Bamboo Cat Shark

[kitten_shark]

OK, I've been thinking for weeks, I wasgoing tog et some seahorses in a 55g to breed, then I decided to start out with saltwater, then start breeding, then I thought a 55g reef tank with radiata lionfish and snowflake eel.
now, I have thought a lot about it, and I think getting a bamboo cat shark would be way more worth the money.
I'm plannin on getting a 277 gallon circle pool with a sitting area, where the shark could swim up for feeding time or something.
it will be tough I know, and I'll be ready.
I'll have a tub as a refugium, live rock, tubeworms, clam, anything I can afford to help filter. It will also have a heater of course.
I have some questions.
what is a good book that someone can suggest for learning more about keeping a bamboo cat shark?
{EDIT - out of respect to the owner and operator of this board, please do not request links, names etc of other stores, thanks}
also, should I hatch the egg in the pool or should it be hatched in like a 15 gallon tub? guessing the egg should be hatched in pool right?
I want to get it and raise it from birth, it will be a fun experience and he will grow up in his pool. since I am getting it and hatching it, can I train it to be hand feed at birth and work with it so when it's bigger it will be more tame?
should I get like big angelfish or some triggerfish in the pool so he won't be lonely or is that a waste of money?
hoping someone can answer atleast some of my questions. thanks in advance!
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[shark bait]

Don't take this wrong. I just want to know a few things. It looks like you have jumped from types of tanks a bit. What made you want to keep sharks? What is your current tank set up? How long have you had salt fish? You say you have the $$ to keep sharks but it can cost thousands to keep a shark, and if you live in a hot or cold area it can cost more. My CPA wants to see my tank to see what would make me spent that much $$ last year. So please read this:
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/254711/sharks
Ask any questions you want but please make sure you have all the tools, room and money to keep a shark. And BTW eggs have a low survival rate due to the stress. It is cool to hatch one but going to the LFS and watching a health shark eat and act well is far better than $40 on an egg that could not live. JMO

 

[sharkboy13]

do not get a bamboo, get a coral cat, they stay smaller, and in ur case that will be beneficial

 

[krj-1168]

Like, Shark Bait - I have to wonder just how long you kept saltwater fish.
Sharks are by no means for a beginner to saltwater. Sharks & Rays are really only for experienced keepers of SW tanks.
Case in point - I had about nearly 10 years experience with SW FO & FOWLR tanks, before I got my first shark.
Still the best book I know of to answer, your questions about Sharks & Rays in Home Aquaria - is "Aquarium Sharks & Rays" by Scott W. Michael. You can like find a copy on Amazon, ---- or just check with your Major Local Book Stores.
There are other books about Sharks in Captivity -out there - but those are mostly geared toward Public Aquariums, Marine Biologists or advanced Shark Keepers.

 

[stingrayman]

Hi,
speaking from experience,you can hatch the egg in a smaller aquarium.
even as small as a 10 gallon.It will take 2 weeks for the shark to start eating
once it has hatched,It would be easier to get it to eat in a smaller tank.
Then move it to the pool.The hardest part is getting it to start eating.
I started mine on live and frozen brine shrimp,then moved up to krill ,
sand eels and silversides. in that order.
Now my shark is 3 feet long , eating very large smelts ,smelts are just giant silversides and you can buy them in the grocery store cheaper than silversides at the petstore. As for books? you can just look up bamboo shark on the internet and you will find more than enough information.
Fish: a large angel works, lion fish, tangs work well,I have 4 in my tank.
Triggers are NO good, they pick at the sharks eyes.
Copperbanded butterfly also works. Puffers are ok too. I have 2 in with mine.
An eel would have to grow up with the shark in order to survive once the shark gets bigger it will eat small eels.the eel must remain the same size as the shark or it becomes shark food.(Been there before)
Hope this is helpful.

 

[psusocr1]

stingrayman
IMO you may have those fish with your shark but it is definantly not reccomended for large angels or triggers or puffers to be housed with a shark..
they will all leave a shark with no eyes in the morning.. i just dotn people thinkignt hathis iis reccomded and that it could be done..