Sharks In A Aquarium?

[jodi91stang]

Ok I have a 75 gallon tank. I want to put a small, of course, shark in it. However I have some idea of what sharks are able to be put in. does any one have a list of sharks that can go in a freshwater tank??

any help will be great!!!

 

[england]

Real sharks nothing , bala sharks get too big as do black sharks, redtailed black sharks are aggressive to a degree,red finned is a possibility depends really on tank mates

 

[craig855s]

What size tank do Balas need?

 

[england]

well they say 75us is a bare minimum, however these guys fair best and should be kept as a group, i have four in my 150us and at times they freak you out when they go on a wizz around the tank, as these guys statle at there own reflection it can cause problems knocking themselves out cold...

 

[llamalord305]

I think s/he was actually referring to real sharks. Rofl. Maybe you could get a leopard shark in a 5,000 gal?

 

[england]

i think not in this case, a 75 everyone knows you cant really get a shark in them,also "freshwater" I only know of<Carcharhinus leucas> bull sharks which live in Lake Nicaragua, but they cannot breed in fresh and have to migrate back to marine in order to breed...also in North Dakota

This bull shark was caught in the Brisbane River Classic last December...

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Then in Australia they have true freshwater sharks< genus Glyphis>lurking in the river systems in the northern territory,River sharks seem to only be found in fresh or slightly brackish water.....However there extremely rare so iam guessing there not going to pop up in your local fish shop,

 

[jodi91stang]

Well, I think I'm going ot go with the one above, roflmao........I had a red tail, was very aggressive, before in a 10 gal tank. He killed everything I had. Chased them down till they just gave up. He ended up in boyfriends 75 gal tank, with Big Head, A Green Terror, didn't make it over night. That was the plan. My son wants to get another one, I dont want to spend money over and over on fish (like I did on the fish in the 10 gal tank that he was in).