Shark ID Please

runn3rb3an

runn3rb3an

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I think its a coral catshark. Its eating good as of now and pretty active at night and during feeding. I think it ate one of my b&w ninja clowns

anyway anything in specific I should know other than the basics? Im going to try feeding silversides, live feeder shrimp, and clam cubes.
max size is about 20 inches? thanks

 
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eric b 125

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it looks like a coral catshark to me. it also looks like its eating well
 
runn3rb3an

runn3rb3an

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Oh yea it definitely looks like it eats well haha thanks for the ID.
It ate a lot of silversides at the lfs before I brought it home and ate my black and white clown last night so I wasn't too worried when it didn't eat anything today lol.
Right now he's just been wedged under some rocks all day, any tips anyone?
Thanks
 
runn3rb3an

runn3rb3an

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Originally Posted by crypt keeper
http:///forum/post/3157997
its probably full. give it a few days. Sharks dont eat every day. how big is that shark and in what tank?
Right now I would say its anywhere from 6 to 8 inches. Fully stretched out it looks like the tank is about 5 times longer. Right now he's swimming around and stuff but I can't get an acurate size right now. The pics of it were in a 5 gallon bucket if that helps.
The tank is a 90 but I have rearranged the rock into 2 columns as recommended for a larger swimming space. It will be going into a 240 though by christmas the LATEST! I'm not too worried tho. This guy looks pretty healthy and small enough to be comfortable in the tank for a while untill the upgrade IMO.
That's pretty much it for now I guess. Ill get some pics of the tank up tomorrow so you can see if there is adequate room.
Oh yea right now I have a koralia 4 and a maxijet 600 pretty much blowing across the top half of the tank, do these guys like more flow than that or that's good?
Feeding is planned to be 2 to 3 times a week with silversides and clams and live feeders. Is this ok?
Lastly I have it with a niger trigger, bluethroat, small dragon wrasse a regular clown and my remainig b and w clown. Are any of my fish in danger do you think, especially after the first clown?
Thanks and sorry for all the questions. Feel free to make comments/suggestions!
 
runn3rb3an

runn3rb3an

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Ok thanks. It may be a problem down the road but for the few weeks I've had it its been the most shy out of everybody.
 
runn3rb3an

runn3rb3an

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This thing ate all 3 of my clownfish already! Do you think my niger and bluethroat are in danger? I also have a small dragon wrasse.
 
jp30338

jp30338

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Originally Posted by runn3rb3an
http:///forum/post/3159459
This thing ate all 3 of my clownfish already! Do you think my niger and bluethroat are in danger? I also have a small dragon wrasse.

I would be more worried about the niger picking at the shark...
The wrasse may become a snack at some point depending on how small it is.
 
jp30338

jp30338

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Also, that looks more like a banded bamboo shark, than a coral cat. The bamboo sharks get about a foot larger than the true cat sharks.
 
runn3rb3an

runn3rb3an

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Oh really? How can u tell the difference between the 2? I'm pretty sure its a coral cat though.
The trigger is no threat at all. He shoots into the nearest rock when I get within 6 feet of the tank and actually gets picked on... Or use to by my clowns.
 
jp30338

jp30338

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Originally Posted by runn3rb3an
http:///forum/post/3159609
Oh really? How can u tell the difference between the 2? I'm pretty sure its a coral cat though.
The trigger is no threat at all. He shoots into the nearest rock when I get within 6 feet of the tank and actually gets picked on... Or use to by my clowns.
Bamboo sharks are banded whereas the coral cat sharks have a more spotty, irregular pattern.
Also, the true coral cat shark is trpically more expensive than a bamboo as they are harder to find.
Look up the scientific names of each:
Coral Cat Shark:Atelomycterus marmoratus
Marbeled cat Shark:Atelomycterus macleayi
Bamboo Shark: Chiloscyllium punctatum, Chiloscyllium plagiosum
If you google, you will see a very distinct difference in the patterns.
 
krj-1168

krj-1168

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Actually that shark is definitely a Gray Bamboo - Chiloscyllium griseum. They max out at about 30 inches (76 cm).
 
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