Doc's Shark Tank

[Doc]

Oh, and I forgot to include the fact that I added new lights to "shark reef". I got some T-5 lighting from Fosters and Smith about a month ago. They look better than the PC lighting and are a ton cheaper to replace. I only got a 4 bulb 4 ft fixture. I am only keeping soft corals in this tank and don't need the strength of 8 bulbs.

-Doc

[dustin_P74]

looks good doc, so are you here for the long haul again or are you gonna disappear again for another few months?

[yote]

The tanks a looking great as usual Doc.

[Doc]

Originally Posted by dustin_P74

looks good doc, so are you here for the long haul again or are you gonna disappear again for another few months?

No idea. I still love my tanks and I like to show them off so I will probably be a fixture for a while. How much time I have to post will depend of client load and family stuff. My hope is that I can be around a lot more

-Doc

[Doc]

Originally Posted by yote

The tanks a looking great as usual Doc.

I appreciate your comment Yote, I am glad you are still here.

-Doc

[RyanG]

Looking good Doc. Got a FOWLR question for you. What do you think of a wobegong in a 72x24 footprinted tank?

[Doc]

Originally Posted by RyanG

Looking good Doc. Got a FOWLR question for you. What do you think of a wobegong in a 72x24 footprinted tank?

not a chance. they grow to over 8 feet long in about 4 years. They are crazy eaters and super aggressive. They would need at least ten feet in length to lay out straight. They are one best left in the ocean. A tank that size is great for all catsharks tho. Bamboos and epilette sharks (wow, I spelled that wrong).

-Doc

[RyanG]

Wow I had no idea they got that big! I am actually highly disappointed in my LFS for selling them. I had always found them to be fairly responsible.

[Alexander]

Doc im SOOOOOOOOO Bummed about the koran. we were koran bros! and now its just not the same i got rid of my sohal just to save jack and the koran becasue i just refuse to let anything happen to those 2. Thats really sad that happened to him. I was looking at the pic before i read that and was like WOW that thing has made some serious color advancments! alas i was bamboozled and found out different. Great pics and thanks for the update. Im glad to see you will be around more often.

Originally Posted by RyanG

Wow I had no idea they got that big! I am actually highly disappointed in my LFS for selling them. I had always found them to be fairly responsible.

I cant believe your lfs sells them they will qickly outgrow almost any home aqarium. you need at least 3000 gallons to house on once full grown. they will eat anything they can fit in their mouth including other sharks and even their same species. They also do not tend to fair very will in aquariums

[Doc]

Originally Posted by RyanG

Wow I had no idea they got that big! I am actually highly disappointed in my LFS for selling them. I had always found them to be fairly responsible.

It is true. Sharks are so cute and little when they are young, but just get SOOOO freakin' big. There is a good chance they just didn't know. Really, unless you have a HUGE aquarium, there are only a few species that you can keep in a prefab tank: Cat sharks. You might be able to push it with a Horn Shark (port jacksons shark) or a something that stays about 3-4 feet and doesn't move much in a 300 gallon tank. They just tend to get sick easy and die, even if they stay small.

-Doc