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[T3ddyBlair]

hello

I would like to purchase a shark egg/baby shark, could anybody point me in the right direction. Iv got a tank about the size of a double bed(Custom tank)
Should be a good size to grow a baby?

Can any body help.

[fungia]

it is hard to find them now because hobbyist now know sharks are very bad to keep in most tanks. yours is very big but finding sharks to buy is tough because very few people have tanks that big. sorry i wasnt help, i have not seen sharks or shark eggs in a long time.

[T3ddyBlair]

Thanks for the reply, appreciate it. Yeah the thing is i need something to put it in the tank its just standing around. But i dont have the fancy for any other species, a mate suggested turtles but i not so sure about that. Are there no shops that could supply or help me with my findings? Come one Guys your telling me that NOBODY KNOWS OF A PLACE THAT STOCK MARINE SHARKS

[PitPat]

The Marine Center stocks them
http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/sharks/

[mancrab]

If you're not fussy about the species or how large the shark grows into adulthood you can catch baby (1 foot) sharks all night long in the Florida panhandle for the price of some rotton bait. (Mostly blacktips, spinners, bulls and shovelnoses)

[T3ddyBlair]

Shot for the replies guys. Thanks PitPat that site was really helpful they don't really have that big a selection but i do some more research into their species. Hey man crap thats a bit of a problem for me considering i say in South Africa, maybe we can organize some thing if your willing. Let me know, How would i find out how many gallons my tank holds?

Thanks again for the replies.

[T3ddyBlair]

If you're not fussy about the species or how large the shark grows into adulthood you can catch baby (1 foot) sharks all night long in the Florida panhandle for the price of some rotton bait. (Mostly blacktips, spinners, bulls and shovelnoses)

Just did some research on spinners and they dont get to big which is an added bonus

"Their average length is approximately 195 cm at a weight of 56 kg. The longest spinner shark found to date measured 278 cm."

http://www.sharkinfo.ch/SI3_02e/cbrevipinna.html

[ezrec]

Elmer's Aquarium in Monroeville, PA had one on display last week, and the embryo was wiggling around.

Don't remember the price.

[rpogge]

Uh spinner sharks are named so because they leap from the air and spin somersaults ... They are also EXTREMLY fast. I dont think you want a spinner

Any of those "open water" sharks you would need a very very very large tank, like the size of a room. not a bed.

Get a port jackson, or banded cat shark. they are small slow cruising bottom dwellers .. your tank shoudl be big enough.

http://www.marinedepotlive.com/fish--sharks.html

they have them.

Ryan

[rpogge]

or a small nurse shark.

[brandonberry]

Hey, if you're in South Africa you could go catch one of those jumping great whites.

[mr_X]

the hidden reef in levitown, pa has a shark egg right now. i don't know if they will ship it though.

[saltwater4life]

Check out this forum when i was thinking about setting up a shark tank i went to this.
www.sharkraycentral.com

[rick2010]

I just got back from that pet place in Lancaster PA. (great fish store) They have one hatched shark and several eggs. They are 50$ a piece and they will ship them. Good Luck with your shark tank. Please Post pics somewhere!