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TRIGGERMAN

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Looking for a small shark ,that wont cost me a arm and a leg,anyone know a good website or store?

Dnt drink the water ,fish have sex in it
First of all dude there is no such thing as a "small" shark. Any shark will get several feet. What type of tank are planning on putting this monster of the see in? Like seriously man 1000 gal tank BARE MINIMUM is the only realistic thing for long term captivity and happiness. So if it's not at least 1000 gallons then leave the sharks in the ocean.
 

TRIGGERMAN

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Ok well sorry to say but that's just plain irresponsible. That's like " I'll have a baby because they're cute but when it's time to potty train I'll give it up for adoption" If you can't keep an animal for its entire life span and keep it happy then don't get it.
 

kidninja

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Ok well sorry to say but that's just plain irresponsible. That's like " I'll have a baby because they're cute but when it's time to potty train I'll give it up for adoption" If you can't keep an animal for its entire life span and keep it happy then don't get it.

LoLoL is that what happen to you tigger? :kidding:
 
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Chiefmcfuz

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Ya ,but a have more than one and one has nutn in it ,a baby would live for a lil bit till it gets too big ,ive done it before,and I know how big they get

Dnt drink the water ,fish have sex in it

Quite a few people have had this way of thinking and many aquariums have stopped taking donations of sharks. It is better to pass on this as of right now unless you can set up a LARGE tank to house these animals permanently.
 

ryangrieder

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please dont do it. 75 gallon tank for a shark. go live in your closet for a few months, then you can buy a shark. see how the shark will feel.

i remember flipping out on my buddy for buying a reef shark for his 155 bow and even his 155 is way to small. just because it does not look big in the tank, does not mean its comfortable. most sharks die because they simply do NOT eat anything, mainly because they are not happy. you think its going to be happy in a 75 gallon tank? i think its a waist of money, even if you think its "cool' to own a shark, which is probably why your getting one. i understand, and i felt the same way, i wish i could have one too, but ill never buy one unless i had a 600+ gallon tank. instead, i set up a really cool aggressive tank. angler, trigger, lion, scorpion fish, toadfish, ect... they at least wont outgrow a 75 like a shark would....
 

nate82

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Do you have a larger home set up for the shark? Youre not keeping it more than a month right? If you cant answer yes to both than you shouldnt do it. Tanks big enough to house sharks comfortably are few and far between. Ones with extra room for another shark are even harder to find. Just quit while youre ahead and havent killed any sharks...
 

dherrera83

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Some one on here has one and he will prob agree with the above comments... Read his thread and see if it helps you decide. He may even give you some advice...
 

JARRETT SHARK

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I have a 4' nurse sharks. I bought when i was stupid and young. After learning a bunch in this hobby over 13 years i would never do it again. Look below at my signiture of my shark tank. Like everyone says what do you do when it gets big? Thank god for me i find good deals on large tanks because right now me and my brother are on the hunt for a 16' long tank for them. No one wants them when they get big!!!!
 
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Cu455

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75 gallons is to small for a shark. If you are interested in a shark there are many species of sharks that stay around 2ft and don't need a bare minimum of a 1000 gallons. The nurse sharks jarret has are very large sharks. The short tail nurse grows to about 2.5 ft. There are also smaller species of catsharks, bamboo and eppis. You need to worry more about the footprint then the gallons. Sharks have breed in tanks as small as 120 gallons. I wouldn't recommend a shark in a 120 but just saying its been done.

most sharks die because they simply do NOT eat anything, mainly because they are not happy.

Can you go into more details? Some examples and an explanation of how they knew the shark wasn't happen.
 

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