Tankmates

[AR577]

I want to get another shark for my coral catshark. The store by me has a twany nurse a black band bamboo and a wombegong. Which one will be the best tank mate for my coral.

 

[AR577]

The twany nurse is captive bred

 

[Atumi]

the nurses grow to like 3m (10ft), so no. and wobbegongs are known to eat everything that moves (i.e your coral cat) the Brown-banded Bamboo is your best bet for a friend for your coral. altho a member on another forum recently had one of his Bamboo pups kill a coral cat pup.

How big is your tank? if you can find them Arabian Bamboo, White spot bamboos, Marble catsharks and Papuan epaulettes could all be suitable tankmates

 

[TNTtropical]

What kind of wobby is it? That makes a big difference

 

[TNTtropical]

Also how big is the tank you have??

 

[Yoimbrian]

Wobbies range from 3ft to 10ft depending on species.

Nurse shark way too big.

Banded are a little bigger but likely ok depending on your tank size. Certainly the best choice of the 3.


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[AR577]

Its a tassled wobbegong. On sunday the fish place is getting red spot catsharks in the worker said that will be a good shark for me.

I just picked up a 180 gallon.

 

[TNTtropical]

All of the sharks you are looking at are unfortunately are not suited for a 180.

 

[Zoodiver]

If by red spotted catshark, you mean the Chilean cat (Schroederichthys chilensis), they are a cooler water species. They are also not a commonly kept shark due to be very difficult to maintain in a tank setting. I think your sales guy cares more about getting your money than what sharks are good for you.

 

[Mbartoloni7]

I'll be honest I've kept coral catsharks in a 180 gallon tank before and your best bet for tankmates is probably some chromis or damsels. They don't compete for food and they don't pose a threat to the shark. Also they don't place a heavy strain on the filtration and could substitute as food.