shark care(updated!!)

Haha I bet. I'd be pretty anxious myself. But with a tank that big. Possibilities are endless my man. 6000 gals.. you could have a few nurse sharks, rays, eel's, trigger, parrots, angels, whatever no problemm..

 

haha my worry is well underestimate this and get a tank that large, then be like holy crap all these fish are gonna be expensive and the tank will end up being practically empty aside from like a shark and a few fish haha.

 

Well like Corailline said earlier.. Sharks are active. So whichever gallon size you end up going with, if you have a shark in there, you'll definitely have some good movement in there. Regardless, with a tank that size..you'll be spending a small fortune to just get water in there no doubt haha

 

yeah probably over 5k just for salt haha. ill probably start another thread once i get all the specifics on the tank. probably tomorrow. i cant wait this is gonna be like the largest tank ive ever laid eyes on! my dad has a very good job so hopefully we can make it look full after a while. im thinking:

tangs
angels
triggers
puffers
lionfish
eels
sharks
rays
larger wrasses
batfish? nah
any other large fish you could think of? this is just a list of possible fish i could put in there

 

k guys the size of the tank is final, we hacve contacted the contractor and it is going to be 3,865 gallons, not a very exact number but its what fits in the parcicular spot, its right in the entry way.

 

try getting a 1000 +gallon tank and have the $2000 zebra bullhead shark on the DD!;D a 180-200 is good for a small cat shark a 750 could house cat sharks and a blue dot stingray with some big fish(puffers angels eels tangs triggers etc)!

 

that is going to be an amazing tank! I cant imagine having one that size in my house! The larger the tank, the more selection you can have. I dont know a lot about sharks as I have never kept them but there are some really cool ones out there. I would get some rays (NO BAT RAY) for the tank. I love them!. I do know with sharks and rays you have to plan ahead a little, finer sand, less rocks (more sand surface area)

 

Blacktip Reef Shark... full grown.












(jk, DON'T get a Blacktip Reef Shark, they WILL die in your tank... in fact, in ANY tank. lol)

 

as far as rays go i would suggest a fiddler ray or this guy.both are beautiful!(see links) im just curios about the lighting system. IMO some big fish you could do are like hogfish, puffers and groupers. its kinda shifty with angels IMO also cleaner wrasses' should be able to hold there own.





Drs. Foster and Smith Diver's Den® - Torpedo marmorata

Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Fiddler Stingray

 

I hope your floors are super reinforced. the water in that tank alone will weigh over 30,000 lbs...