Need to know about a shark

baddogg -n- mickey

baddogg -n- mickey

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Hello! I'm new at this so please bare with me ;) .
I am getting my husband a 30 gal tank tomorrow. I know that we have to wait at least a month before we put anything in it. Now for my question.... He wants a shark egg. I don't know the name of the shark. I have a pic but I don't know how to get it on here. The shark is white with black stripes. Any info would be great!!!!!
 
ebeckels

ebeckels

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a 30 gallon tank most likely will not be able to hold a shark for any great period of time...maybe a month or two or three. You might want to take this post to the aggressive forum. I'm guessing...depending on what type of shark it is, u will need more like a 300 gallon tank if not more to keep a shark in.
 
fshhub

fshhub

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the egg would be fine in a 30 gallon, but i would have the shark in a 200minimum(depending on the exact species) in a month or 2(preferrably before it hatches)
 
baddogg -n- mickey

baddogg -n- mickey

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Thanks Eveyone for the info...Now another question....Does anyone know if the egg sold here is that type of shark?.... We are planing to get a bigger tank after it hatches.....Thanks so much!! :)
 
fshhub

fshhub

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you may be better to ask these over on aggressive setups, risc, has alot of experience with sharks, and will help alot
 
fshhub

fshhub

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the one that they list is a banded shark egg, yes that is a banded cat, an my opinion woiuld be at least a 300 gallon tank, but as i said, risc would be better info for sharks
 
craigj

craigj

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I may be wrong but it sounds like to me you're relatively inexperienced at keeping fish so I would highly recommend that you don't start with a shark. Sure it sounds like fun but chances are it will die if kept wrong.
 
kronin

kronin

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I agree CraigJ - IMO, dont buy it - even if you were to buy the 300gal tank to go with it. Size isnt everything, its the experience that counts ;)
 
c marlowe

c marlowe

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I really don't think anyone was harsh about it, so why give up on a beautiful hobby just because a shark isn't the right thing? We are talking about real actual sharks here, and even the larger SW angelfish are recommended in atleast 125 gallon tanks. If a shark is the only option for you, then I say you are missing out on alot of beautiful creatures from the seas. Certain sharks will not lie on the bottom, and due to lack of a swim bladder they can't stop swimming or they will sink. A shark will just keep hitting his head in a 30 gallon, and it's just not the right thing, I'm sorry if you are disappointed, but a tank whether fresh or salt is a great thing to have in your home in my opinion, and you will miss out if you just give up! :)
 
whipple

whipple

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Why bail out there is still many excellent things you can put in your tank, im not sure why you would get angry and give up all together.

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Bill
 
fshhub

fshhub

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30 galon tanks have alot of possibilities, and are laot of fun, you got a tank, do something with it,and you would besurprised whta you can actually do, that is where the addiction comes in, you wouold not even believ it
look at this site<a href="http://www.nano-reef.com" target="_blank">nano reefs</a>, there ias alot of beautiful things that you can do, and that site does not even mention fishes, sw has soooooooooooooooo many beautiful possibilities, please just look into it more, that is all we are askin, not that you quit, we all jsut love fish and this hobbby, and want to see success for all, that makes us
sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy! to see thriving, helathy fish everywhere
 
risc

risc

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Baddogg -N- Mickey:
I don't think anyone's purpose was to talk you out of purchasing a saltwater tank for your husband, or even to start him off on this wonderful hobby. However there are two big mistakes you are taking on with your ideas. First time saltwater tank owners shouldn't be caring for sharks. And the other is that first time saltwater owners should being trying to raise sharks from eggs. Sharks can be easy to raise and care for and they can also be very difficult. Banded cat sharks which you are referred to are very easy to care for and raise, but only once they have grown to a good size (around 14-20 inches) and are very comfortable accepting frozen foods and other tank mates in their space.
If I were you I would start off with a 55 gallon tank and start with some smaller fish and maybe some inverts... like damsels or blennies and maybe some coral shrimp or cleaner shrimp... heck maybe even a horseshoe crab or something. It may not seem as exciting as having a shark but it will definately thrust you into the hobby and help you to learn more about the saltwater chemistry and science of owning your own miniture ocean. Once you have learned as much as you can about that maybe look at a 300-400 gallon tank and some more aggressive fish like sharks and lionfish. It will give you more time to save up the much needed dollars to afford a home for these very unique pets as well.
Jim
 
mickey -n- baddogg

mickey -n- baddogg

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Hi! I had to change our login name just a little ;) .
Just wanted to let you all know that I got my husband a 40 gal instead of the 30. The tank is doing great! The salinity leve is stable. The store were we purched it at gave us little pieces of live rock and it already has stuff growing on it! We don't know what we are going to put in it yet. We do know that we want some gobies and other little creatures.
Also I did not get angry with anyone. I just thought we could not do anything with a smaller tank. We already have arrangements to get 180 gal tank, but we are not going to set it up until we are more experienced in salt water.
Any other info you can give will be great! Thanks sooooo much :cool:
Baddogg and Mickey
 
fshhub

fshhub

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glad to hear that you did not change your mind, welcome back, and a 40 is a pretty good starter size, we had one for our first sw(the bigger the better, but 40s are a good size and very managable and have alto of possibility), gobies are a good choice for atank that size too, they don't get very big at all and can be very colorful
the best advice that i can give, is get a good test kit(in addition to readin) and start testing your water adn watch for the cycle to complete BEFORE adding any fish at all, don't assume anything, make sure you know it has fully cycled before continuing
HTH
 
mickey -n- baddogg

mickey -n- baddogg

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We had the water tested today.....almost there but no cigar ;) . Probably another week or so. We can't wait to get it started!!! :D
Baddogg and Mickey
 
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