bamboo shark?

[trigger40]

anybody know what size tank a bamboo shark will need and how fast they grow? my brother wants one for my next tank but i dont know.

 

[mauler]

They grow about 12-14" the first year and then slow down and they get to 3'+ you should look at a coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus) or a marbled catshark (Atelomycterus macleayi) they stay kinda small 24" or less

 

[trigger40]

thanks i will look into the other sharks but 3'+ is too big.

 

[mauler]

Yup you'd probably need like a 8-10'x4' tank just to watch him swim for like 2 hours a day at 3am the two sharks I just mentioned are actually some of the more active carpet sharks

 

[trigger40]

ok thanks do you know if they are peaceful like the bamboo shark. and i heard they dont do good with triggers, is this true?

 

[mauler]

I've seen people keep them in reef tanks with small fish but they are sharks so if they're hungry they might go after the small guys. It's not so much that the shark will hurt the trigger it's that the trigger might hurt the shark they sometimes peck there eyes out and nip fins but I think that completely depends on your triggers personality.

 

[trigger40]

yea that sounds about right to me. thanks

 

[mauler]

No problem and I personally think the coral and marbled catsharks look better than the bamboo and banded sharks

 

[trigger40]

i do to but the bamboo cat shark is the one my lfs sells so i might haft to do a little bribing to get the one i want.

 

[mauler]

You should be able to ask them to order you one

 

[trigger40]

hopefully. but they tend to have strange rules. so i dont know.

 

[mauler]

You could also order from an online store

 

[trigger40]

yea but its like $40 more than buying from a lfs. i sweet talkem into ordering one.

 

[mauler]

True but I'm not sure what your lfs might want just to order it. I'm also curious what size is your next tank going to be?

 

[trigger40]

its going to be between a 90 and 125. thats why i am sceptical about a shark.

 

[mauler]

You could probably get away with a coral or marbled catshark for a few years in a 125 but other people will say you need bigger while others will say even the 90 would be good since those sharks are found in reef caves and and they don't mind cramped spaces.

 

[trigger40]

True but I'm not sure what your lfs might want just to order it.

idk if they will or wont its just ive only seen one typ of shark ther.

 

[trigger40]

You could probably get away with a coral or marbled catshark for a few years in a 125 but other people will say you need bigger while others will say even the 90 would be good since those sharks are found in reef caves and and they don't mind cramped spaces.

that is true. ther is a fish wher i live that likes to live in beer bottles even though they grow three times its size. i will keep the shark on the list for posible stock choices for my next tank.

 

[mauler]

Just ask them they should be able to get ahold of one for you. Do you know what kind of fish it is that likes to live in beer bottles.

 

[trigger40]

Just ask them they should be able to get ahold of one for you. Do you know what kind of fish it is that likes to live in beer bottles.

toad fish. ther nasty looking fish.