2000 gallon tank for a black tip shark!?

A 2 thousand gallon tank???? Wow, where do you live, sea world? lol JK Where in the world will you put it? I'll try to do some research and find out for you.

O.k. I googled it. They get to be 6.5 feet long, so first you have to know if the tank will be long enough for it to swim in. They are also the only shark that can jump completely out of the water. They can weigh 100 pounds.

This species is declining and threatened, but I don't know if it's on the endangered list.

There is a difference between the black tipped shark and the black tipped reef shark. This info is about the reef shark.

Saw a picture of one, it's beautiful.

Wish I could do that too :)

I have a 125 gallon in wall reef tank and ive spend more then $45 thousand dollars in maintenance on it alone. And to answer your question about water changes and vacations, I had a computer system installed in a room built behind the tank to monitor the water and supplement different chemicals at different pre-programmed integrals throughout the day such as adding calcium, iodine, strontium, etc in trace amounts using iv bags. I have a 75 gallon auto top off which tops my tank water off which evaporates, and a ro/di unit attached to my sink which directly tops off my auto top off. I don't do water changes to lower nitrates. I have a 50 gallon refugium the water is pumped through to remove the nitrates. I have two generators which kick on if the power goes off automatically. I also have webcams installed my tank so I can check on them when I am away from home. As far as your question: 2000 fish in one tank?? 5,000 gallons =)....Stick to the public aquarium you worked at, because unless you can drop 10 or 20 million without hesitation, this dream isn't going to get close to being reality.Tanks this big require major maintenance, of which just one person can't provide. You would need to hire people to help you regardless of how much prior experience you have. This is very impractical. Maybe try to find some smaller species of sharks and try to lower your expectations a little. I want a Great White, however I can realize I am never going to get one. Go to the public aquarium and visit the fish. Its much much cheaper, and something that's better for both parties involved in this little venture. Best of Luck

im not one to dash on someones dreams.....but.......

the size and equipment you would need to house and properly care for a 6 ft shark would be extreme, and yes even if you get a baby you need to be ready to house it as an adult, in order to do this properly your first investment is going to be a really good collage, because your not going to afford this on a warehouseman's budget, you will either need to afford $200.00 a week for water changes or some coastal property where you can invest in a pumping system to bring in natural sea water, you will want around $7000.00 in live rock for filtration, $5000.00 for the shark, figure $2000.00 for the salt mix to fill the tank, expect to pay at least $1000.00 min for a diecent sized protene skimmer, so we are at $15,000.00 already, and im not going to even guess at the cost of the custom tank, sumps, and plumbing, and figure 50lb a week (rough low ball estimate) on food, id say expect to pay no less than $30,000.00 on initial set up, with a another $1000.00 a month on care and matainance, not to say it cant be done it most certainly can, but you are not going to break into the salt water hobby with a black tip reef shark,

more realistic options? get a season pass to the local aquarium or maybe even volunteer, yes you might start moping the floors, but if your dedicated a hard worker and at the right place at the right time who knows what opportunities will present them selves

The best fish you could possibly have. Check this persons setup and how they built a cost beneficial tank for it. Observe what type of other shaks they also put along with it.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthrea...

Hope this helps.

I will have to go with Damlano that a massive freshwater tank could be a bit more fun. I would personally go with silver aros and alligator gars and lungfish. It is abit more easy... oh yeah do not forget the knifefish they bsolutely rock especially when combined with aro's in a tank

you need to ask a an aquarium worker or a Professional on sharks and what environments they need but yeah 2000 sounds Right because those sharks grow to about 6 ft and lightly beyond and need a big space to live.

i didn't even know you could buy sharks here quess you learn something new everyday but continue your research and you will get everything you need

OMG thats HUGE tank

anyways i know that sharks are for experts thats what most web site say but with that amount of space it iwll look terrific

get easier fish to keep

for example :

zebra moray eel

golden dog face puffer

volitan lionfish

black banded shark

some bigger tang/surgeon fish like the naso tang unicorn tang

clown triggerfish

etc...

but have you though about making it a freshwater tank ??? there are a lot of cool "giant" freshwater fish like the arrowanas,oscar cichlids,red devils,lima shovelnosed catfish tiger shovelnosed catfish red tialed catfish pacus , texas cichlids,jaguar wolf cichlids, freshwater rays, gars , lungfish , clown knifefish ,tinfoil barbs you have al ot of fish to choose from

also setting up a saltwater tank is expensive and it will cost you a small fortune just to set it up freshwater tanks are easier to maintain and the fish arent as expensive as saltwater