Shark egg

cubfan

cubfan

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About how long does it take for a coral cat shark egg to hatch once it has been acclimated to the aquarium? Just an average, a week, a month, 6 months?
 
firefish21

firefish21

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we just had a shark egg hatch tonight at work...very cool
i dont know how long it took, but we had it for atleast a week
 
cartman101

cartman101

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do sharks hatch at night time only? I herd that they do, but i forgot where. I may wanna watch one. Is it pretty hard?
 
cubfan

cubfan

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I've had my shark egg for about 4 weeks and the LFS had it for about a week. It's moving just fine in the egg. The LFS told me it would hatch between 1 and 7 months!! Doesn't sound right to me. Anyone with experience in hatching eggs? Comments would be appreciated. BTW, shark will live in 150 with 2 V. lions.
 
mitzel

mitzel

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it should hatch in about a months time give or take . whats the perameters on your water ? including temp.
 
cubfan

cubfan

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s.g.=1.025
nitrite=0
nitrate=80 (way too high)
amm=0
pH=8.4
temp=78F
a bit worried, have not seen movement for the last 36 hours.
 
mitzel

mitzel

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Try to get the nitrates down befrore it hatches . sharks are super sensitive and that is way too high.
Just be patient and your egg will hatch.
 
cubfan

cubfan

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Good news!!! The shark hasn't hatched yet, but I saw substantial movement within the egg today. I measured the gill movements at 40 per minute. I'm not sure if that is good or not. Any advise?? Did a water change and nitrates down to 20. Not great, but I'll do another change in a couple of days.
 
mitzel

mitzel

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just kick back and wait . give it a few days and do water change, get the nitrates down and everything will be great.
 
smoney

smoney

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I had one before. I had it for about 2 and a half months before it hatched, then one night it hatched. the thing will looked so cramped in the egg, just before it will hatch. let me know if you have any more questions.
 
gasguzzler

gasguzzler

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It will become a lot more restless in there before it hatches. Ive done a few eggs and its nearly impossible to tell when its about to hatch. The important thing is to let it happen naturally. Dont try and "help" it. If you dont see any movement, you can hold a light up to the egg and check for gill respirations. And yes, all of my eggs hatched at night also.
 
gasguzzler

gasguzzler

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Unfortunately, like some of you know, a few months ago the tired seams of my tank had enough. They started to leak and I had to get rid of everything. All I have are the same tired old pictures that everyone has seen a hundred times!
Im reduced to my 55 in the bedroom with the dragon eel and a 10 on the kitchen table with a lone clownfish.
 
my way

my way

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Why didn't you reseal the tank? I've done quite a few tanks for myself and others. It's really easy to do. With the price of large tanks I think it is really worth the effort. I just priced out a 180 and got quotes from 500.00 to 900.00.
 
gasguzzler

gasguzzler

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It was an old glass tank I have had forever. There were some scratches and stuff in it so I just decided to retire it. It gives me an excuse to set up the bigger one too!
 
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