I agree with you that maybe the diet isn't right or maybe they migrate to cooler temps. That is all part of the research we are doing. When sharks don't live in captivity, we try to figure out why they aren't surviving by trying to find different tactics. That is what marine biologists do. Scientists problem solve. They test different hypotheses to see why something is happening. I am sorry if you thought i was a person with home aquaria that is trying to keep this species. I guess I should have clarified. Anyways, I have no idea why we are still arguing about this. This is a shark ID thread and we got the ID taken care of. I guess you can trust that we are doing all that is necessary to keep healthy animals.
Help IDing a Bamboo Shark
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From a direct husbandry stand point, we have duplicated it's natural environment in it's system in temp, light cycle, water conditions, food source etc....(housed by species). We have removed husbandry from the potential problems in our work (thus I say it's not a husbandry issue).
We still do not have an answer for the reason, though we have ruled out a lot. My thought is collection method or the actually transport itself. There isn't a great way to test that at this point. Our current stock is doing well. I'v seen animals fail months down the line simply from being collected poorly in the first place. This case seems to follow that.
We still do not have an answer for the reason, though we have ruled out a lot. My thought is collection method or the actually transport itself. There isn't a great way to test that at this point. Our current stock is doing well. I'v seen animals fail months down the line simply from being collected poorly in the first place. This case seems to follow that.
Yes i think that will do it. And underwater girl i wasnt trying to argue anymore it was more just asking questions to learn. Even if where not face to face its not to often you get to have conversations with people who have jobs like you guys and once i new what the story was i just wanted to know more about what had happened.
My buddy bought one of the Hasselts at an lfs. It wouldnt eat for him and he seemed to be doing everything right. Several days later it wedged itself into a hole in apeice of live rock and died. I would be very interseted to know if this is just a more delicate species or if there was something he could have done.
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They seem to be a bit more delicate than most other species of bamboos.
But I've also heard of few people actually keeping them with some degree of success. But these "successes" tend to be fairly rare- so far.
Personally - I would classify them as the species of bamboo, a keeper should attempt - only after they have lots of experience with the other species of bamboos & eppies.
But I've also heard of few people actually keeping them with some degree of success. But these "successes" tend to be fairly rare- so far.
Personally - I would classify them as the species of bamboo, a keeper should attempt - only after they have lots of experience with the other species of bamboos & eppies.
