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Bro you sure Underwater World will take your donation? What's the dimensions of your tank? :blink:

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I personally love sharks myself...and still dream of owning a tank big enough to house em one day...

But that being said....ur tank is waaayyy too small to house a black tip...let alone 2....plus with all that other fishes :( :( :(

And jervis ur right...it's not that simple to "offload" ur sharks to underwater world. They don't just take em cos u wanna give it to em....imagine if it were that

simple...everybody would go out buying juvenile black tips and then passin em off when they get bigger...if they even survive that long for the matter.

Oh and tanVincent, have you any idea how big black tips and nurse sharks can get? they should never be in a house aquarium...unless u got one that's 20feet in

length...i believe someone has managed to do it in a 14footer... :P But i wouldn't even consider them if the tank were any smaller....

Apologies....sharks are a very sensitive topic with most forums and there's bound to be controversy when ppl post shark pics....especially when it appears that the

owner hasn't taken the necessary steps to properly house these beautiful creatures.

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haha, well, i know how big they get and i dun really agree them being in tanks, just that i feel that if the sharks really get too big for his tank, he can offload to the underwater world better than leaving it into the open sea.

i have a friend who works in underwater world, i guess something can be worked out from there if need be....

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i have a friend who works in underwater world, i guess something can be worked out from there if need be....

That's interesting.....why don't you find out from your friend what their policy is on accepting sharks from individuals.

It would be good to know what their stand is on this so that others would be more informed on their options. It could also serve as a deterent to those considering to keep one should their policy not accomodate for accepting sharks from individuals on a casual basis..

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i have a friend who works in underwater world, i guess something can be worked out from there if need be....

You got a friend working in there? Now that's a priviledge :lol::lol::lol: Can you check with him what's the minimum water volume (or tank in dimensions) suitable for keeping 2 x Black Tip Sharks? :thanks:

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hmmm 14ft or 14inch? :lol:  :lol:

LOL!! :lol::lol::lol: 14inches....that's funny.... :lol:

But on a serious note....ppl considering sharks should look up a book by Scott W. Michael called Aquarium Sharks and Rays....if i'm not mistaken, in his book, he

mentioned that to maintain a single black tip for it's entire lifespan, a tank size of 20' x 7' x 5' would be required.

Essentially, the length of the tank should be about 4 times the length of an adult shark while the width should be at least 1.5 times. Understanding that blacktips in

the while have been known to grow well beyond 6 feet, captive raised sharks rarely grow beyond 5 feet.

Other key points mentioned in his books include curved edges on the aquarium which would prevent the shark from hurting themselves (their nose particularly)

when they approach the corners of the tank. Also, there should be minimal rock work, maintaining only low rockscapes and mostly sand at the base of the tank to

avoid having the shark injure itself on rocks when grazing the sandbed.

Inhabitants of the tanks should be selected carefully as well as some fishes have a tendency to nip at the sharks causing stress and injury.

There's a lot more written on this topic and one merely needs to google up the information if serious about maintaining these lovely creatures. That is of course if

one is first financially capable of taking on the huge undertaking.

my two cents... :P

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thx for all your comment, i will take note, so far they swim non stop in my tank sufficent for them, my tank is 84 x 36 x 30 and sump is 72 x 30 x 20. With advice from CF, the OM told me i can have 5 in my tank. :bow::thanks:

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thx for all your comment, i will take note, so far they swim non stop in my tank sufficent for them, my tank is 84 x 36 x 30 and sump is 72 x 30 x 20. With advice from CF, the OM told me i can have 5 in my tank. :bow::thanks:

I frequent CF... and I must talk to them about recommending their clients 5 Black Tips in a 84" tank <_<

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i think you dont like shark fin :D

Unfortunately I still consume them... although I wish they were synthetic most of the time... but that's another form of cruelty :erm:

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sentosa do accept fish from our aquarium.. my dad pass to them 5bat fish which has the size of about 8"by 11" size.. a very big one.. and i still noe the friendly keeper who help us keep the fish.. that is a very nice black tip... but it will out grow in ur tank very very fast..

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thx for all your comment, i will take note, so far they swim non stop in my tank sufficent for them, my tank is 84 x 36 x 30 and sump is 72 x 30 x 20. With advice from CF, the OM told me i can have 5 in my tank. :bow::thanks:

That is very dissapointing.....if you were serious about these creatures, you'd do alot more research then take the word of some LFS owner who's just out to make a buck or two.

If you'd done proper research, you'll know that your tank size can barely house a single blacktip for under a year....let alone 5??? :(:(:(

For the sake of the sharks..please make plans to have them cared for soon cos they won't make it past a year in that tank. Mind you sharks won't overgrow your tank but will die as a result of the lack of space.

And please for the love of the hobby.....learn not to listen to LFS owners when they give you STUPID advice like this. Sorry to be harsh but it's very dissapointing to see LFS owners go down to that level to make a sale. Mind you i will qualify myself, not all are like that and you will find many responsible ones in this forum. So learn to make a distinction of your own and most importantly...research...research...research...

To help you on your way, here's a very good link to start you off...

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/blktipshkfaqs.htm

Start from this FAQ page and make your way through all the other articles..particularly on blacktips to familiarize yourself.....

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Fish belong to this special bio classification of animals. i forgot what is the name already. they will only grow to as big as their environment allows them. take for example you may have a baby squid. u keep in the wild it will become giant squid. doesn't mean that the same squid keep in your tank will become giant squid also.

the only issue is we buy big sharks that are already too big for our tanks. that's torture to them. its perfectly fine i feel to start with very small specimens and let them grow as big as the tank allows.

it's nature's law u know to have a limit to how big something can grow. imagine if a doggy will keep growing. we will have mammoth doggies. in the case for fish, nature lifted this rule from them cos the ocean is big, but it also catered for the situation when they're held captive that they will only grow as big as their environment.

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it's nature's law u know to have a limit to how big something can grow.

Yeah that's what I thought originally... but I've also read articles that contradict this belief :o Bro you mind share with us where you get this information from? A web link will do just fine :thanks:

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the only issue is we buy big sharks that are already too big for our tanks. that's torture to them. its perfectly fine i feel to start with very small specimens and let them grow as big as the tank allows.

Sorry buddy but your logic is not making much sense...if we go by your logic then technically if i kept you in a 3'x3'x3' room as you were growing up..will u only be 3 feet tall?

Every species has an optimum size they will grow out to. In the case of sharks and fishes, when you limit the tank size, it's not the tank that'll limit its growth directly but many factors like feeding, swimming space etc...

I'm trying to find the article for you but bottom line is that you can't limit a shark to 2 feet in length just by keeping him in a small tank....he WILL DIE....

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