport water?
 
Ornatapinnis said:
The question of can someone send you a shark to Australia.... I'm sure it can be done but I'm also sure there are some legal hoops to jump thru first. Here in the states, you must have the correct import permits to recieve live animals. I don't know what the laws are over there...

Again, I don't know what the laws are over there, what is legal to import and what is not but bamboo / cat sharks are also indigneous to Australia, you wouldn't need to import them either.

Do you have a good local salt water shop? If so, they will know what you can and can not get better than someone over here in the USA.


Joel
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From what I've been told by collectors in oz is that elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and chimaeras) cannot be imported to Australia. Don't hold me to that though.
 
Zoodiver said:
What size did you transport? We were doing pups last time out. Animals were all about 20" or so. Our water was 1.022 with a DO of around 7.0-7.8 depending on how the 02 tank was working. Hardly oxygen starved, but at the same time, far from saturation at the temp we had. All transports were large enough for full swimming.
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Forgot to mention that we collected spinner sharks (C. brevipinna) as well. They were 24 inches long and they actually transport and do quite well, even better than the limbatus. I'll try to bring some more back this spring/summer.
 
We had a 28 ft truck (like a moving truck) with 3 large containers in the back. Our temp ran between 78-80. Water we were pulling from was about the same. We had a guy in tha back watching the parameters with the good old YSI meter and making adjustments as needed. We had one of the tanks on board to use for H20 changes as needed. We had all the chemicals and crap too, but I hate using them, especially with a stressful situation like this.

All of the tanks were plumbed in with circulation pumps to keep water moving and some what filtered.
 
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