oxtim12345
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I'm thinking about getting a baby one for my 60gal tank and hopfully upgrading down the road. Does anyone have any experience on them? Hardy? good eaters? etc.
Banded Shark
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megalodon in my aquarium
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Hi, are you interested in the banded shark AKA a bamboo shark?... If you are I am personally thinking about getting one, and from what I am told you need at least a 200-300 gallon tank, and they GROW pretty fast... Hope that helps! 
oxtim12345
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I heard they could live in a 70 to 100 gal when there small, but the one's i see in the pet store just sit and don't move. This guy i know has one in his 29 gal tank and its been doing fine for about 8 months now.
megalodon in my aquarium
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That is interesting... the funny thing is, the sharks growth is probably stunted from being forced to be in a 29.... I have a 29 for my freshies (fish that is) and I don't even have 10 fish in there!! AND THEY ARE A LOT SMALLER THAN AN SHARK!!! I find it cruel to put a shark, the lord of the oceans, in a small cramp tank... I am not trying to be mean, but please see it in their point of view!
justchillin
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i really wanted one too...but after researching i've decided that it would be cruel to put on in anything smaller than a 300gal (although, i'm not entirly convinced that is big enough either)...
i would say pass on the shark untill you can afford him/her better accomidations...
mike.
i would say pass on the shark untill you can afford him/her better accomidations...
mike.
megalodon in my aquarium
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I agree with justchillin's idea of just waiting until you can afford a larger tank... here is so info on your shark!:
These are among the smallest of the aquarium suitable sharks at about 40 inches. Adult Bamboo sharks can be kept reasonably well in a 125 gallon or larger aquarium. Be sure to keep the Bamboo shark in a relatively wide tank (24") as they will need the width to move comfortably when they get older.
Distribution:
Indo-Pacific Oceans
Diet & Feeding:
Feed all kinds of large meaty foods like small pieces of fish, squid, shrimp, and live goldfish.
Aquarium Behavior:
Aggressive towards anything small enough to fit in its mouth.
Inverbrate compatibility:
Not recommended, will eat shrimp and mussells, and destructive to corals with age. Aliases:
Banded Cat Shark
Length:
1000mm/40" (wild), 1000mm/40" (aquarium)
Temperature:
78°F - 81°F
Salinity:
1.021 to 1.023
HOPE YOU MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE!
here is so info on your shark!:These are among the smallest of the aquarium suitable sharks at about 40 inches. Adult Bamboo sharks can be kept reasonably well in a 125 gallon or larger aquarium. Be sure to keep the Bamboo shark in a relatively wide tank (24") as they will need the width to move comfortably when they get older.
Distribution:
Indo-Pacific Oceans
Diet & Feeding:
Feed all kinds of large meaty foods like small pieces of fish, squid, shrimp, and live goldfish.
Aquarium Behavior:
Aggressive towards anything small enough to fit in its mouth.
Inverbrate compatibility:
Not recommended, will eat shrimp and mussells, and destructive to corals with age. Aliases:
Banded Cat Shark
Length:
1000mm/40" (wild), 1000mm/40" (aquarium)
Temperature:
78°F - 81°F
Salinity:
1.021 to 1.023
HOPE YOU MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE!
cat shark
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I just bought a banded cat shark about a month ago and they said he wasn't eating my home town fish place said he never had any luck with them eating. But I did he eats right out of my hand. If you can get them to eat they are pretty hardy. Mine is in a 38 gallon now but will be moved to a 155 gallon by the end of the summer. As long as they are small they can be in a smaller tank but should be moved to a larger tank as they grow. god luck let me know if we are talking about the same fish