white spotted bamboo shark in a 120g

[puffer9006]

im setting up a 120g and i thought it would be cool to get a shark. so i read some of the books i have and saw the white spotted bamboo shark. i dont know alot about it yet but i was hopping to get some info from here.
so would i be able to keep one in a 120g. its 60+24+18. i would like to get a shark even if its not this one so if anybody has any suggesting feel free to say them.
lastly what type of fish can i keep with them. i really want a pocupine puffer would that work

 

[aw2eod]

No shark in a tank that small. Whitespotted will max out at over 36". Porcs. are also bad tank mates, for sharks.

 

[moby]

Hi,
It is never any fun telling someone that their favorite fish is not suitable for the size aquarium they are destined for, but that is the case here.

Unfortunately these sharks although small when purchased quickly outgrow the tank they live in most of the time.
Most places sell them as pups at 8 to 11 inches and most hobbiest do not realize that when full grown they will be 3 to 4 feet long!
Without the proper size aquarium they do very poorly not to mention that it is irresponsible fish keeping. Also sharks contrary to belief they are easily picked on and finding suitable tank mates is challenging.
I hope you understand I am not against keeping sharks, I have had a few over the years and love them! But without the proper setup it really isn't a good idea.
Moby

 

[shark bait]

I am doing a shark tank and 72x30x30 might not even be big enough, also a huge sump is needed go to the wet web and read on sharks, the author of the sharks and rays book anwsers questions from blogers. With his advice i might be upping my tank to 84x36x30.