Does anyone know where i can buy a small shark (yes the fish)

[McPhreak]

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<< I want a small shark, shark....not a fish, shark...what i need is a small (maybe 4"-6") shark....FRESHWATER >>

Huh? There are no freshwater sharks. They are all marine (salt water) animals. Several species can transiently tolerate freshwater for several hours, days or weeks, but none can live permanently in freshwater. If you want sharks, you gotta get a marine setup, and those aren't the easiest things to maintain properly. >>



I think I've read somewhere that there is one species of shark that is completely fresh water (lives in lakes, probably not your local one though so don't worry), but aren't very prominent. But you're absolutely right in that all the other one's are salt water fishies.

 

[LordMaul]

I want a huge snake case encircling my room....

I'll pay people to clean them, as I have no intentions of doing so.

 

[littleprince]

poor shark
whatever you buy sounds prone to death.
a small freshwater tank is not going to do it.
saltwater fish are a realy challenge to keep. go do some real studying up on the question instead of just trying to find the nearest store.
in a small freswater tank you might be able to get a figure 8 puffer or something.
but for real predatory fish, gd luck.

 

[azazyel]

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<< I want a small shark, shark....not a fish >>


Sharks are fish! Also, there are fresh water sharks. Usually what happens is there was a passage from the ocean to an inlet that dried up leaving the sharks stranded. After time the salt content fell and the sharks adapted



<< go with a baby white-shark..... shark enough? >>


White sharks can't live in captivity. Also, side note they are actually warm bodied!

Try a dog fish I have caught a quite a few of those in my time.
Dogfish shark

Edit: the ones I caught were only a foot or smaller.

 

[glen]

COuld a four foot shark live in a tank the size of a swimming pool?
I think it would be way too small.

 

[tcsenter]

<< Sharks are fish! >>

Well, technically yes, but they're usually not referred to as fish.

 

[Wallydraigle]

I would give you the same advice as everyone else, not to go for it. Sharks are very difficult and expensive to keep. If you have never kept marine aquaria before please do yourself and the fish a favor and do not jump into it by attempting to keep sharks because they will die and you will be out a lot of money.

There are as many as five species of freshwater sharks but they are very rare and most were thought to be extict until recently. They are in the genus Glyphis, but you won't be getting any of these to keep at home any time soon. No one knows very much about them. But there are some freshwater shark relatives that could be kept. There are stingrays that are totally freshwater. They live in the Amazon basin in fact. They are really cool looking fish and could be realistically kept if you have a very large tank and can devote the proper care to it. There is a book about them, I'm sure a search on Amazon will turn it up.

Doggiedog gave you some good advice concerning the catfish. They actually look like sharks at fist glance and they get a couple feet long and live for years and years will very little care. And they are cheap! You pick them up for a dollar or so, even at Walmart. That's the way to go if you are just after the look-of-shark.

If you feel the urge to try a marine aquarium you have my total support and I will answer any questions you have. But please don't start out with a cat shark or something because you will be disappointed.