Saltwater pond anyone?

[johnharper]

Does anyone have any experience with bamboo shark eggs? I have seen their eggs for sale on Live Aquaria. I really want to set up a tank for a bamboo shark after I move out of the first house. The thing that concerns me with buying an egg is it not hatching lol would it be better just to buy one already hatched out?

John

 

[Lucas339]

if you look at the egg closely, you should be able to see the shark. if it is moving around in the egg, it will probably hatch unless you let the water quality go. while they hatch small, they grow fast. even though they are a smaller species, they require a larger sized tank. i would not reccomend keeping it in anything smaller than 150 gallons and even that is somewhat small for them. they rest on the ground and need more groud clearance than other animals but not as much as say a ray species.

i also don't reccomend keeping this animals in a small tank with the thought of getting rid of it later on. sharks can stress easily and even when every precaution is taken, bad things can happen in transport. we once lost a 8 foot hammer head that we were shipping from our aquairum to another. they shipped it on a semi truck that had a full filtration set up and chiller on it for the animal. it died in transit.

i have had some experience with this type shark. the fish store i worked at long ago got several eggs in. they all hatched and lived fine. they take a while to start eating but once they do, they eat everything in sight. well most things i should say. every now and again a fish would go missing. they grew very fast once established and shouldn't be kept with any fish smaller than the shark or they might become a meal.

 

[johnharper]

Would it be better to place the egg on the bottom of the tank or clip it to the side i once saw a pet store that had one clipped to the side of the tank and with in a week of having it hatched out.

John

 

[Lucas339]

i have always attached them to the side of the tank. what size tank do you have?

 

[johnharper]

Right now I currently do not have a salt water tank but i want to get one after I move.

John