My Cat Shark
- Thread starter morayeels
- Start date
sharkboy13
Active Member
thats a kinda cute pic, but u sure hes got enough floor space?
morayeels
Member
I think one of the reasons the shark is doing so well is beacuse it has lots of places to hide and blend into.
I dont feed him unti I get home from work on second shift when he is out moving around. Loves Krill, squid and silver sliders. I soak all his food in seacem garlic guard.
I think I need to give this shark a name. How do I tellif its a male or female.
I dont feed him unti I get home from work on second shift when he is out moving around. Loves Krill, squid and silver sliders. I soak all his food in seacem garlic guard.
I think I need to give this shark a name. How do I tellif its a male or female.
morayeels
Member
Is there amything wrong with this?
There are people out there that dont want to start off with a 8 or 9 inch shark. They want to start with a 12 or 16 inch shark. So when my friend has a customer that requires a shark of this size I can provide a realy healty shark for him to sell to his customer.
There are people out there that dont want to start off with a 8 or 9 inch shark. They want to start with a 12 or 16 inch shark. So when my friend has a customer that requires a shark of this size I can provide a realy healty shark for him to sell to his customer.
mike22cha
Active Member
Well it would be a healthy shark if it is cramped in a small tank. What are the deminsions of the 90? I would just keep it in the 300g once it gets bigger. Also I wouldn't trust that all people who come in to buy a shark have a huge setup. Some may put larger sharks in small aquariums(for a shark).
brenden
Member
Mike22cha - I totally agree, just becasue someone comes in and is interested in a shark does not mean they have the large enough sytem with sufficient filteration. If I where you, I would tell your friend to ask for pictures of the set ups before sharks are sold. Its the only and best way to ensure the shark is given an ethical home. Also I would rather have you plan to build a new pond or buy a new tank to rely on your friend. Its really the wrong attitude to have, if you dont plan to have it for live, dont plan to have it at all.
morayeels
Member
Hay I look at it this way. If I need to build a pnd size tank of 300 gallons or more then thats what I need to do. As far as raising a healthy shark for a larg system I do agree with you on the picture thing. I would only have my friend sell this shark to a worthy customer. But its so easy to get picturs off the web. We do have a 350 gallon tank at the shop that in time we could place the shar in there for display. For now im going to take it one step at a time . Start the shark in my 90gallon tank. Later move him to a 180 and if need after that have a 300 gallon tank built. Its only money and you cant take it with you.
krj-1168
Member
I've seen people that have kept a 30-36" Brown Banded Bamboo in a 240 gallon tank. The poor shark had a very hard time just turning around.
So a 180-240 gallon tank isn't enough for an adult Brown Banded. They reach about 36-40" in length. And require a tank with a width that is at least equal to the shark maximum length. So a 350 gallon tank is absolute minimum. But truthfull they are better off in a 500 gallon(8'long x 4'wide x 2' high) tank. or a large pond of about equal size(or larger).
So a 180-240 gallon tank isn't enough for an adult Brown Banded. They reach about 36-40" in length. And require a tank with a width that is at least equal to the shark maximum length. So a 350 gallon tank is absolute minimum. But truthfull they are better off in a 500 gallon(8'long x 4'wide x 2' high) tank. or a large pond of about equal size(or larger).