Bamboo Shark

[jonandkarilamke]

I seen this fish on the cover page..and am interested in them..I know i will need a bigger tank eventually..Would like to hear more about these sharks,what they eat ,care of,tankmates etc etc.right know i have a 26 galoon bow front tank. residing in there is 2 columbia sharks,2 black sharks,2 redtailed sharks,1 irredesent shark,2pictuscats,2 balla sharks,2 silverdollars,1 rainbow.Would these be good tank mates for the bamboo shark?

[adamj]

am i mistaken or are you thinking about buying a shark?!?!

not to be mean here but you're making a few mistakes hehe

1. its a saltwater fish
2. they get huge and fast
3. even if you could put a saltwater shark in such a small tank with these other fish, they would eat every last thing you have, and then some.

But if you have a saltwater tank thats 125 gallons or more, you can take care of them relativly easy. They will eat anything that can fit into their mouths, so its a good idea to have tank mates be similar sizes. As far as food goes, anything meaty. Large feeder goldfish, squid etc etc.

But once again,, ITS A SALT WATER SHARK! lol cant be putting that in a small freshwater tank.
If you would, the shark would swell up like a balloon and die, read up on osmosis and why fish can survive in saltwater

[zimmerlyct]

I don't guess there is really any need to reply to this...adamj pretty much sums it up...

[wayne at home]

Dump the 26 and get a 260!

[madhippoz]

Regardless whether you get a bamboo or not (and I would lean towards not, they get HUGE) your tank is horribly overstocked. The 2 bala sharks on their own require at a minimum of a 80-90gal tank when their fully grown even a larger tank than that, same with the Colombians. Both those fish can reach a foot and a half in length when fully grown!

I have 3 Colombian's that right now are only 4" each. I'm in the process of moving them into a 77gal tank, and then within a few years to a 150+gal tank. Their only other tankmates will be one common pleco, and one red claw crab. And if I had it to do over again I'd swap out the pleco for a couple small cories and some shrimp/SAE.

[SoulFish]

as said above bamboo sharks are full marine, they get large, i wouldnt get a tank under 3 ft wide and atleast 8 ft long, they can be kept in smaller but i think its cruel to keep a fish in a tank where they can barely turn around

[adamj]

you didnt say anything about in this post lol

[jonandkarilamke]

Thanks for all the information,i realize i will need a bigger tank in the near future. but i did get the info i wanted on the bamboo sharks i wanted. thank you

[adamj]

not only a bigger tank, but a saltwater tank