Sharks at Aquarium Adventure

mdisalvo55 · #1 11/21/2007, 05:59 PM

Why does aquarium adventure keep the sharks in that aquarium? They look so crammed in there and wouldn't the Columbus Zoo take them? I noticed now there are two of them in there, when it seems like that could be a nice display tank with coral and other fish in it...

haggarse · #2 11/21/2007, 06:07 PM

I agree and not to mention the tank looks like crap! Such a lousy home for such beautiful animals.

walmart · #3 11/21/2007, 06:10 PM

they are getting moved to somewhere else, i dont know where but /i think bigger.

cougarguy · #4 11/21/2007, 06:24 PM

They told me that about the leopard shark over a year ago.

walmart · #5 11/21/2007, 06:29 PM

theres a sign on tank.

Reefdiver72 · #6 11/21/2007, 06:42 PM

Yah there is a sign I saw it 2 weeks ago that said they would be leaving in a week to a bigger home somewhere.

Treg · #7 11/21/2007, 06:44 PM

I dont know if there is any truth to this at all but someone once told me that those sharks @ AA Die a lot and they just replace them... Anyone know anything about that? I hope that isnt true.

cougarguy · #8 11/21/2007, 07:27 PM

Legally they cant replace the leopard shark since you cant own one under 3 feet here in the us they just got grandfathered in since they had it before the ban got imposed Sometime in 94.

Cluckr7 · #9 11/25/2007, 06:02 PM

I used to work at AA (I worked there for about 2.5 years on and off during school). I never heard of a shark from that tank dying.

However, at one point, they put a 2 foot porcupine puffer in that tank with the sharks. I heard that the sharks would bite the puffer during feeding time - the puffer died a few weeks later after showing some pretty serious crypt.

That was the only time I've heard of them doing anything REALLY stupid with that tank.

haggarse · #10 12/05/2007, 09:28 PM

Update...

The sharks at AA are being moved to their own large facility at the Chicago AA. I stopped in this evening to buy some tubing and when I took a quick stroll by the fish, I noticed the sign. If I recall correctly, it said the sharks will be moved in the next four weeks.

Reefdiver72 · #11 12/05/2007, 09:32 PM

It said that 2 months ago.

haggarse · #12 12/05/2007, 09:48 PM

Good call Reefdiver, sorry I missed your earlier post

shakeandbake · #13 12/10/2007, 01:26 PM

Thank God those beautiful animals will be moving into a new home.

USAquatics · #14 12/11/2007, 09:47 AM

The new Chicago AA is opening in a few weeks. It takes about a year to build one of these stores. That might explain the delay from the original announcement of the "move" to the actual move.