SHARK! OY!!

[drater]

Hey all! SOO i came back from class and my banded bamboo shark hatched from his egg! crrrrazy!! BUT he's a bit early, i wasn't completely prepared for him to arrive so early (was expecting a month from now). SO i have a 30gallon right now, moving it to a 55 within the month (i know, the shark needs more room, i'm only keeping him for a while before he moves on to a new happy family)

anyhow, i have 3 20watt flourescents running, and some blue christmas lights as night lights, will he be ok? should i turn some lights off and run on less? any thoughts? there is a cave he hides in, and some kelp, seems like a mellow little guy

i'll get a picture up soon

 

[OCCFan023]

does the tank have a skimmer, live rock, or everything else beside the cave (or is the cave from live rock?)

 

[S.Reef]

Yeah what Occfan asked about....in the long run you need a bigger tank...probably about a year he will outgrow the 55 gallon. If you dont have live rock make sure to get a few big peieces...lighting is not much of an issue, just keep it on a regular schedrule and yes, they are quite mellow.

 

[drater]

hey! yeah sorry didn't add that, i have an emperor 280 i believe, and 28lbs of live rock, it's a FOWLR tank with a couple clowns and a couple damsels, hopefully they wont be attacked

 

[S.Reef]

I would get into the 55 asap!! you need a better filter and a skimmer....even at that size sharks can give off a lot of waste plus you have other fish.

 

[wayne]

I fear to ask, but who are you going to give it to, if it survives

 

[RockingCricket]

I fear to ask, but who are you going to give it to, if it survives

Was waiting for someone to ask. How big do they get?

 

[S.Reef]

Males max out at about 28-30 inches females can reach up to 40 inches....pretty big shark.

 

[OCCFan023]

Hey all! SOO i came back from class and my banded bamboo shark hatched from his egg! crrrrazy!!

are you the teacher of the class? I would reccomend investing in that 55 (if not bigger) asap as SReef said. Maybe you could put in something at the school for a new setup for the classroom and get to setup a real nice tank(Depending on the school budget)?

 

[lordroad]

Some info about bamboo sharks.

http://www.carterscritters.com/bbb.html

 

[S.Reef]

Even that tnak they show in that link is kinda small for those sharks....the inactive ones still need a lot of sand bed.

 

[wayne]

I know Scott Michael recommends at least 180 gallons for an adult (and that doesn't mean a 180 tall either), but most people think that really is scraping the bottom of any practical range.