banded shark eggs

[carolyn]

i saw a site where you could order banded shark eggs. is that a good idea for a large fish only aquarium? are they likely to survive?

[Puffy]

if they was hatched right, you should have a good birth rate, i think i recall you have to hang them like 5 inchs under the top of the water for like a couple of months.........idk??

[Condiman]

would be a neat thing but dont they get quite large when they grow up?

[Puffy]

like around 3 feet or longer or something like that

[blackangler]

i would do it if you have the room. it would be very cool to take pics of them haching

[MikeS]

banded sharks get pretty big, 3+feet....need a huge tank! and I believe they also have a pretty specialized diet....

Mike

[Puffy]

i think for one banded bamboo shark, (i am reserching them for my brother) you need like a 250=+ gallon tank....one thats long and wide, the height dont matter to much

[leaffish75]

I had a baby shark that hatched. Most sites and books say about 180 + tank size will be fine. These sharks dont do much. I feed mine every other day and feed her about a dz ghost shrimp or pieces of fish. They make frozen shark food. If you feed them certain store bought food they will grow big very quickly. These sharks are scavanger basicly. I tried to hatch 2 eggs. one was eaten and the other just didnt make it. you can lay the eggs on soft substrate. MY LFS hatches about 3 - 4 eggs a month and sells the babys or the egg if you want to try it. I housed my baby in 100 gallon tank. Beware they will carpet surf. mine did one night and didnt make it. I might try another. still thinking.

leaffish :evil:

[Zack]

Hey
How much are they selling them for? Keep us updated on how you do with them.

[carolyn]

What does carpet surfing mean?

[Paidbychrist0825]

getting out of the tank and wiggleng about on the carpet

[Sc4r3d]

I have hatched many banded sharks. You can hold the egg with a lettuce clips, approx 15-20" below the water line. After they hatch comes the hard part, getting them to eat, Frozen Mysis shrimp work wonderful, They can get approx 3 feet, but since you are putting them into a smaller aquarium, compared to the ocean, they grow a lot slower, I would say at full growth a 200 gallon tank is about as small as you would want to go. They dont move a lot, they are kinda boring, but.... you can teach them to eat out of your hand, I hand feed most of my fish, Trigger, and puffer are a lot of fun, I am going to take a picture of me petting my trigger, he is like a dog, and loves me to scratch his back and sides, he is great. I also hand feed my eel. Hope this helps out a bit, banded sharks are a lot of fun, if you dont mind not seeing them move a whole lot

scott

[Sc4r3d]

cost..... if your lfs hatches them $99.00

............if you hatch them, typicall half or $49.00

[Puffy]

sweet!! I cant wait till my brother gets a big enough tank for this......very kool!!

[badmas]

your lfs is asking way to much for those eggs and sharks!! the eggs should only be around 25$ and a newly hatched shark should be around 50-60$ if that much. hell i'm gonna be buy a very rare shark this week and t's only gonna cost me around 200$ for 3 of them and that should include the shipping

it takes along time for the banded shark to grow, i have kept them and raised some of the egg's. with the egg's you get a 35% sucess rate. the trich is getting them to eat. this old guy had great sucess 50%by feeding them while still in the egg. when they are fully developed and still in the egg he injects a few brine shrimp, not alot just 2-3. usually he starts this 1 week before they hatch. it is usually better just to buy one already hatched. i had one in my 85 gallon reef for a few years

[Charles Poole]

All I can offer is this. Our local Cleveland Zoo does not often have the room for the adult Sharks, ( Spotted Bamboo included ) that are being returned after the shark outgrows its tank.

I have talked with customers that have had tanks as large as 180 gallons, that felt that this size tank was still way to small for the sharks.

I would personally try to find out how long these sharks are known to live in the wild. Avarage length when fully grown. And preferred natural diet.

I do not know the exact size that would be comfortable for a shark to turn around in, but I would get a tank that has demensions that are twice the sharks full grown length on all sides.

For example: An 18 in. ( 45 cm. ) in length, would get a tank that is at least 36 in. ( 90 cm. ) in width and length.

Height I don't think is a very critical issue really. If the shark is a bottom feeder, then it will not likely have a big need for depth. But taller is always more total water volume. Which can go a long way from a water quality stand point... :)