Horn shark?

[georgiaboy]

What tank size would I need for 2 of these?

 

[reeftank27]

a big one lol it says a 300 for one and if you want 2 of them i would say at least a 500 or 600 and thats probably to small for an full grown adult so you would have to upgrade, i believe they get around 4 ft. i could be wrong.

 

[reeftank27]

in sharks and rays it says most horn sharks do not exceed 37.8 " and can weigh over 22lbs. They like colder water 55 to 70 degrees and i was wrong in the book it says they need a 240 gallon but people say that this book runs small on tank sizes so......

 

[psusocr1]

i would say 800-1000 gallons easily for two full grown horns if not bigger, and a MASSIVE chiller

 

[surfinusa]

i went to the monterey bay aquarium they say they can get to be 14 feet

:thinking:

 

[jr2857]

Originally Posted by surfinusa
i went to the monterey bay aquarium they say they can get to be 14 feet

:thinking:
that would be a nurse shark. or a scalloped hammerhead shark or tiger shark. and the list goes on and on

 

[surfinusa]

it was definetly a horn shark because they said and we got to pet them it was awsome :jumping:

 

[jr2857]

it must be a nurse because those guys are probably the only "nice" looking shark that grows 14ft. a horn will not even get half that size

 

[aw2]

No species of Horn Shark gets 14'.
The California Horn (Heterodontus fransisci) is the biggest, maxing out at 120cm (46.8").
For 2, I'd suggest nothing smaller than a 500gal. tank, in an irregular design (square or something like that).

 

[reeftank27]

surfin, you need to purchase sharks and rays it will help you with sizes and species so you dont give false information.