smoothounds ???

[midwest reefer]

I have been looking into possible getting a larger tank and keeping just a couple smoothhounds and maybe an eel. First off what size tank would I need? Secondly does anyone have pictures of thier smoothounds? Every site I go to has the shark, but no pictures, and all the pictures on the net I've found were of them out of water.

 

[jim27]

It all depends on how long you plan to keep the smoothhounds and how many you want. If you're keeping large ones(2'-3') or plan on keeping the sharks for life then around 2000+ gallons would probably be ok.
If you know of a place or person that can take the sharks from you when they get too big you could get them as babies and keep them in something like a 200-300g. That would work for a few years. Only do this if you have a new home lined up before you get the sharks though.
HTH

 

[smoothounds]

I have two smoothounds in a 450 gallon tank and am having a similar one made. They are about 24" now and are more than happy in my tank. Just make sure your new tank has a nice size footprint. Mine is 8ft x 3ft. The smoothounds really dont grow to be all that big. My friend has one that is 7 or 8 years old and he is just a bit bigger than mine. My tank would be more than suitable for him. Good Luck!

 

[saltfisher]

Great sharks....I had one