My brother has a shark egg in his tank, close to hatching. What would be the best way to feed it after hatching? He doesn't know what kind of shark it is yet. He thinks maybe banded cat?
What to feed newborn shark
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I will admit right now I know nothing about shark care but wouldn't ghost shrimps be a really really small meal for it?
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I know nothing about shark care either, but you'd think the same of plankton.....They manage though....Esp if there's enough there to satisfy, or at least I would imagine that's the theory...
Yeah, give it a few days before trying to feed it. If they eat too soon it can cause big issues with them not processing the yolk sac they absorb just prior to hatching.
Often times newly hatched pups are hard to get eating (which is reason #1 I never suggest buying an egg - especially for a shark rookie). Have a lot of foods ready - salmon works very well. Don't 'fast thaw' anything (by using water). Thaw it properly (slowly in the fridge over night). Young might take well to live food like ghost shrimp at first as well. Always a good trick to use.
I hope he has a game plan for a bamboo shark that will likely be over 4 feet long.
Often times newly hatched pups are hard to get eating (which is reason #1 I never suggest buying an egg - especially for a shark rookie). Have a lot of foods ready - salmon works very well. Don't 'fast thaw' anything (by using water). Thaw it properly (slowly in the fridge over night). Young might take well to live food like ghost shrimp at first as well. Always a good trick to use.
I hope he has a game plan for a bamboo shark that will likely be over 4 feet long.
He will be eventually moving into his own house with as big a tank as he can fit in the living room. He isn't sure either how the shark egg will work out, but decided to try it anyway.
I feed my neonates and pups everything that I feed to my adults. For long tailed carpetsharks like bamboo sharks, capelin, silverside, tiger shrimp (not soft shell aquaculture), squid, octopus, new zealand mussels are a good start. I find shrimp to generally be the first food accepeted.
I saturate the nursery tank with food and siphon the tank into a filter bag back in the sump about 10 minutes after feeding. I find it easier to chop or shave certain foods with a razor blade while it is still frozen to minimise the size. It is easier to get neonates to eat in groups. Monkey see- monkey do. They should be kept in groups anyway in my opinion and are much happier and more active that way.
When I see the yoke sack reach under 1mm, I will induce hatching to ensure that the neonate can escape. I had losses from neonates not hatching independently so I always take the precaution now and monitor development weekly. They will hatch from the flat end of the egg. In the picture below, that would be from the bottom. I make sure that end is open to give a little helping hand and then let nature play its course.
I saturate the nursery tank with food and siphon the tank into a filter bag back in the sump about 10 minutes after feeding. I find it easier to chop or shave certain foods with a razor blade while it is still frozen to minimise the size. It is easier to get neonates to eat in groups. Monkey see- monkey do. They should be kept in groups anyway in my opinion and are much happier and more active that way.
When I see the yoke sack reach under 1mm, I will induce hatching to ensure that the neonate can escape. I had losses from neonates not hatching independently so I always take the precaution now and monitor development weekly. They will hatch from the flat end of the egg. In the picture below, that would be from the bottom. I make sure that end is open to give a little helping hand and then let nature play its course.