Shark Food
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Cohl, you should be able to find plenty of diversity in food suitable for your shark. Any local grocery store has Shrimp, fresh white fish(may differ by store), scallops, and clams. Whole Foods is a great place to get many things that you can't find in a normal grocery store. I get some of these items there....Scallops, Clams, Oysters, fresh white fish, squid tentacles and tubes. I usually make about a months worth at a time to freeze by cutting the pieces that the shark can swallow whole and soaking in a vitamin supplement(I use Selcon or Zoecon, Iodine(leads to many problems with goiters in sharks if there isn't a sufficient supply in the water or their diets), and Marine C.) I then bag them into single servings and freeze them. Then, on the day I am feeding, I pull the bag out and set it on the counter until thawed. I spear the pieces one at a time on a long feeding stick and make sure not to get a lot of the extra juice into the water(can lead to water problems, or add to them). I do not believe it is necessary to order any shark specific products as they as drastically more expensive. I have had a bamboo shark for over 2 years and he has been very healthy without ever feeding him anything but the mixture I have above.
Okay, sorry for my other post where I ask this exact same thing. Would the shark be okay if iodine was dosed directly into the tank? Food soaking might be more economical, especially with our 8' tank.
Yes, it can be dosed into the tank water and has some benefits in the water itself. The benefits are much higher in reef setting as I am sure you are well aware. Some of the things it helps with in Fish Only tanks include Iodine being an oxidizer and raising Redox potential within the tank. It also helps as an antiseptic. However, even with those benefits, I would still soak the food in it. Goiters are a very common problem with sharks and this is the main cause.
In your case, dosing the tank most likely isn't worth the cost if you are soaking the food itself.
In your case, dosing the tank most likely isn't worth the cost if you are soaking the food itself.
In addition, this tank is sumped into 2x other tanks, one being a reef. I wouldnt recommend iodine supplementation with inverts, they get a little crazy. That being said I have seen benefits dosing for corals, but having your shrimp molt every two weeks is not natural.
I think we are going to feed whatever, and then give the mazuri shark/ray tabs about once a week? I will talk to zoo about those some more.
Agreed to the above. They are being fished into extinction. Ugly buggers. Heres a link for more info http://archive.greenpeace.org/oceans/piratefishing/toothfish.html
I think we are going to feed whatever, and then give the mazuri shark/ray tabs about once a week? I will talk to zoo about those some more.
Deano1956;4617982; said:Fleshy, what's wrong with the Sea Bass I'm eating other than it's price?
Deano1956;4618047; said:Well I dont know about what Fleshy was talking about but I just read an article that say's "It's one of the worst fish to eat because of elevated murcury levels" ouch. Won't be buying that anymore.
Agreed to the above. They are being fished into extinction. Ugly buggers. Heres a link for more info http://archive.greenpeace.org/oceans/piratefishing/toothfish.html
Fleshy, I was going to suggest Mazuri. From what I have heard it is a great product. Expensive however, so consider that.
When you say corals going crazy what do you mean?
I think that adding Iodine is beneficial as long as you are very careful not to overdose.
When you say corals going crazy what do you mean?
I think that adding Iodine is beneficial as long as you are very careful not to overdose.
Corals actually looked better to me when supplementing iodine, great polyp extention ect.
Not good for your other inverts though.
Mazuri is $100 for 4000 pellets, which Im planning on feeding...once a week? Not too bad.
We are focusing all of our labs funds and energy right now into getting this tank. Im searching for people ton make donations, so we can upgrade skimmers etc. Its going to be good.
Not good for your other inverts though.
Mazuri is $100 for 4000 pellets, which Im planning on feeding...once a week? Not too bad.
We are focusing all of our labs funds and energy right now into getting this tank. Im searching for people ton make donations, so we can upgrade skimmers etc. Its going to be good.
FLESHY;4707730; said:Corals actually looked better to me when supplementing iodine, great polyp extention ect.
Not good for your other inverts though.
Mazuri is $100 for 4000 pellets, which Im planning on feeding...once a week? Not too bad.
We are focusing all of our labs funds and energy right now into getting this tank. Im searching for people ton make donations, so we can upgrade skimmers etc. Its going to be good.
Ah yes, wasn't sure if you meant crazy in a good or bad way. I think it helps with growth in corals and is a good thing.
Not sure if you are aware, you might be. The pellets aren't one per feeding though, they are based on the weight of the fish, so you will be putting multiple pellets per feeding. Not sure how many exactly.... obviously more as the shark grows.
Its one pellet per oz of fish being fed with the .19 gram size that I chose I think. We will weigh him/her quickly before acclimating it.
