My Bamboo Shark is sick (Suggestions/Info Please)
- Thread starter King Jason
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Are you crazy! I just spent over 4 grand on this new tank. Plus I love this hobby, there isn't anything like it.
Yes I agree that my tank may have been too "new." I felt that the environment was pretty stable. I have about 60 pounds of sand from my old tank and 60 pounds of rock from my old tank. The sand and the rock are already well established (over 3 years old). So even if the new rock is unstable, the old rock and sand I have could do more of the "work."
But due to the unknown factors that caused my shark's death I will not be adding any more fish to the tank for a while. I'm not sure I will ever add another shark to my tank, but I know I want some type of "crowd pleasing" fish. Maybe instead of a shark I get a moray.
King Jason":3go9mut9 said:
Are you crazy! I just spent over 4 grand on this new tank. Plus I love this hobby, there isn't anything like it.
Yes I agree that my tank may have been too "new." I felt that the environment was pretty stable. I have about 60 pounds of sand from my old tank and 60 pounds of rock from my old tank. The sand and the rock are already well established (over 3 years old). So even if the new rock is unstable, the old rock and sand I have could do more of the "work."
But due to the unknown factors that caused my shark's death I will not be adding any more fish to the tank for a while. I'm not sure I will ever add another shark to my tank, but I know I want some type of "crowd pleasing" fish. Maybe instead of a shark I get a moray.
A moray eel is a great idea. They're a blast. The major concern with morays is climbing out of the aquarium. I solved that by placing a removeable 4 inch wall of acrylic around the outside edge of the aquarium. It keeps the eel in without having to install a cover or drop the water level.
Greg
oh yea this is for jasons tank oops lol. my buddies is about 3' in length and almost arm thickness he is so cool.GSchiemer":2zxc9o1k said:Will C":2zxc9o1k said:go for a green moray i just love to watch my buddies.
That's not the moray I had in mind!
Greg
King Jason":mxy4u3nw said:
I will show my ignorance and state that I am not hip to Scott Michael.
I stated in other threads how the baby bamboos whose care I share in are kept, and I know where they're headed--a system of several thousand gallons. While having never attempted to keep sharks in my own or customers' sys's (I felt I couldn't provide necessary parameters), I feel that having the experience of how it's done successfully in other areas does have some merit. Since I haven't ever read anything of Mr. Michael's, I only have what you've posted here as your guide to devising this system. Based on that, I would have to say that I am one of those who would disagree with the long-term viability of this type of setup. At this point all I can really say is that it's a sad thing that you've worked so hard to do the best and provide the very best for this shark and met with such a quick end. I am sorry because I am certain this is more horrible for you than you can actually convey through this medium.
However, it is also exceedingly difficult, as one who has the kind of "hands on" experience I have, to first be dismissed, and then see that I am being proven correct. Not because I want to be right, though. I think it would be far better that your venture be successful and I be wrong, than what is now the truth. Again, what you've described must have been really terrible to see, and I'm sorry it happened.
I would offer that Lawman may have a very good point. ALL the fish at the aquarium are fed literally restaurant quality foods that are delivered to a code freezer that keeps them at 0 degrees Farenheit (that place it C-C-C-OO-L-L-D-D-D-D!!! Your lips can freeze together if you're a lip-licker. :? I swear), everyone who handles food is taught proper foodhandling techniques, the whole bit. If gravel is what you kept the shark on, i would wager that, because I see no benthic sharks on gravel at the aquarium, they ought not be housed on gravel. I know that rubbing injuries are more common than many folks think, and they can indeed be the root cause for the ultimate demise of the animal.
There is only one other thing I feel I ought to mention: euthanasia. I am a firm believer in it, and I would like to suggest that, once any fish gets to that point, you might want to instead end its suffering with a quick blow.
So, now you've got this nice tank, that really is a pretty nice setup (I sure wouldn't mind being able to get my hands on something like that), and none of us wants you to give up on the hobby, so . . . . I wonder if this would be a good setup for a great big BTA with suitable clowns . . . you've got the filtration, yeah? I can't remember your lighting, but a 190 would be sweet to let the anemone get big in. Or a big clam bed . . . although, I love Zebra morays, and they have great personalities plus pretty markings. It's kinda hard to start with a completely blank slate, isn't it? So many ways you could go with this.
What kind of substrate was he on at the store?
How quickly did he die after you bought him?
It sounds (and looks) to me like you got a bad specimen, and for what it's worth if that's really what you wanted to keep, I don't see why you couldn't try again. Just get a better one next time. I had pretty good success hatching mine from a pod, it's much less expensive and you know how it has been handled from the beginning. I'd definitely have some words with the shop you got it from, it sounds like they kept it just long enough for you to buy it. He should have been much fatter and plumper.
How quickly did he die after you bought him?
It sounds (and looks) to me like you got a bad specimen, and for what it's worth if that's really what you wanted to keep, I don't see why you couldn't try again. Just get a better one next time. I had pretty good success hatching mine from a pod, it's much less expensive and you know how it has been handled from the beginning. I'd definitely have some words with the shop you got it from, it sounds like they kept it just long enough for you to buy it. He should have been much fatter and plumper.
Hi.....perhaps the shark was traumatized when it was transfered from the shop to your tank by accidental heavy handling. Hey my Great White is doin fine in my 5 gallon bucket. Just messin with ya! I don't know squat about keepin sharks in an aquarium and would never attempt it. Hey there are alot of other cool things you can do with your tank. I am thinkin Trigger Fish..Volitan Lions and/or an Eel. I must say when I saw the pic..I felt very sad myself. I play pool at a place called the Shark Club. They have a few very large aquariums..I guess maybe 400 plus gallons( I will check and see this week). They have several different species that appear to be doing ok but hey.like I said I don't know nothin about sharks other than they need a huge tank that I can not possibly afford to keep it up........not to mention the room. These tanks are pretty cool but I would rather see a tank full of Tangs,Triggers,and Lions. Have fun!
King Jason":34jj0mgm said:
Here is a picture of a white-spotted bamboo that I hatched from an egg pod. (That's my seven-year old daughter's hand.) It was captive bred. IOW, the parent sharks lived in a 12 foot diameter pool at an aquarium. Is this the same shark you had? They are very sensitive when first born and the move may have contributed to its demise.
BTW, I gave it back to the aquarium when it reached a foot in length.
Greg
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King Jason":1af8z3t8 said:No, mine was a brownbanded bamboo shark. This is what mine looked like:
Sorry, mine was a white-spotted bamboo shark. A very similar species to your shark. I found it very easy species to keep in captivity. If you decide to go back to sharks, consider it, but also consider that it's going to ultimately need a larger aquarium.
Greg
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