Pet shark?

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BLGuy77

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32 posts

175 months

Thursday 17th February 2011
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I fancy keeping a Tiger shark in an Aquarium how much will it cost and can it be done?

militantmandy

3,834 posts

201 months

Thursday 17th February 2011
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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

3,496 posts

205 months

Thursday 17th February 2011
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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 hehe

Jasandjules

71,043 posts

244 months

Thursday 17th February 2011
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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

20,592 posts

257 months

Thursday 17th February 2011
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The main cost will be the frickin' laser beam for its head. Pricey.

HeavyFoot

11 posts

174 months

Thursday 17th February 2011
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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 biggrin

GG89

3,672 posts

201 months

Thursday 17th February 2011
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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.

11,876 posts

266 months

Sunday 20th February 2011
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Why not paint it salmon pink and keep it in a paddling pool. Just to confuse the grizzly bears when they pounce.





rolleyes

Standards are dropping at Troll school these days.


Mon Ami Mate

6,589 posts

283 months

Wednesday 23rd February 2011
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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

6,589 posts

283 months

Wednesday 23rd February 2011
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Sam_68

9,939 posts

260 months

Thursday 24th February 2011
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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

61,502 posts

219 months

Thursday 24th February 2011
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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!