I know it depends alot on personaltiy but is there any species of catshark, hornshark, eppaulete, (or anyother smaller species that I am missing) that is more active than the rest? I would really like a obligated ram ventilator (or even a dogfish or smoothhound) but I'm gonna face the facts and realize that I can't afford to house one of those right now. My LFS has bamboos and corals all the time (has eggs too) I was just wondering if I wanted to see my fish more than 3 times a day which shark would be most likely to appear.
Most active "smaller" shark (cat,horn, etc..)
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Out of all of the Bamboos the Whitespotted I find is the most active. However out of the Catsharks its the Coral Cat. And luckly for you the Coral Cat only needs a tank of about 200 gallons. And keep in mind this is the smallest shark available normally in the aquarium trade.
Definately a whitespotted. The juveniles tend to be very active, but it depends on the personality. Right now I have a juvenile white spotted that I have named psycho because he moves around all the time. I have heard that it is instinct for baby whitespotteds to do a bunch of flips. They are mimicing a type of poisonous worm that acts this way so they can fool predators.
Well - I can't recommend a requiem or any swimming shark for anyone that is fairly new to keeping sharks.
The best & most active of the bottom-dwellers for fairly new keepers is the following species.
The Coral Catshark(A. marmoratus) active at night - voracious feeders, swims like a mini-requiem, very hardy species. Grows to about 28", requires at least a 180-220 gallon tank.
The White-spotted Bamboo(C. plagiosum) most active of the Bamboos, voracious feeders, very hardy. swims & walks, grows to about 36", requires at least a 300 gallon tank(7' L x 3' W x 2' H).
The Epaulette(H. ocellatum) - voracious feeders, very hardy, grows to 42", most walks around on it's pectoral fins, requires a tank of at least 420 gallons (8' L x 3.5' W x2' H).
The best & most active of the bottom-dwellers for fairly new keepers is the following species.
The Coral Catshark(A. marmoratus) active at night - voracious feeders, swims like a mini-requiem, very hardy species. Grows to about 28", requires at least a 180-220 gallon tank.
The White-spotted Bamboo(C. plagiosum) most active of the Bamboos, voracious feeders, very hardy. swims & walks, grows to about 36", requires at least a 300 gallon tank(7' L x 3' W x 2' H).
The Epaulette(H. ocellatum) - voracious feeders, very hardy, grows to 42", most walks around on it's pectoral fins, requires a tank of at least 420 gallons (8' L x 3.5' W x2' H).
I'm not saying you can't ever have a swimming shark.
It's just that active swimming sharks like Smooth hounds require lots of room (usually at least 2,000 to 3,000 gallons to keep). These are really the best swimming sharks suited for the majority private keepers that build a good size shark pond. Still they require experienced keepers.
So it best to "begin" with a species like a Coral Cat, Bamboo or Eppie. Then may move up to a Horn, or just get a different species. Then, finally after you have a few years experience, build a shark pond to handle a Smoothhound.
It's just that active swimming sharks like Smooth hounds require lots of room (usually at least 2,000 to 3,000 gallons to keep). These are really the best swimming sharks suited for the majority private keepers that build a good size shark pond. Still they require experienced keepers.
So it best to "begin" with a species like a Coral Cat, Bamboo or Eppie. Then may move up to a Horn, or just get a different species. Then, finally after you have a few years experience, build a shark pond to handle a Smoothhound.
cigar shark- 8" bless your soul if you can find one, and damn you if you can actually keep it alive! LOL
yeah probably the bambooshark.
blacktips are pretty active. haha
yeah probably the bambooshark.
blacktips are pretty active. haha