first shark suggestion

[blackghostknife]

what kind of shark could fit into a 300 gallon

 

[L8braker]

PM incoming....

Epaulette, Cat, Horn shark to name a few. Give us more specs on your tank foot print and decorations (free space). Substrate? Tank Mates?

 

[Jabba954]

Not for life though - I wouldn't put a horn shark in a 300. Fine for a pup though. And like L8Braker said, dims are critical - big footprint is key.

 

[krj-1168]

Yeah - actually you could only keep juvenile Bamboo sharks, Eppies or Horn Sharks in a 300 gallon tank. But for the adults - a 300 gallon is too small - not enough space. But generally speaking most Bamboo & Epaulettes need at a tank or pond that is least 500 gallons or more. For most of the available Horn shark species - at least a 1,000 gallon tank or pond, for life.

As for Catsharks - it all depends on the species. A small species like the Cloudy or Izu catsharks can actually be bred in a 300 gallon tank.

 

[LCPL_DSM]

Dont do it unless you going to increase your tank size at least every year.

 

[Zoodiver]

Like was posted, most of the juvie bamboo or cat sharks will work for a year or so. Other than that, you'll run into space issues if you are using the common 300 gallon footprint.

 

[blackghostknife]

actually a deep dimension 300 gal. 72 x 36 x 27. I thought that a banded cat shark would do well in a tank like this.

 

[krj-1168]

That tank should work for a juvenile bamboo or epaulette shark - until it about 2 ft long. Or a Horn or catshark until it's about 18-20 inches long.

Btw- Banded Cat shark is a LFs name - not the actual name of the species. The actual name of the species - is like Brown Banded Bamboo shark.

 

[Zoodiver]

"Banded catshark" is really a brown banded bamboo shark. They get too big for something like that.


**EDIT: Ken beat me to the punch by a minute!**

 

[FLESHY]

There are smaller "catsharks" that stay under 2' long. A gray banded bamboo for example maxes at around 25" and you could easily do a pair in a tank like this.