Where can i get this species?
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I don't think you're gonna find one. Not many people deal in Great White Jr.
Plus, their status is Vulnerable. As there are no farms breeding them, it would be unethical to try to acquire one.
Plus, their status is Vulnerable. As there are no farms breeding them, it would be unethical to try to acquire one.
They can be collected and it has been done but most likely the shark would be dead before the collector would get it to shore. I Believe the record for a captive mako is less than a week and is held by the NJ state aquarium. I have talked to someone that was there when the mako was and she said its death was from an attack by another shark
dgk9723;4789183; said:
Quite personally I think thats something you should have already planned for/ finished enclosure before you even think about acquiring one.
You can't put a shark like a mako into a new system. You need something up and running for a year or so to handle a big open water shark. I'd also suggest getting some shark background before spending as much as a car on a fish like that.
What do you have set up now?
What do you have set up now?
The record for a captive held shortfinned mako is 5 days...They need massive space (think hundreds of km wide and hundreds of feet deep)...
Unless you own an ocean its not ethical to hold one...
Unless you own an ocean its not ethical to hold one...
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