i mean if the kids going to starve to death sure.. i didn't mean as a steady thing....
i know better than THAT!
i know better than THAT!
Bamboo Shark
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Still I wouldn't suggest feeding a kid that was starving to death - candy. Very bad - unhealthy food source - especially for someone who would clearly need quality foods packed with vitamins & minerals. All the candy would do in that situation is briefly remove the hunger pains. But do absolutely nothing for the body, itself.
The same is true with marine sharks eating freshwater fishes - guppies, mollies, and goldfish. These should never EVER be feed to a marine shark - NOT EVEN AS A TREAT.
Good suitable foods for sharks - fresh raw seafood - shrimp, clams, scallops, crab, fish, krill, squid, or octopus. Add in a good multi-vitamin for sharks - and you will very likely have yourself a shark that may live for a couple of decades.
Ok, now that I read everything... I'm gonna grab the phone real quick, but when I am off I will reply. Brace yourself. 
Ghost Shrimp are fine to initiate hunting and eating in new borns, and as the occasional fun snack for pups, but are virtually nutritionally void, and absolutely cannot under any circumstances provide the necessary nutrients, vitamins and fats that pups need for sustained survival and developing immune systems. Likewise, ANY freshwater fish are an absolute red flag no-no when dealing with sharks. Not only are you potentially introducing toxins into your tank and shark - on the most elementary level - due to variances in natural habitats and biological differences in absorption/tissue storage and digestion of some hazardous compounds, but they are completely empty sources of nutrition, of which their bodies would break down and discard - which is actually more detrimental than not having food because of the reserved calories they burn through digestion of such nutritionally deficit items.
When it comes to appropriate foods, there are several which are suitable, and that's a good thing because a shark's diet should NEVER consist of simply one or even two foods, but rather, should be a calculated variation of several, with the addition of dietary supplements.
Check out this thread for more information, I posted a pretty lengthy reply specifically on feeding Bamboo pups, and think it might steer you in the right direction....
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142205&highlight=Bamboo+Shark
Also, another thing to always keep in mind, is that these sharks are nocturnal, so whenever experimenting with new foods, do so at night with the lights off so that your shark is more receptive to your efforts. Black lights, Blue/Green LED submersibles, and moon lights are all acceptable to provide that little bit of light you will need to see what you are doing, without it interfering with the sharks night time activities.
There is a lot more I can tell you, all you have to do is ask, but to make sure I don't make your brain explode - one thing at a time, lol.
When it comes to appropriate foods, there are several which are suitable, and that's a good thing because a shark's diet should NEVER consist of simply one or even two foods, but rather, should be a calculated variation of several, with the addition of dietary supplements.
Check out this thread for more information, I posted a pretty lengthy reply specifically on feeding Bamboo pups, and think it might steer you in the right direction....
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142205&highlight=Bamboo+Shark
Also, another thing to always keep in mind, is that these sharks are nocturnal, so whenever experimenting with new foods, do so at night with the lights off so that your shark is more receptive to your efforts. Black lights, Blue/Green LED submersibles, and moon lights are all acceptable to provide that little bit of light you will need to see what you are doing, without it interfering with the sharks night time activities.
There is a lot more I can tell you, all you have to do is ask, but to make sure I don't make your brain explode - one thing at a time, lol.
As mentioned before you can't stress enough that you will need a bigger tank. The main reason being is the tank needs to be around 2x wider then the shark. My dimensions rules that I go by are very generous since often times we end up getting a tank smaller then we initially intended. I understand that this shark was basically just thrown on you so it will take some time before it needs a new tank but it will need one.
