Can I Keep A Shark In This Tanks and If So What Type

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derpy007

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I plan on getting a 225g cylinder tank soon. I'm putting rays in it but I also wanna put some sharks in it. I would love to know if I could put a shark in there and if so what type recommended. I also would like to know what type of rays I should put in there. Thanks :)
 
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saxman

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The bigger the footprint, the better, as your tank is on the hairy edge of too small.

The coldwater cat sharks, such as chain, izu, and cloudy are all available as captive bred speciemens, but require a temp in the 50*F - 60*F range. There are tropical species (coral, marbled, and Bali), but they get larger. FWIW, the brown-banded carpet shark (the most commonly-offered shark) is often mis-ID'd as a cat shark, but get too large for most home tanks, so know your shark species.

The Papua New Guinea Epaulette is a good one...they're very hardy, and fairly tolerant of low oxygen and temporary water swings. I've heard they can even live short periods out of water. The PNG is a "walking" shark that can navigate spaces between the rockwork. I think they look nice too.

That's pushing the envelope about what I know about elasmobranchs as I've never kept them, but being a "pred guy", one learns a few things...

HTH
 
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derpy007

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ThanThe bigger the footprint, the better, as your tank is on the hairy edge of too small.
The coldwater cat sharks, such as chain, izu, and cloudy are all available as captive bred speciemens, but require a temp in the 50*F - 60*F range.  There are tropical species (coral, marbled, and Bali), but they get larger.  FWIW, the brown-banded carpet shark (the most commonly-offered shark)  is often mis-ID'd as a cat shark, but get too large for most home tanks, so know your shark species.
The Papua New Guinea Epaulette is a good one...they're very hardy, and fairly tolerant of low oxygen and temporary water swings.  I've heard they can even live short periods out of water.  The PNG is a "walking" shark that can navigate spaces between the rockwork.  I think they look nice too.
That's pushing the envelope about what I know about elasmobranchs as I've never kept them, but being a "pred guy", one learns a few things...
HTH
Thanks I really like the Epaulette I was gonna see if I could put them in the tank originally but do you have any idea of what goo rays
 
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saxman

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To be honest, as I mentioned, I'm not a shark/ray person, so other than the "usual suspects", I don't think I'm qualified to answer that one. Now, if you want to know something about Scorpaeniformes, I'm your guy.
 
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