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goodwin9

goodwin9

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Originally Posted by MIKE22cha
Nice Goodwin! I'd check on src, but I'm pretty sure that most common wobbies get over 6' and even 10'.
What do you plan on doing with it once it outgrows the tank?
I am using Scott Michael's book, Shark & Rays for reference. He states maximum length of 6', but is a slow growing shark if not over fed. Down the road, he will probably be donated to the same LFS that took the Marbled Cat.
 
mike22cha

mike22cha

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Originally Posted by goodwin9
I am using Scott Michael's book, Shark & Rays for reference. He states maximum length of 6', but is a slow growing shark if not over fed. Down the road, he will probably be donated to the same LFS that took the Marbled Cat.
Ummmmm, don't trust that book. Most people found numerous mistakes in that book, I'd go with people who have kept sharks.
 
aw2x3

aw2x3

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You're looking at 8'+...and that's on the small side, for an Aussy Wobby.
The only species of Wobbs that stay under 8' (+/-) are the Japanese and Wards, which are no longer imported to the United States.
 
goodwin9

goodwin9

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Originally Posted by AW2x3
You're looking at 8'+...and that's on the small side, for an Aussy Wobby.
The only species of Wobbs that stay under 8' (+/-) are the Japanese and Wards, which are no longer imported to the United States.
AW2x3..thank you for clarifying the size...WOW that is a big shark. I am wondering if you have any suggestion for feeding him. Last night, I put a frozen (thawed) silverside in front of him and he pulled about 1/2 of it in his mouth before spitting it out. It was probably a 2~3" silverside and I am wondering if it was just to big for him, or maybe he didn't like it? The rays were busy going after the frozen krill and he didn't want to move out from under the cave to go after that. Can you suggest something else that I could feed him? The marbled cat ate both the silversides and the krill. I'd like to have a pan B if he won't eat the silversides or krill. Please help if you can.
 
limitedslip

limitedslip

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as for food, go to a local grocery store, and buy the gumbo meat mix. If there is an asian market, even better, their mixes are the best. Mine has nautilis, clam, scallops, shrimp, octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and some other things i cant identify. that should give you plenty of food to play around with. For its size, it might be hard to eat it, if its having trouble eating (like my ray did at first) feed it mysis cubes, itll sit there and nibble at it till its gone. thats another option to try, but try those and lmk how it goes.
also, sharks can go at least a month or more w.o eating, and that shock of ocean to tank, it could take awhile, so be patient.
 
goodwin9

goodwin9

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Originally Posted by feelingfishy
Do you honestly need an chiller with that low of wattage?

In my case, I do, I have 2 other tanks in the same room along with some of my computer equipment which make for a warm room. I run chillers on all of my tanks, except for my 12 gallon nano. The shark & ray tank has three pumps in the sump which generate heat also. THe chiller on this tank doesn't kick in that often as the temp is kept at 78 degress.
 
krj-1168

krj-1168

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Actually AW2x3 - is incorrect about the number of species of wobbies that are under 8'. Most of the Wobbie species are under 8'.
Of the presently known species of wobbies (including couple of recently discovered species) - only 2-3 species actual reach or exceed 8'.
These are - the Spotted(O. maculatus), Ornate(O. ornatus) & Gulf/Banded (O. halei) are larger than 8' ft.
All other species don't grow over 6' in length.
BTW- goodwin - your wobbie is a Spotted Wobbie(Orectolobus maculatus), which can get to be over 10 ft long.
 
krj-1168

krj-1168

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Originally Posted by shark bait
I was on E something dot com and a guy has a tank for sale and it was realy small 90g and he had a Black tim in it that he caught in the Gulf and then put it back when it was to big. Ough, that pisses me off. but cool Shark.

Btw Shark_bait - that shark isn't a Blacktip(C. limbatus). What it actually is - is an Atlantic Sharpnose Shark.
Which really has no place in a 900 gallon pond - much less a 90 gallon tank.
 
goodwin9

goodwin9

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Originally Posted by krj-1168
Actually AW2x3 - is incorrect about the number of species of wobbies that are under 8'. Most of the Wobbie species are under 8'.
Of the presently known species of wobbies (including couple of recently discovered species) - only 2-3 species actual reach or exceed 8'.
These are - the Spotted(O. maculatus), Ornate(O. ornatus) & Gulf/Banded (O. halei) are larger than 8' ft.
All other species don't grow over 6' in length.
BTW- goodwin - your wobbie is a Spotted Wobbie(Orectolobus maculatus), which can get to be over 10 ft long.
Thank you for the identification! Do you happen to know how fast they grow in captivity? I was finally able to get this one to eat some frozen silversides after cutting them up into 1/2" pieces. Now if I can only get him to come out and feed rather than trying to get them under the rocks for him....
 
krj-1168

krj-1168

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Spotted Wobbies - mature at about 6-6.5' (1.8-2 meters), and IIRC it usually takes about 6-8 years to reach that point.
So as juveniles they - have an average growth rate of 7-9 inches per year. But since juvenile sharks tend to grow a bit faster in the 1st year - it's possilbe for them to grow as much as 12" in their first year.
 
goodwin9

goodwin9

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Here is an update on the Wabbegong shark.
This picture was taken last October after I first got the shark

I took this picture tonight, not much growth in six months.

And a couple more shots.

 
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heart & sole

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wow that ray looks great...looks like hes trying to eat you shark in the last pic
 
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