after dinner

[ac]

I got this picture right after she ate dinner. I hadn't posted a picture of her in a while. A little on the chubby side.

 

[liontamer]

Yikes, she sure does eat good. Thats a bamboo, right? Never seen one that...plump. !!!!!!!lol

 

[ac]

she's a pig in bamboos clothing:yes:

 

[irenicus]

Very, very, nice! :yes:

 

[civickid]

what did you feed her and how old is she and how big. Very nice pic.

 

[ac]

I feed her squid, silversides, scallops and shrimp. I try to keep her diet varied. She's about a year old and she's around 25 inches long. I got her from a school through a LFS that hatched her so I'm not exactly sure on the age.

 

[gasguzzler]

Ours are the same age and yours still has a lot of stripe pigment. I wish mine could save some color. Oh, thats right, she wont be around much longer for me to watch grow.

 

[ac]

Is your tank salvagable or do you have to start over?

 

[casey75]

how long do bamboo's live for and do they always lose the juv. coloring and fade to that tan

 

[gasguzzler]

I dont know if I will bother setting it back up. I think I have found homes for everyone and after that, Ill reseal it, and use it as a wet/dry for a larger tank as planned. I just cant transfer my animals anymore. Im trying to work out a bigger tank with cincy (10x5) to do smoothies and blue dot rays. We'll see.
Im not sure of an expected lifespan but I do know that almost all of them lose thier stripes. Some retain a little color, while most fade to grey. The first male I hatched was plainly recognizable as one that will keep his color. He was born with a very unusual color pattern that is a vivid today as it was 3 years ago.

 

[hewetton]

Ah..I can see she just had a big, nice meal....for some reason looking at your bamboo makes me feel content.....

 

[tony detroit]

I think she needs to start jogging......LOL
Nice specimen AC

 

[lilstrup]

do u ever find any teeth in the sand

 

[gasguzzler]

Theyre so small you would never see them. I found 2 stingers that mt rays shed though.

 

[lilstrup]

thats cool how big is the tank they r in

 

[gasguzzler]

They were in the 125 then.

 

[lilstrup]

hey gas do u think i could put a bamboo in with my three 2 inch triggers and a 5 inch grouper

 

[gasguzzler]

Check the other thread. I replied there.

 

[lilstrup]

cool

 

[tony detroit]

Originally posted by gasguzzler
Theyre so small you would never see them. I found 2 stingers that mt rays shed though.
like this?
stinger