Anthony Cairo takes a look at some of the practicalities of keeping Sharks in captivity. Few creatures in the sea inspire such awe and admiration among observers and aquarists as the noble sharks. My own endearment notwithstanding, these fishes are hardly practical in home aquariums. By and large, they are unsuitable for casual aquarium keeping and require dedicated or species-specific displays. They have special, if not extraordinary, needs in husbandry and housing, and demonstrate above average sensitivities to water quality, diet and transportation issues. A few exceptional species, like several sharks in the family Hemiscylliidae, do make excellent aquarium specimens. Most elasmobranchs, however, are not recommended for use in aquariums of only1000 It in volume.
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