bamboo sharks?

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Indonesian bamboo is one of the smallest tropical. I have tried and tried without luck to get them to feed once caught. From what I've found, they only eat about three types of very specific shrimp in the wild. Not really an animal I'd suggest any keep at this point until we know more about them.

Lots of cold water sharks - most swell sharks, shy sharks and catsharks that stay under 3 feet, but you'll need a tank in the mid to upper 50F range. You're looking at super expensive animals to get (compared to the common bamboos) and animals that are specific feeders... not stuff you run down to the pet store and buy to feed them.
 
the 40"+-mark seems to be the most common "max size" seems funny how an almost 4' fish is "fine" in a 6'x2' footprint...i wouldn't do anything less then like a 450gal 8'x4'...

i was thinking about the whitespotted and i have read that they get to about 2'+-...is that a correct size? i have also read that they aren't hard to care for as far as sharks go...
 
My LFS where I'm planning to get my bamboo from also brings in Epaulette sharks, they look a lot nicer but are they rare? Deff not for me though b/c after reading up on them it seems they are hard to take care of. Bamboo sharks seem to be more suited to the aquaria scene.
 
TheCanuck;4237710; said:
what zoo is trying to say is buy a decent size tank, or get a coral cat shark.


I looked for other species of bamboos besides brown banded and white spots and they are impossible to locate.
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i plan to have the right sized tank for them and i get his hints...i was originaly just tring to see how long it would grow out in this tank and be fine...then i will know when to get it as i will have a larger setup for it ready for it before i would need it, if that makes sence...
 
snow;4237690; said:
Well it seems most people are keeping these: http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/sharks_rays/bamboo.php
This is the one I plan on getting. Seems to be the most common in the trade. Don't go off info on this site though, just showing you.
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you see what it says, This is one shark that is successfully kept, but needs a large aquarium for room to swim in and excellent filtration! These are among the smallest of sharks at about 40 inches. Adults of the Bamboo Shark, Brown-spotted Cat Shark, or Brown-banded Catshark can be kept reasonably well in a 150 gallon or larger aquarium.
 
also i was looking around and found this on another fourm


there are several smaller species of cat shark that would be better for the average aquarium. the should still be kept in tanks that are at least 6' long. i would say a minimum of a 125g tank. a 180 would be better though.

scyliorhinus retifer-Chain Dogfish grows to a maximum of 18" this one should be fairly common in the trade, but is not.

Atelomycterus macleayi- Marbled Catshark grows to 24". i have seen these on occasion for sale at some distritubors not very common, but a much better choice than the banded cat shark.

Atelomycterus marmoratus- Coral Catshark grows to about 27". very uncommon in the trade, but a very nice looking shark.

there are others, but i have never seen any on any distributors lists. i do search these out several times a year. i plan on keeping an Elasmobranch tank at some point, so i like to keep track of what is available.

if you are really interested in keeping Elasmobranch's please pick up a copy of Scott W. Michaels "Aquarium Sharks & Rays". fortunately or unfortunately- in most cases it will cure anybody of the thought that they can keep a shark in their system. most of the information if have listed above has come from the book.
 
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