Baby Shark

[crofty]

About 5 weeks ago I wanted a Banded shark in my tank, I did not have the $110 the store was selling them for, So I opted for a Shark Egg Embryo for $20... well Saturday I woke up and the egg hatched...I now have a 6 inch brown and white banded shark...he is very timid now, I have him seperated from my other fish and I have seen him eating when I feed him...he is not swimming around too much yet. Any of you experts out there have any advice for me with this fish...I have a 55 gallon tank with a Tang, Trigger, Clown and Wrasse, no live coral, just fish. Any thing special I should feed him, I feed the others Formula One, he seems to be eating the Formula One with no problems...Any advise is appericated..
Thanks
Bryan

 

[tru conch]

try looking in the aggressive forum. lots of advice for sharks there. hth

 

[ocellaris_keeper]

OOPS - your tank is too small for a shark.

 

[underthesea]

Your trigger is going to mess with the shark and probably kill him. You als need a much bigger tank. They are awesome fish and they grow quick i grew mine from when it hatched up to 30" in less then two years. You are going to need a bigger tank quick and get him away from that trigger.

 

[jakob4001]

depending on how much you feed it, some say only feed it every other day once, and the temperature...higher the temperature & the more you feed, the faster it might grow; it might be ok in the 55 depending on quality of your tank and if you don't add more to the bioload...you will need a larger tank for it preferablly in about 6 months; the sooner the bette though; where did you purchase you egg from & how long did you have it for before it hatched?

 

[dirtybilge]

I have heard hatching shark eggs if difficult but congrats, thats a real accomplishment! I agree with the other people on this board big filter big tank! I woulf also and a deep live sand bed.

 

[crofty]

Thanks for the info, I have traded the Trigger for a wrasse and am in the process of loking for the cash to get a new tank !

 

[jakob4001]

hey crofty where did you get your shark egg from & how did you place it in your tank? did you get to see it hatch?

 

[crofty]

I got the egg from a local shop in Jacksonville ( Bio Reef) It was in my tank for about 5 weeks, I seperated it from the other fish by a peice of plastic with holes drilled in it, I put an extra airhead in the section for more current, than last Saturday morning It hatched,I was not home when it happened, I still have it seperated from the other fish till he eats some more. His name is Sammy the Shark.