coral cat shark(atelomycterus marmoratus)

cartman101

cartman101

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I would like to have some advice about these creatures, Scott Michaels says they can live in a 80gal+ I would love to have one of these creatures but i have a some questions!
#1. My tank is three months old, there are lots of coralline algae in the tank...everywhere! I here coralline comes from a established tank. so does that mean i could have a shark now? I transfered rocks and about 5 gals of water from my old tank to the new tank, same with the sand just a little FYI.
#2. Where can i get one of these creatures!!!!!!! A lfs might get one in they said but i doubt it its the right shark.
Thanks very much
 
scubadoo

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tank would have to be at least about 4 feet by 7 feet long. They will get close to 28" as an adult. Twice on the width and three times on the length for minimum.
Some good info in that book...but recommended tank sizes are often too small
JMO
 
scubadoo

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Originally Posted by Cartman101
6ftx18in
A 28 inch long animal will not be comfy with a 18" turning space. Like an 18 wheeler trying to make a U turn using one lane.
 
lion_crazz

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how much bigger of a tank will he be going into in two years? and how small are you going to get him so that he is not too big for an 18" wide tank?
 
cartman101

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Originally Posted by lion_crazz
how much bigger of a tank will he be going into in two years? and how small are you going to get him so that he is not too big for an 18" wide tank?
maybe around 7-10 in or so. Dont know how small they come
 
reeferdc

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Cartman how are you going to be getting a 180 gallon tank?? YOu wil be leaveing for collage in 2 years.... :notsure: :notsure: :notsure:
 
wrigley11

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You do realize that you will probably never even see the shark. The coral cat shark is probably one of the least active sharks you can purchase. It will hide whenever the lights are on and feeding may become a problem because they tend to only eat at night.
As for the comment about Scott's book - the book is actually poor in a lot of areas. The tank sizes are to small and most of the information is presented in an unclear method that can lead to many mistakes with these type of animals. Yes it's probably the only book of it's type but that doesn't make it good.
I deal with this question all the time and my reply is always the same...
If you don't have the tank now or the 10 to 20 years to invest into the animal, do not buy it. You are just going to end up killing the animal...
 
reeferdc

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Cartman dont count on a freind to take the shark. There are tons of other fish... Those kinds of sharks are boreing... why would you want one???
 
cartman101

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first off, requiem, thank you very much you! Your advice was awesome! One last thing i need to ask you but didn't have time, where did you say i can get these sharks at? And ReeferDC, i love sharks, the only reason that i want to become a marinebiologist is to study sharks. I have with swam sharks and captured a nurse shark with my hands on the gulf coast of florida.
 
cartman101

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i was thinking, if i dont get the shark could this be fine in my tank?
What i have in my tank now:
-goldentail moray
-niger tigger( sorry requiem, i told you i have a pinktail trigger, i was looking at the pinktail trigger online when talking to you LOL)
What i want:
-maybe another eel? zebra moray or wolf eel or snake eel or tesse
-a lionfish
- another trigger or puffer. ( had a puffer before never bother the lion, trigger was in a tank with lion...never bothered each other)
 
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