Shark!

[frasse]

Hey im going too buy me a juvenile brownbanded bamboo shark on thursday anyone here have one?
In that case give me some advice on what thay want to eat.
I know that they eat small fish etc but i want too know more..

[Honda12]

I don't have one, but if you want to know more, I would suggest that you do some more reasearch before you get it.

Just my 2 cents.

[frasse]

Well i have the bock aquarium sharks&rays and i have been reading on the wetweb media site i just wanna know if there is anything else u can give them not just what it says in the bocks?

[ogre929]

make sure it eats for you before you buy it. They do have a tendancy to not want to eat and then die.

[water_baby83]

Juveniles can be housed in aquariums as small as 30 gallons, while adults will need a 180 gallon, or larger, aquarium. You should choose an aquarium with as much surface space as possible, since these sharks spend little time swimming off the bottom. The aquarium should have a limited amount of decorations, although suitable hiding places should be constructed in which they can hang out in during the day. This is especially important for younger and new sharks in order to ensure that they acclimate to their new home. Give them a varied diet that includes fresh, unseasoned seafood, like squid, shrimp, clam, scallop and marine fish. The juveniles have small mouths and their teeth are better suited for grasping prey than masticating it; therefore, make sure their food is finely chopped. They should be able to swallow these pieces of food whole without having to tear it or chew it up. When I feed bamboo or epaulette sharks I stick a piece of food on the end of a staff. (you can make your own, or buy something similar from your LFS) Place the food near to the front of the head and gently wave it back and forth. The shark will usually come forward and suck the food right off the feeding staff. By presenting food in this way I know if the shark has eaten or not and I can remove the food if it is not consumed. You should be aware that fresh seafood, especially scallops and clams, can rapidly mess up your water parameters if left in the aquarium. It is not uncommon for them to reject food for a few weeks after it is introduced to your aquarium. If they fast any longer than this, try feeding them live food, like ghost shrimp or black mollies. Since these sharks usually hunt at night, introduce food right before you turn off the lights. Remember to remove uneaten food in the morning. As far as the frequency of feeding is concerned, I would say feed your shark every second or third day. If you feed them to much they are going to grow like crazy, if you do not feed them enough they will suffer from malnutrition. Use the shark's condition to determine if you are feeding it enough. If it looks as though the shark is losing weight, feed more, if it is fat and growing at an accelerated rate feed less. Ok, LOL I am lazy now, if you need more info - PM me, lol.

--Emi

[rottbo]

i ysed to have one once aclimated they do well and i cant add anything to what emi said she gave good info

[Don4921]

How big a tank do you have ? Maybe you could get this
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21935

[frasse]

I have a 700 gallon tank and no i wont get a nurseshark no way man..

[philliptobin]

I was able to get my sharks (2 bamboo and 1 marbled) to eat about an hour after putting them in the tank by offering them squid. I also found that smelt at Kroger was cheaper then buying silversides from the LFS. I lost them when we went 2 days without power due to a storm.

[frasse]

Can u find squid in about every store around the world??

[philliptobin]

Can u find squid in about every store around the world??


I normally bought my squid in Kroger for about $6.00 for 3 pounds which I then had to clean and cut up. But it was better then paying $6.00 for 8 oz at the LFS. I would think that you could find squid in most larger grocery stores in the US, but I don't know about around the world. But then you could always try the LFS.

[frasse]

Yep but i live in Sweden and i dont know where to buy squid..
But i can find fresh cod etc if that will do?

[rottbo]

sould work but i dont know if the nutritional value of cod is everything that the shark needs to be healthy a varied diet is always better

[frasse]

Yes ofcourse its better i didnt mean just cod but maybe shrimp and shark pellets formula one??

[Keeper of Sharks]

I have raised hundreds of bamboo sharks and I would suggest starting off with a whitespotted bamboo first. They do much better right out of the egg and seem to hide less. If you have your heart set on a BB and you can’t seem to get it to eat, target feed squid tentacles. I like to use a thin piece of stainless steel brazing wire to target feed them. If they are in with other fish you just want to make sure they are not getting out competed for food. Once you see they are eating well, off the bottom I like switching their diet up, small pieces of shrimp with the shell still on, small pieces of fish, fine cut squid and so on. Once they are full grown I have seen them eat whole mackerel! And yeah I would not recommend the nurse shark LOL.

[frasse]

Thank u for the food info and yes i do have a problem that he wont eat ive had him for 2days now and he doesnt even smell on the food.
I try with shrimp heads but nothing.

[philliptobin]

I was always told that sharks may go up to 2 weeks or more without eating after being moved.

[frasse]

Well he killed 1 of my snails in the tank tonight and he is moving around more. Hopefully he starts eting when i see it soon.

:woot:

[HotRod68Camaro]

pics?

[Zoodiver]

I was always told that sharks may go up to 2 weeks or more without eating after being moved.

Adults, yes.
Pups, no. They tend to not do well that long off of food.

[frasse]

Well he is eating a little now and hopefully he starts eating big soon. :woot:

[dmarinko]

i dont know

[frasse]

Im sorry too say this but he died after he stopped eating for a week so now i will try squid tentacles as one other said..
Hopefully it be better next time.:cry:

[water_baby83]

Oh my gosh!! That's horrible, what happened!?!?!?!?!? What was he doing all this time???OMG, I am sorry for your loss. And I don't want to sound crabby -more than likely it was not your fault, I just get super hyped up about sharks, soooo, yeah. Anyways, fill me in on what happened! So sorry to hear that:( :( :( :(

[thefishofdoom]

ya doble for me because mine gonna hatch soon and i dont want the same thing to happen

[frasse]

He just stopped eating for about a week and one morning when i woke up he was dead.
My water parameters is perfect so i just think he starved too death but i will not let go of this i will have another one..
Hope that u succed with your one try squid tentacles and hopefully he be fine..