Nurse shark pup: A rescue animal

[Miguel]

I don't think the hool will dissolve.

If it is eating and acting normaly, they might let the hook stay in place.

Awesome job, anyway, that Zoodivers team did!

 

[Wiggles92]

Great job! How's the shark doing now?

P.S. I finally got the video to embed with my magical embedding powers.

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[Zoodiver]

Shark is doing great, eating well etc... Hoping to move him into the big Reef display this week.

 

[Zoodiver]

Update time:

Upon discussion with the big guys up top, this shark is doing great and was moved to the main 250,000 gallon Reef display this morning. We'll be keeping a very close eye on him the next few weeks. We do two dives each day in this display. The holding system he was in used the same water as the main display - No need to acclimate!!

Sorry the underwater shots are so blue...it's not really that color.

 

[Red Devil]

oh he is so sweet..and wow did he grow,.. great job!

 

[Zoodiver]

Another update. Here are some current pics. "Hercules" is doing amazing. He's growing, swimming and acting just like a young nurse shark should. Very curious and interactive.

And just a few of the rest of his home - 250,000 gallon Atlantic reef. He shares it with 8 Cownose, 1 Southern stingray, 2 green morays, 2 adult cuda, 1 hystrix puffer, groupers, grunts, snappers, wrasses, angels, triggers, damsels, hamlets, drum, crabs, lobsters, urchins, coral.... well, you get the idea.

 

[Oscarum monstruoso]

What an amazing story, you guys are awesome.

 

[CanalEel]

This story is just amazing.

Respect man.

 

[Zoodiver]

Thank you.

 

[Pharaoh]

First time I've seen this thread.