The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
NEW sHAEK ~ THE TtNh.
The Old one Gets Too Big for His Quarters
aud 10 Put Back ~ tn" Pool.

The sand shark that had been frr n year cNhlhi-
ted in one ot the wall TANKS on III" salt water side
uf tho Nquhrlum MAS last week removed Ia the
great central pool ON the hoor ii the aquarium.
and It's place supplied with smaller shark trrns.
ferrcd from the pnrl 10 III" tank
The shark thus removed had grown ,no big
In I've kept in the tank, its length Ind Increased
IN the year II had been there 6bOut ten Inches.
from about three and n half feet, 10 about four
feet and three inches The tank Is Of ample
length Il Is n double tank with an arch between
the sections giving total length Of ten "r twelve
feet hut with a width of three and half To-
four feet does not give the shark space enough
10 turn In. with comfort, AT the ends. II would
sail down the length 81 the tank, through the
arch, with plenty ~ room, Ia be- crampcd In turn.
ing and at the last owing tn It's increasing slIr,
IN turning in the comparatively narrow spnCc
grew sufficiently bo,hcrsomc To- II Ia keep II to
great cNten, from taking It's regular exercise, II
lay around good deal On the bottom 81 the tank
mud then II WAS put back In the pnol.
The new shark is comparatively little fellow.
it Is about three feet in length. but even small
shark like this looks savage" Th" new shark
was taken in Grnycscnd BAY ON Sept II, ~ that
had been IN the pool where was put when re-
O. we'd at the Aquarium. about six weeks when
II was removed 10 the tank. At nrst in it's new
Election II the body nf water in the tank, as seen
by itself in the glass front, for an adjoining body
81 water or Tor n continuation II the water ~
which II was itself and setting its no'c. against
the inside uf the glass as many another fish
has don" the new shark iIi"d to get through
into thrt other body or part II water
In this tank there are pllutilSh and two yellow
mackrrrl. the yellow rnCkrrcl have apparently
adopted III" habits II the plntiSh for they ar"
forever tagging around with H. after the shark,
Hs the piluliSh ~ accustomed Ia do The old
shark they used Ia ChASr up all the time: they
follow the now "nc when IL SwluS which II does
not always d., sometimes II says Tor n time mo
uOnleSS on the bottom II haSnt got used Ia its
new quarters yet, SO that II feet" nj home in them
or MS muCn al home aS liSh can fer IN captivity,
and likes moving about freely
Tho old shark the piOtSh used to rub lIp
against once in n while, Ia scratch itself The
sharks skin Is rough ik" very fin" sand paper,
and II is in fact, when properly prepared some
times used ms u substitute fOr sand paper. The
pilDlfsh irritatcd II may BE- by paraS les OF some
sort would range up alongside HE shark, look
ing then something like small steam launch
alongside tor edo boat, rub Itself against
him. and then sheer or, Ia follow as n tender,
again; the shark keeping right along mean.
while with perfect uniformity ~ gait, paying no
attention Ia The plutisl's action whatever and
IuIc undlsturhcd by II While the pilOtiish has
gone around with the new shark, when II went,
as it did with the old, II has not yet rubbed mp
against it: but perhaps II will do this when II
aud the new shark get better acquainted,