banded cat shark ??

[nycwaters]

hi guys,
I was thinking of getting an egg-banded cat shark but i had 2 questions
1. Would it be easier to take care of from the time they hatch or should i wait until they are a bit grown, wait until they are few months old?
2. How big are they when they hatch? , i don't want my lion fish to swallow him
thank you ,
Enjoy the holidays JR

 

[nycwaters]

bump

 

[jim27]

1. It would be easier for a first timer to buy an already hatched shark
2. they're about 6 inches when they hatch. Maybe a little smaller

 

[gregvabch]

i had my banded cat shark for over a month before it hatched; they're not hard to take care of while in the egg. all you have to do is keep them close to something that circulates the water and flip them every other day or so. mine came out of the egg at about 7" and i feed it rosies on a skewer. unless your lionfish is huge i don't think that you have anything to worry about.

 

[nycwaters]

thank you

 

[a_fender69]

I strongly advise you not to purchase a banded cat with your current livestock!!! The lionfish is not the problem, it is the Lunare wrasse and maybe the humuhumu trigger. the trigger is not the main concern, the wrasse is known for being extremely aggresive and will eat the eays out of the shark. Banded cats will spend most of there time on the bottom not swimming. Because of the inactivity, the wrasse will assume it is dead and will try to eat him. secondly, banded cats are blind, he will not see where the attacks are coming from. If you are questioning my knowledge, I have over 7 years management expierance working, maintainig, hobbing, and serviceing saltwater and reef aquara. Expierance has proven to me time and time again that this is not a good idea.
Second question: the hatch at 5-7inches. You are better off buying a shark that has already hatched and you know that is feeding. I have raised and hatched almost 100 banded cats and have never found a completely acccurate way to get them to feed

 

[puffy_1234]

If you do decide to get a shark, i would get one that is already hached and eating... trust me, I've had lots of problems trying to get mine to eat, and it didn't make it. I talked to an aquarist here in San Deigo Sea World... they have similar sharks... and they've done biopsy on sharks that don't eat and die, and they are born with intestional blockage... It was an experience hatching an egg, but when I get my next one, it's gonna be hatched and eating already. Jut thought I'd let ya know, and take that into consideration when buying