shark egg?

[bcrueter]

My question is would I be a horrible person to buy my son a shark egg for xmas? If I would put it in a 75gal and would have a buyer for when he stats growing.....

 

[stacy22]

Do you want the truth or do you simply want someone to validate your wishes?

 

[bcrueter]

The truth im really not going to set up a situation to kill anything.

Edit: What about a 125? Or should I wait till I can go 300+

 

[rdnelson]

Not sure how old your son is but would you want to buy him something for Christmas knowing that you would have to take it away from him at some point down the road?

 

[bcrueter]

My thinking is what if he gets bored of it? If he docent get bored I can upgrade and get a new egg

 

[jennm]

Bigger question... how will you deal with it if/when the shark pup dies?

Bad idea, IMO unless you've done a ton of research and feel you can complete the task if</em> it hatches.

JMHO.

Jenn

 

[bcrueter]

I mean no offence but I wrote a post on here because I reconize all accept all of your great advice on all reef and fish related matters im not asking for parenting advice on having to give it up or dealing with a death. Im asking if I am able to keep my water perfect and follow all advice on getting it to eat well and most important securing it a large enough tank for if I am able to get it to grow can I keep a shark pup and give it a good enviorment in a 75gal

 

[stacy22]

Sharks are for expert fishkeepers and need VERY large tanks dedicated just to them. 75 gallon may seem large to you but that size tank is way too small for even the smallest shark.

 

[jennm]

No offense was intended at my end, I apologize if it came across that way.

I have pretty strong opinions about keeping sharks (in general) in captivity. There are a few here that do so with great success (Andre Garcia is one).

The shop I worked at many years ago used to get eggs in occasionally. Sometimes they would die before they hatched, and most of the rest died shortly after hatching. So to that end I'm a bit jaded when it comes to that particular practice.

As a parent myself, I just imagined how my kids would have felt in that circumstance. I wasn't at all trying to be critical of your parenting - just offering up a possible outcome.

Jenn

 

[bcrueter]

Thank you, im sorry for going off on you I don't mean to be rude. I really do love reading all the advice and I just hate when people in this hobby make me feel stupid because I haven't been in it for decades. I have a VERY succesfull reef tank and was looking to expand my posibilities and thank you infromation on egg hatch rate and quick mortality is what I was looking for.. I am not one of those people that buys then asks I was just curious if its been done

 

[jennm]

Understood - that's why you asked instead of just "doing"

Unfortunately those are some of the creatures that are a bit more delicate than others.

Jenn

 

[thanh386]

Tank size and experience aside, was there a reason wanted a shark egg instead of a small bamboo shark that has already hatched?

 

[rdnelson]

I too apologize if it seemed I was judging. That wasn't my intent to be sure.

 

[bcrueter]

I read that it easier to" teach "a shark to eat as compared to shark that might stop eating in a new tank...I was not tring to make y'all feel bad no need to apologize. New question what size would be acceptable for a shark? And I saw a lbs have a pond salt water yank set up for rays could I do something like that for a bottom dwelling shark such ad the bamboo or banded?

Edit: Has anyone succesfully kept 1?

 

[thanh386]

I think people worry to much about how soon a shark has to eat, honestly i have seen eels and sharks not eat for a couple of weeks before it ate again. But most nowadays have shark eating at the store, some even hand feed.

I think a pond/lagoon would be better suited for sharks and rays. I've seen some amazing lagoons personally. tank size is always relative to the shark size. I mean you can put a 4 inch shark into a 75 with little to no issue if an exit strategy is in place.

But i think ur son will get bored of banded / cat sharks pretty fast. They are lazy scrubs. Kinda just sit there

 

[bcrueter]

I mean u got to admit a shark for a christmas present for a 10 year old? How can u beat that haha

 

[mcphock]

I am of the opinion that if you have to ask if you can keep a difficult creature, you're not prepared to keep a difficult creature.

I recommend starting your research here, then proceding to what interests you:

 

[bcrueter]

I disagree to ask is to learn and improve your chances of success

 

[dakota9]

Other than the "Cool Factor", if I wanted to teach my son the "Miracle of sea life", I'd get him a 5g tank and some Mollies (Fresh or Marine set up). Those things give live birth once a month like clock work, there abouts.

It would also be a bit more budget conscience should he loose interest down the road.

 

[irahmatulla]

rdnelson99;702667 wrote: Not sure how old your son is but would you want to buy him something for Christmas knowing that you would have to take it away from him at some point down the road?

Wise.....very wise.:thumbs: