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They are Amazon (or Brazilian) Puffers Colomesus asellus.
They will not be the first to exhibit them, however I think they will be the only ones to have them at the present moment.
Adventure aquarium in Camden has had Tiger Sharks. Also Maui ocean center.
Adventure Aquarium has Sand Tigers, no mention of Tiger on their site.
Maui Ocean Center currently does not have any per discussion elsewhere, if I am remembering correctly.
the aquarium of the pacific has a sand tiger shark I thought...?
Sand Tiger Shark is Carcharias taurus
Tiger Shark is Galeocerdo cuvier
The name makes it confusing but it's more accurate to refer to the former as 'sand shark' for short than 'Tiger Shark', as the latter is the only actual Tiger Shark.
The Sand Tiger Shark is the most commonly kept requiem shark in aquaria, whereas the Tiger Shark is one of the rarest.
~Thylo
Tiger Shark is Galeocerdo cuvier
The name makes it confusing but it's more accurate to refer to the former as 'sand shark' for short than 'Tiger Shark', as the latter is the only actual Tiger Shark.
The Sand Tiger Shark is the most commonly kept requiem shark in aquaria, whereas the Tiger Shark is one of the rarest.
~Thylo
Adventure Aquarium kept Tiger Sharks in the past.
Tiger Sharks in Captivity
Here is an overview of tiger sharks kept in captivity
Unfortunately the overview isn't up to date, last updated in 2017. Would be interested to know if there are any current holdings, I know a few sharks that weren't on the database.
Sounds like Adventure Aquarium hasn't kept them since mid-2011, though.
~Thylo
~Thylo
@ThylacineAlive Are tiger sharks the most difficult of all the shark species that are hard to take care for even when they're in captivity?
The most difficult? Definitely not, however I do think they're more aggressive than most other sharks and therefore are tricky to mix with other species. It's the same reason you don't see many Bull Sharks around.
~Thylo
As Thylo said, they're one of the harder, but definitely not the most difficult. Great Whites, for one. Deep sea species like Goblin sharks. Greenland sharks. Megamouths and basking...
Also the true pelagic ones such as makos, threshers, and the Oceanic Whitetip.
imaginarius
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Has anyone ever tried to exhibit a Greenland shark?
I'm finding some references to a few Greenland Sharks being kept in captivity, but no specifics other than none living over a month in captivity.
