Shark an ray size tank

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DamDamsel

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Hey i am an experianced marine keeper and was thinking about setting up a tank for a bamboo shark or/and blue spot rays, i have researched them but i want o know what the tank dimensions should be? money and space isn't too much of a problem. i just need to know tank size so i can start planning.
thanks
 
how big of a tank can you get :)
 
I want one too trouble though my marine tnak is too small, why not get a cheese anemone? LFS ahd one theyre very pretty are shaks reef safe IE with corals?
 
Bigger the better. Think BIG filtration and a B I G footprint when it comes to sharks. Short side should be at LEAST twice the length of the adult shark. Give them as much swimming room as possible.
I'd skip the blue spot rays. I'm just not a fan of the death rate they have shown historically. Look into yellow, cortez or round rays.
 
Actually minimum tank has to be based on the exact species of Bamboo & ray you chose. So that information would be helpful. But when you have more than one shark or ray in the same tank/pond - then the pond must be larger than the recommended minimums.

There are about 5-6 species of Bamboo sharks - known in captivity, with 3 being fairly common to private aquarists- the Brown Banded(C. punctatum), the White-spotted(C. plagiosum), & the Gray(C. griseum).

And 2 known species of "Blue spotted" rays. The most common species - the Blue spotted ribbontail ray (Taenuira lymma) is known to have a very high mortality rate. While the Bluespotted Stingray (Dasyatis kuhlii) is known to be a fairly hardy species.
 
Ok so no to the ray, and just one shark the shark my LFS can get in is chiloscyllium plagiosum, i want one just with some angels and tangs etc. i have herd some where else some one say they would have a 6mx2m tank to stick to the 6x2 rule, is that necessary. i will enlarge it from the min tank size BTW the largest i could fit would be a tank with a 400cmx180cm how ever that would cause a few problems and i would prefer to go with something around the 300cm or less on the length, so would a 300x180x75(H) cm be OK. but i have just herd they need round tanks, is this needed? as the only cylinder sized tank i could fit would be 240cm in diameter.
 
Keeping Angels with benthic sharks - is a bad idea. With smaller benthic species - such as White-spotted Bamboos - Angels will eventually pick on the shark - which could lead to serious problems - including death.

IMPO - I also think keeping tangs with sharks is a bad idea - as well. But so long as the tangs are kept in a QT for at least 4-6 weeks and treated for possible diseases that they may have (such as ich) before introducing to the main tank - you should be okay.

Generally the best tank mates for small benthic sharks - are small rays, Eels, groupers or sea bass.

They don't have to be kept in a round tank/pond - although a pond with rounded corners is certainly suggested. A pond that's 10ft (about 300 cm) x 6ft (about 180 cm) would be okay for a Whitespotted Bamboo. But that would still be near minimum recommended size for a full grown adult.
 
Yeah mate go for it that sounds awesome....:D


I tried to put my black tip reef shark and my hermit crab and my monster long spine urchin in a tank together unfortunately they didnt breed i think the tankk was too big it was a huge 98 cm tank and i think the urchin kept on losing its mate the shark and they didnt mate unfortunately...

But good lukc with your set up :)
 
Hmm ive been thinking,,,if i could get them to breed which they nearly did tthen an urchin and shark cross would make a pufferfish with big teeth right? Thats logical?
I am gna go and buy another shark this weekend as i think the urchin wants more choice
 
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