Pet shark?

[BLGuy77]

I fancy keeping a Tiger shark in an Aquarium how much will it cost and can it be done?

[militantmandy]

BLGuy77 said:

I fancy keeping a Tiger shark in an Aquarium how much will it cost and can it be done?

Seriously? Are you a Bond villain?

[skip_1]

This guy seems to be a 'hilarious' troll. Still a shark tank would be pretty cool if you had extortioned enough money from the World's governments

[Jasandjules]

BLGuy77 said:

I fancy keeping a Tiger shark in an Aquarium how much will it cost and can it be done?

Oh it can be done.

Of course, you may have a few problems getting hold of a tiger shark. In terms of filtration, you will need about 15,000kg of Live Rock, that's going to set you back about 75k, that's assuming only a 30,000 Gallon tank, which might be a little small for an adult tiger given they get to 15ft or so.

[Harry Flashman]

The main cost will be the frickin' laser beam for its head. Pricey.

[HeavyFoot]

Harry Flashman said:

The main cost will be the frickin' laser beam for its head. Pricey.

Haha, made me dribble a bit when I laughed. Good effort

[GG89]

Quite possible for a man of your wealth and knowledge to attain a pet shark i'd imagine (Laser beams too). How is that F458 your wife ordered for your birthday?

[parakitaMol.]

Why not paint it salmon pink and keep it in a paddling pool. Just to confuse the grizzly bears when they pounce.







Standards are dropping at Troll school these days.

[Mon Ami Mate]

I've got three freshwater silver sharks in my aquarium. They may not be Tiger sharks, but they are fantastic things to watch. I'll post a picture later, if I can catch them on a rare moment when they aren't screaming flat out around the tank!

[Mon Ami Mate]

[Sam_68]

Mon Ami Mate said:

They may not be Tiger sharks...

They may not even be sharks.

If you haven't got an aquarium the size of an olympic swimming pool, a dogfish might be a cheap and interesting alternative. And if you get bored with it, they go well with chips and mushy peas.

[otolith]

Sam_68 said:

If you haven't got an aquarium the size of an olympic swimming pool, a dogfish might be a cheap and interesting alternative. And if you get bored with it, they go well with chips and mushy peas.

I once had to attend a fish welfare course at Plymouth University to get a licence to conduct research using live fish. While giving a tour of the facilities, we saw a large tank of lesser spotted dogfish which were incredibly tame - the instructor just picked one out of the water, showed it to us and put it back. LSDs would make brilliant pets for a big enough aquarium, but I suspect they would need a chiller, and even though they are a small shark they are still tankbusters by normal standards!