Adding a shark????

ngongotaha

ngongotaha

Member
I currently hav my standard 4foot 90gla tank...
Wiff a few fish, but i want to add sumthin that
will give my tank a nice feature lyk a shark!!!!!
Wat sharks r the easiest to keep, n which sharks
wuold fit in well in a aquarium??????????????????
Cheers LAney
 
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smartorl

Guest
Your tank is way too small for any type of shark. To be honest, they are neat in the wild but in a tank they are boring and not the thrill that most aquarists seek. In order for a shark to have adequate swim space, the tank has to be pretty bare. Not very attractive in my opinion. I personally know of two people that have gone the shark route, both with over 200 gallon tanks and they both regretted it. Sharks are hard to get to eat and can mess up a tank easily. It is also not fun watching them crash around.
 
ngongotaha

ngongotaha

Member
Yer i thought that might have been the case, wat do u think i could
add to my tank to give it a bit of a spark or feature????????????????
I have tried corals but i think i hav to high nitrate and nitrite are to
high. . . . .
I have:
maroon clown ( with anenome )
Red tooth triggerfish
Mimic tang
Scatfish
Gaint blue Starfish
85+kg's of live rock
 
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undulated guy

Guest
if you want another fish you'll have to have great filter and skimmer. my suggestion if your thinking about another fish would be a snowflake eel. snowflakes do good in community tanks and a 90 would be ok but i would add about 15 or 20 lbs of LR just for the eel
 
ngongotaha

ngongotaha

Member
Yer ok mad as. . . i have seen many of them at my LFS but my mum
hates them LOL. . . .
I saw a stingray at the store , Wat would u think about that???
I am only 15 so i dnt have alot of money so it takes me a while
to decide what to get!! LOL
Thanx buddy
 
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garychef1

Guest
my LFS has had a shark and a ray in a 75 for as long as i have been there. I dont know what type but they were both there.
 
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jamparty

Guest
Originally Posted by Garychef1
my LFS has had a shark and a ray in a 75 for as long as i have been there. I dont know what type but they were both there.
your lfs is bad.
shark and a ray in a 75? <_< those are two very disgruntled and/or depressed fish.
 
team2jndd

team2jndd

Active Member
lol never use an lfs as a reference for proper technique.
My lfs has an absolutely beautiful leopard shark in a custom 180. It is about 2 feet long and has a difficult time turning around. It is very sad but has been there for years so everybody thinks that it is okay because it is still alive. I offered him 500 for it one time so that I could sell it to somebody on this site that had a pond. I don't know. The more I dive the more I feel that the list of species available to the everyday hobbiest should be severely restricted. Just reading through the new hobbiest forum makes me feel there should be a liscense required to have a tank. (no offense to anybody we were all new at some point) I swam with a school of purple tangs the other day and I promised myself I will never buy another.
 
ngongotaha

ngongotaha

Member
Yer riteo then. . .
Here are some pics i just took
not very good and the anenome is small as
cus i just turned the light on lol





 
team2jndd

team2jndd

Active Member
You might want to rethink the linkia because they tend to starve in smaller tanks. Doesn't look like you have a whole lot of liverock either. Everything else looks fine for now. You do have some fish in there that might need to be moved a few years from now but right now you should be fine.
 
ngongotaha

ngongotaha

Member
Yer ok then. . . . . I will try and add a bit more LV then!!! linkia- is that my star fish????? I have had him for about a year n he is doing fine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wat fish off the top of your head do u suggest that i should add. . . . . . .
Thanx
 
ngongotaha

ngongotaha

Member
Yes very tru. . .
Well i hav had my tank for bout 3-4 years. .
And all i know i have basically just learnt
from my own tank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In live in australia and saltwater aquariums
aren't very popular, so i cnt really do alot.
I would luv for people to teach me more
just any random things that they have had
with their tanks!!!
Cheers
 
wanabebell

wanabebell

Member
You live by the greatest reef in the world
idk but that sounds like a great place to learn
but just look around there are some great websites around to learn from
 
ngongotaha

ngongotaha

Member
Yer riteo Cheereo people thanx for your
help it is much appreciated. . . . . . . . .

Yer i will try and check some sites out
I am 15 and i am set to be a marine biologist
and i am always willing to learn and i would luv
to live on the GBF..
L8erz
 
krj-1168

krj-1168

Member
Your 90 gallon tank looks just fine the way it currently set - So don't ruin it by adding a shark or a ray. You don't really have the swimming space either needs.
Also triggers & sharks/rays - Bad Combo.
NO shark or ray can be kept in a 90 gallon tank for their life time.
The smallest aquarium sharks generally require at least 200 gallon tanks. Common "Aquarium" Sharks like the Brown banded Bamboo, White-spotted Bamboo, the Epaulette or the Horn each need a minimum tank size that's about 400-500 gallons.
So even aquarium sharks aren't for most marine fish hobbyists.
 
ngongotaha

ngongotaha

Member
Yer it has been running perfectly since i hav had
it so i dnt think i will go there then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wat bout a school off lil fish or sumthing..........
i dnt know alot so pls let me kno sum easy
schooling fish n how many etc. . . .
thanx heaps
 
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