Shark Eggs

[Myka]

I agree the shark eggs are very cool, but most are doomed. They shouldn't be $80, they should be more like $20. They aren't normally very expensive, which inclines a lot of people to try hatching one with little intention of providing a suitable home for it. Most do hatch, and it is pretty cool to see the little baby sharks, but most of them grow very large.

[Pier Pressure]

Well they were seventy-something so I just rounded it up to eighty. I wanted one but doubted it would do very well in a 28 gallon. If most of them hatch and you can get them eating - why are they doomed? It is not like they would know what the ocean is. Or do you mean that they get so large none of us should be keeping them? Perhaps we should red list them...

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by Pier Pressure

Well they were seventy-something so I just rounded it up to eighty. I wanted one but doubted it would do very well in a 28 gallon. If most of them hatch and you can get them eating - why are they doomed? It is not like they would know what the ocean is. Or do you mean that they get so large none of us should be keeping them? Perhaps we should red list them...

No its all relative. SOME species can reach almost 4' but most stay under 3'. So yes very big but not unreasonable. They are also not open water swimmers. They are bottom dwellers which are much better suited to captivity and don't need as large a tank as open water sharks would. Like comparing Tangs to Groupers. Sure groupers get larger but they really don't need as much space as a tang relatively speaking.

And no they don't belong on a "red list" because for one, these are captive bred and two, they are quite easy to keep. I would say there should be caution taken with the eggs as hatching them is easy but getting them to eat can be tricky. But once eating, these fish are easy enough to keep.

If you start to add every fish that is a possible finicky eater to a red list then half the ocean will end up on there

[reefy]

I have one, it looks like a chewed up mango seed, hehe, but its very interesting what is inside, you can actually see the embryo moving inside if you put it near the light. I will post a lil video once that I learn how to post video. here is a pic of it:

[Rbacchiega]

the main problem with purchasing a shark egg rather than an actual shark is that it is pretty hard to get them to eat. Once established they are great, but when they hatch they are usually already 6-8 even 10 inches long in some cases and uber picky.

But I agree, ultra neat idea, too bad it very rarely works out LOL

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by reefy

I have one, it looks like a chewed up mango seed, hehe, but its very interesting what is inside, you can actually see the embryo moving inside if you put it near the light. I will post a lil video once that I learn how to post video. here is a pic of it:

Ok...what are you going to do with that thing once it hatches??? LOL.

[Rbacchiega]

palm, meet forehead.

Please tell me this is not going in your 90 gallon.

EDIT: Please don't take this as me being crabby. In my experience with sharks, even banded cats, you'll need alot more room for a pup than a 90 gallon can provide, especially if you've got lots of rockwork.

If you're planning an upgrade relatively soon I'd be glad to help you. Again, not meant to be rude, Sharks are RAAAAAAAAAD, but require alot more thought/care than one might expect.

[reefy]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Ok...what are you going to do with that thing once it hatches??? LOL.

Justin:
I might sell it to you hehe, so you better start offering me lol..

Rbacchiega:
I thought about it but no i cant. I might just keep it in my 29 gallon lol...

[Rbacchiega]

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[reefy]

here a clip that I just took:

here is a link of what it will looks like later:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_PbYOvatBU