Hi! I build aquariums for a living.
Hey, that's really cool. Do you work on big aquariums like the Georgia aquarium that is a whopping 6.3 million gallons?
I wish! Usually I do aquariums that measure 14 inches high, 4 feet wide, and 14 inches deep, but I also do customized for smaller sizes as well.
That's still cool :). The Georgia Aquarium has a lot of cool fish and also contains massive whale sharks
Awesome! I haven't been. I love that they keep sharks from going extinct it sounds like
Yeah and it's actually the only institution outside of Asia to house whale sharks
I can imagine. Not only is it an endangered species, they can be up to 40 feet or more and are the largest fish in the seas.
Whale shark
The whale shark ("Rhincodon typus") is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the largest living nonmammalian vertebrate. It is the sole member of the genus Rhincodon and the only extant member of the family Rhincodontidae, which belongs to the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. Before 1984 it was classified as "
. While they can breed in the wild, they can not breed in aquariums.
In the Aquarium.
Usually, the Niger Triggerfish that you find for sale are only juveniles so they are small. You need to keep in mind that these triggerfish can grow up to be 20 inches (51cm) in length which makes them quite a large triggerfish, so you will need a big aquarium to keep them in. Unlike some other Triggerfishes, this one can grow into its full adult size in a short amount