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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i have a 2000g tank in my house that was fresh water but i had someone change it into saltwater. the tank has been sent up for 1 year and i broken in. i was wonderring can i get a nurse shark at my lfs that is living in a 500g at the store.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	I belive these get around 5 to 6 feet long. I have a LFS here that keeps about 6 of them in a 4000gal tank. What size are you thinking about getting, a small or full grown? The tank shoudl be OK as long as there is enough room for it to turn around. The tank at the LFS is only about 4 feet deep, so it's a very large tank. Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
lil_mikey69 Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3180 Kudos: 2380 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	2,000 may work for a time, but it won't hold it for the sharks life. What are the dimensions of the tank? Thats very important. Also, is there anything else in the tank? How is it decorated, etc?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
me is already in use Fish Addict Posts: 596 Kudos: 99 Votes: 25 Registered: 02-Dec-2003	press control f and search for nurse on this link http://www.wetwebmedia.com/sharkfaqs2.htm says nurse sharks get around 9-14 feet and best tank size is around a 4800-5000+ gallon tank So, there are a lot of other sharks that are better/smaller [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-07-26 18:58][/span]
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