Shark eggs

karazy · #1 03-01-2009, 10:14 PM

we had a shark egg for a good 5 months at the shop, and finaly it hatched.
it got a home right away, but sadly their tank crashed

we just got in a shark egg on Wednesday, and it hatched on thursday.

it's still not the most responsive animal, since it's only 4 days old, but it gets quite active at night.

bamboo sharks are actually the best sharks for aquarium life IMO because they don't move a whole lot, and are pretty mellow. the sharks you see at big als are open water sharks, and are completely inappropriate for the average "large"tank in someones household,as they are very very active and need alot of swimming room (as in square kilometers)
Also an advantage to buying a shark when it's an egg, is it'll become more accustom to aquarium life very quickly.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #2 03-01-2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by karazy

Also an advantage to buying a shark when it's an egg, is it'll become more accustom to aquarium life very quickly.

Yes, IMO this is a huge advantage to buying an egg.

I think most all Bamboo sharks available these days are all captive bred though anyways, so should be used to aquarium life.

I am not sure but I think very few are collected from the ocean still. Thats just what I have heard but that could be wrong.

my2rotties · #3 03-01-2009, 10:45 PM

I need another fish like I need a hole in my head. Would be really great watching the egg hatch and get to see the baby grow. IMO that would probably be one of the most rewarding things to do in the hobby. Too bad my tank is 260g and not the minimum of 300g to try some day way into the future.

Leah · #4 03-01-2009, 11:28 PM

Funny, when I was at the L.F.S. last they had just got a bamboo shark in. And the
shipment was ice cold upon arrival. Kinda sad when you think that it happens even
to them. Somehow I thought that it was done a little more responsibly. How is that
for being naive.

my2rotties · #5 03-01-2009, 11:31 PM

Did the shark make it at least?

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Originally Posted by Leah

Funny, when I was at the L.F.S. last they had just got a bamboo shark in. And the
shipment was ice cold upon arrival. Kinda sad when you think that it happens even
to them. Somehow I thought that it was done a little more responsibly. How is that
for being naive.

Leah · #6 03-01-2009, 11:39 PM

I am not really sure I could see its tail from behind the rock and it was cuddling with
a eel. But the head was hidden behind rock. I hope so, really don't know who could
or would take him around here though. But I suppose anything's possible.