Originally Posted by requiem
Well first off My aquarium could easily handle 2 juvenile black tip reef sharks. For a short time.
The other 2 reside in a 800 gallon holding tank. So they are quite content where they currently are. If I was forced to keep all 4 of the sharks. I would simply start building my 12000 gallon sooner with in 1-2 months. So in a way I would not be angry if I had to keep all 4 sharks.
If you would have stated that, to begin with, it wouldve saved alot of trouble. Not everyone...hell, hardly anyone...can support a 12000gal. display and even then, it's not big enough for BlackTips, let alone 4 of them.
Originally Posted by requiem
Second of you seem to talk as you have kept these sharks before. I mean the way you said that I was going to sell them to people that could not take care of them. Made me think that you had first hand experience with them. Let me know if you had AW2. OTHER WISE DON’T GIVE ADVICE ON A SUBJECT SECOND HAND. If you look at my earlier post you will see that I said that I would not sell the sharks to any one with a 8X8 foot aquarium or smaller.
I have kept sharks before but never BlackTips due to lack of space. However, I do have a few years experiance with all manner of sharks (Black Tips, White Tips, Bonnetheads, Bull Sharks, Sand Bar Sharks, Lemon Sharks, and quite a few others). I'm not speaking from "second hand experiance". I have a mated pair of Banded Cats that are still producing eggs, on a monthly basis, at the Shedd Aquarium, in Chicago. I did see where you said you wouldnt sell to anyone with less than an 8x8 holding area. That's not big enough and that's what I made my judgement from. You're going to get someone that says "Hey! I have an 8x8 area...sell them to me". You may sell to that person but what are you gonna do when they outgrow that area? You're responsible for those animals and to make sure they go to a proper habitat.