what species of sharks are in and around nz waters

anyone kno any sites showing whats around?

mostly wana kno about the smaller ones ,some go by the common namecarpet shark and dog fish

there are heaps.

Are you looking for a certain type? ie small, big,

there are

mako,blue, bronze whalers, gw, hammerheads, carpet, spiney dog, gummy, rig,

Actually read this, http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky ... ndard/2/en

When I was a kid we used to live in the BOI. We regularly caught baby dogfish and baby hammer heads as well as some BW's sharks in the inner bay.

I thought carpet sharks were more of an Australian thing.

Are you planning on keeping some? That would be cool.

what the scintific name for the dog fish? lol if anyone knos

Mustelus canis 8)

lol doesnt look like the one im after, its similar but has stripes

theres a few sharks called dog fish

Scyliorhinus retifer

C.punctatum? do we get them in nz waters? looks like what ive been trying to find

heres a pik link

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/Cartilaginou ... st_pic.JPG

are you getting another idea Prophecy 8) :lol:

lol 8)

port jacksons are sometimes caught in nz waters

list of shark species in nz

http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky ... ndard/2/en

when you catch them remember i have a 10,000 litre saltwater pool

sweet once it gets to big lol

as i understand sharks

dog fish are best,

for the pelagic species you need a rounder tank with no caves to get stuck in,

they are not good at reversing and need to be always moving forward to keep the gills working especially young ones

used to transport them back in a 200 litre drum on its side, with top cut out

bilge pump with flow directly over sharks snout or tape the hose in their mouth

have caught those ugly things in Hawkesbay,pretty close in on pania reef and further out off cape kidnappers.

have caught those ugly things in Hawkesbay,pretty close in on pania reef and further out off cape kidnappers.

I'll take three live ones thanks repto

A few years ago my partner caught a couple of prickly sharks and he also got a bramble shark (was going to post pics but my normal computer in the shop). I thnk we sent a prickly shark to Te Papa. A couple of weeks ago he got a spotty dog with spikes. Apart from that theres the normal spikey dog shark, carpet shark, school shark, great whites, makos, bronze whalers, blues and i'm sure heaps of others.

0ay any small ones? im probly best starting out with the one i was first talking about

duno about the chiller ay , i think the ones im thinkn off dont just live in cooler waters , correct me if im wrong tho

what sort of setup are you going to run?

just 180g tank with sump mayb fx5 for flow

other than that ill just try pick up some advise along the way, gona start with a small shark and see where i go from there

thats if i do this for sure ,getting prety kean but might be a dumb idea lol

get a fairly decent skimmer too, helps with water purity

they go through a bit of food

Been reading the Salt Water Sharks and Rays forum at MFK too much eh! It would be cool to see, but from what I've read most species grow fast and need perfect water.

from my experience the dogfish are more tolerant of water conditions than the pelagic species are