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Bull Shark

Bull Shark
    • ThylacineAlive
      Shark Adventure: Bull Shark. May 19, 2019.
    • RatioTile
      Is this the only aquarium in the US with bull sharks?
    • ThylacineAlive
      @RatioTile It might be, probably is. I'm not 100% certain, though, as there are a lot of aquariums in the US. They don't make for a great exhibition, though, since they cannot be mixed with most other species the way more common aquarium sharks can.

      ~Thylo
    • RatioTile
      Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium mixes them with Tiger (which stays near the surface), Sandbar, Silvertip, Dusky, Silky, and Sicklefin Lemon Sharks, also Bowmouth Guitarfish, Pilot Fish, barracudas, and trevallies. However, these sharks are often rotated on and off exhibit with many off-exhibit holding tanks, so the combination of sharks on display is periodically changed.
    • ThylacineAlive
      @RatioTile I've never heard of a rotational display with fish before, and certainly never with sharks! That's quite a great species list there, though.

      ~Thylo
    • WhistlingKite24
      It’s interesting to hear about how Bull Sharks are displayed overseas.

      SeaWorld Gold Coast, here in Australia, mixes their Bull Shark with Loggerhead Turtle, Loggerhead x Green Turtle, Dusky Whaler, Giant Shovelnose Ray, White-spotted Guitarfish, Mangrove Whipray, Estuary Stingray, Ocellated Eagle Ray, Black-blotched Stingray, Australian Barracuda, Cobia, Giant Trevally, Golden Trevally, Red Emperor, Spangled Emperor, Mulloway, Barramundi, snappers, darts, large triggerfish, and other larger fish species. They used to have Tiger Shark as well but I don’t think it was successful.

      Here are some images of the Shark Bay exhibit (where the Bull Shark is located):
      Shark Bay - Bull Shark and Viewing Window - ZooChat
      Shark Bay - Viewing Window - ZooChat
      Shark Bay - Viewing Window - ZooChat
      Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) - ZooChat
    • ThylacineAlive
      Now I'm wondering why these were in a completely bland and empty tank with nothing but a couple of nurse sharks :p

      ~Thylo
    • Matt G
      To be fair, bull sharks fare better in captivity than great whites.
    • RatioTile
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