Shark Egg

tarhull87

tarhull87

Member
Hey all,
Two questions:
I just received my shark egg today from an online order, along with a Naso Tang, which is doing quite well.
Question 1:
Is it normal for the egg to have a fishy smell coming out of the water?
Question 2:
When I look in the egg, I see alot of orange with a small dark spot in the middle, how long should it be before I begin to see the shark forming?
Thanks,
Mike
 
gasguzzler

gasguzzler

Active Member
Its going to be quite a while. Give it a few months and then you will see it start to develop.
As far as the smell, all of mine were captive bred and I never had to take them out of the water. Hold it in the water up against the glass and shine a light on it. Make sure the yolk isnt broken or crushed, etc. You can clip it to the side of the tank in front of a return so you can monitor it also.
 
tarhull87

tarhull87

Member
To check if the egg is still alive drop it from the top of the watter. If it spirals down 95% chance it is alive if it swoops back and forth or just drops strait down,more than likley dead. but keep it in the water for a while. Yhis is a great way to check at pet stores before you buy.
Is that a valid test? Cus my egg seems to kinda blow in the current before settling.
 
tarhull87

tarhull87

Member
Well, I am going to leave it in the tank and see if anything happens, but the outside of the egg began to grow a white film around it, any thoughts on what that is?
 
scubadoo

scubadoo

Active Member
Is your egg in the 75 gallon tank? Your shark will need a much bigger tank.
Also, your Naso will need a larger tank too when he starts to grow. JMO
 
guineawhop

guineawhop

Member
mine is almost ready to hatch. i was asking someone about it the other day and they said that these guys have a problem swimming when they come out. is this true. i have a banded cat shark egg.
 
guineawhop

guineawhop

Member
you could for a little while but you would eventually have to get a bigger tank to put him in. it's not going in my 100 it's going in my 180
 
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