michaelstern
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I see a 4-5" banded shark for sale. How big do these get? What is minimum tank size. What are good tank mates? How hardy? Any other info would be appreciated?
Banded Shark
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shrimpfishy
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I will love to take him! Where are you located? and will you ship?
conogre
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According to most of the books, the Banded Bamboo Shark reaches about 42".
We have a pair of this years hatchlings, a female that we hatched ourselves (along with a humorous story) and a male who we are having difficulty getting to eat and currently force feeding.
When the female broke through the end of the egg case, there was much activity but no emergence for 4 days, after which the Mrs. began to get concerned......we then opened the case with an exacto knife.
Upon emergence, the little female had approximately 1/8" of an umbilicus looking eggs sack laeft, and for the net week, wherever we looked in the 125 gal. tank we'd find her hiding under the egg case, no matter where it was.
I finally began to wonder 1) how is that case getting moved all over the tank, and 2) how is she finding it?
The answer?
Each time she moved, she siezed a corner in her mouth and took it with her!
So far the female eats virtually anything, and after almost 2 1/2 weeks eating nothing, we force fed the male frozen brine and a small insuline syringe (minus the needle, of course).
We have a pair of this years hatchlings, a female that we hatched ourselves (along with a humorous story) and a male who we are having difficulty getting to eat and currently force feeding.
When the female broke through the end of the egg case, there was much activity but no emergence for 4 days, after which the Mrs. began to get concerned......we then opened the case with an exacto knife.
Upon emergence, the little female had approximately 1/8" of an umbilicus looking eggs sack laeft, and for the net week, wherever we looked in the 125 gal. tank we'd find her hiding under the egg case, no matter where it was.
I finally began to wonder 1) how is that case getting moved all over the tank, and 2) how is she finding it?
The answer?
Each time she moved, she siezed a corner in her mouth and took it with her!
So far the female eats virtually anything, and after almost 2 1/2 weeks eating nothing, we force fed the male frozen brine and a small insuline syringe (minus the needle, of course).
shrimpfishy
Member
I just got a shark egg it hached 2 weeks ago it is a bamboo shark. He is eatting live ghost shrimp now how do I get him to eat frozen food!?! Thank you!
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tdragon
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hey bull shark il take him in in lynn if ur serious about giving him away email me at tdragon6147@hotmail.com or im me at aol tdragon24
rocky bottom
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BULL SKARK, if your still looking to get rid of that shark E-MAIL ILL be glad to drive over to pick himor her up.
"GOOD LUCK GOOD REEFIN"
"GOOD LUCK GOOD REEFIN"
conogre
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shrimpfishy, we cut tiny little slivers of raw shrimp, raw baitfish and raw squid originally, then placed them next to the little females mouth with a pair of long twezers, day or night, and she would eagerly suck them up.
After doing this for 2-3 days, she began taking the food directly from my fingers, and I imagine she'll show me when her teeth and size no longer make this a good idea!**grin**
After doing this for 2-3 days, she began taking the food directly from my fingers, and I imagine she'll show me when her teeth and size no longer make this a good idea!**grin**
shrimpfishy
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Ya, bullshark e-mail me at f50bp@aol.com I will be very happy to take the shark off your hands!!