My plan one day is to have a room, with an aquarium above, below and to my sides, basically a chillout room surrounded by water ......
would I be allowed pets like great whites? or is it not legal?
2006-08-15 21:36:37 · 37 answers · asked by Morph 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Yes you can,... if you are really RICH boy...
2006-08-15 21:45:33 · answer #1 · answered by Ean13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Great White, Carcharodon carcharius (which can reach up to 7m in length) is protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) , so you would not be legally able to aquire one.
Prior to 2005 the longest a Great White had been kept in captivity was 16 days before it died. One was successfully kept for nearly 200 days before it outgrew its 'tank' at The Monterey Bay Aquarium. They "...made history ... when [they] successfully managed to wean a juvenile Great white shark on to dead foods and acclimatise it to life in an enormous aquarium. All previous attempts at keeping the Great white in captivity have failed.
Monterey Bay's shark, which was caught by Halibut fishermen last August [2004], was growing so quickly that she was fast becoming too large for her tank and was beginning to prey on her tankmates".
But it would be ace if ya could!
2006-08-16 04:20:57 · answer #2 · answered by Al 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There hasn't been a succesful attempt at keeping a Great White in captivity for longer than a few months. The longest time was something like 6 months, give or take a few.
But, the tank would have to be HUGE. I mean REALLY huge.
2006-08-16 04:51:30 · answer #3 · answered by nfaustman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
eemmm not sure u could get close enough to catch one lol,,but reserch has shown that a great white will only live for about 4 months in aquariums,,u wud need a hell of a big house to hold it in,,also its totaly illegal to capute these sharks,,, i am very interested to know were u were goin to get it from,,,Pets at home ???? lol
2006-08-16 02:01:00 · answer #4 · answered by kitty12332000 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i've got 2 great white in my back garden, usaually i sell their off spring at my local fish market, but if you want you can have the next ones,
just a warning though, don't ever use baby great white sharks as a subsitute for a good women
2006-08-15 22:02:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would need to have a wild game license at the very least. And remember, there has never been a great white kept alive in captivity-they die very quickly.
2006-08-16 03:27:26 · answer #6 · answered by But Inside I'm Screaming 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, You CANT have a shark, but in Fish shops, that sell tropical fish you can get smaller sharks, (about 5")
Aquarium around your room would be hard!!!
Tell me how!
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2006-08-16 21:04:39 · answer #7 · answered by Jack M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. If you're a billionaire you can do anything. You can even build your own saltwater lagoon and hire a staff of marine biologists to take care of it 24/7 for you.
2006-08-15 21:46:05 · answer #8 · answered by anonfuture 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a protected species - so, no on legal grounds. You have to think things through - they get a bit tetchy when you try sticking its one ton bulk in the bath while you clean its tank.
2006-08-16 04:32:21 · answer #9 · answered by Silkie1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
do you have any idea how big great whites get?? and how much it would cost to feed one? i don't know if it's illegal to own one or not i guess you would have to get a hold of the wildlife dept. and see if you have to have a permit to own it? I'm not sure if a great white would even survive in captivity
2006-08-16 00:11:47 · answer #10 · answered by parrotsarenoisy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would far cheaper and more pracrical to have an aquariam with a magnifying glass and a goldfish. then you can pretend you have a great white shark except it would be gold and it wouldnt be able to eat you.
2006-08-15 21:46:22 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋