yet another nurse shark post

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Zoodiver;3765772; said:
He speaks the truth..... not something he would normally talk about on forum. His current project is over double what I'm doing at the aquarium right now - with the same kind of animals in mind.
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Yet in another post he stated he just started keeping sharks. Only about 4 months ago isn't that correct? Didn't have a tank bigger than 75 , hope he has his research done. Hopefully you have come a long way since you left the top open on your tank and your smooth hound jumped out of the tank... and you didn't know that could happen.

Not trying to be rude but , you said," I know i just started but i dive head first into taking care of animals". Only months worth of keeping fish isn't the best experiance for a 50k tank. When you dive to big for you own small pool land face first on the bottom. Hope you know what your doing, and not somone with to much money.
 
Even if jabba didn't know anything and I am sure he dose, I would think if you have enough dough to build a 50k tank you would probably have enough money to pay someone to stock it and care for it anyway. So if he has the cash, god bless him!!! and lets just be happy for him!!

Jabba sit back and enjoy those fishes!!!!!!
 
TheCanuck;3766629; said:
Yet in another post he stated he just started keeping sharks. Only about 4 months ago isn't that correct? Didn't have a tank bigger than 75 , hope he has his research done. Hopefully you have come a long way since you left the top open on your tank and your smooth hound jumped out of the tank... and you didn't know that could happen.

Not trying to be rude but , you said," I know i just started but i dive head first into taking care of animals". Only months worth of keeping fish isn't the best experiance for a 50k tank. When you dive to big for you own small pool land face first on the bottom. Hope you know what your doing, and not somone with to much money.
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Who was this directed to... me or J?

I'm pretty sure he's been talking to all the right people, and has been very well versed in what captive care for these animals really means. If you read some of his posts, the input he's been taking has come from long time professional shark keepers all over the US.
 
Looks like I should be bringing in an 8-9" nurse shark this week or next. At 8-9" I should not have any problems housing him/her until I find a qualified buyer.

Here is some what of a teaser

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The problem about buying a young Nurse shark then looking for another qualified buyer to take the shark off you hands - is that finding a qualified buyer if going to be pretty hard.

So realistically you could end up being stuck with the shark for quite a while.
 
Thanks guys. I understand it could take a while to find a buyer, but from my understand they grow huge but don't grow a ton quickly. I could potentially keep the shark in a 1000 gallon for years before I have to start worrying. It is also my understand that nurse sharks are the "friendliest" shark for that size that can be had in captivity, therefore I would not mind keeping the shark for the long run. Once I move into my house, I have no problem figuring something out as far as a huge tank goes. My father owns a construction company so I am sure he would be able to create a large enough tank for a fair price. But that is years to come, so will see what happens.
 
Nurse sharks grow pretty quickly compared to other sharks. You'll need more very soon... much sooner than a year.
And they are not "FRIENDLY" by any means. Don't be fooled into a false sense of security with them. They account for a majority of shark attacks in the US. They are docile in nature b/c they are nocturnal. When people see them, they seem to just hang out on the bottom. However, your average nurse has a strike speed of about 9 milliseconds - and with as much force as about any 'big' shark.
 
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