Iodine Supplement for Bamboo Sharks - Page 2

Funky_Fish14 · #1 12-07-2011, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by reefwars

wwm is one of my favorite places to read

always good advice bob and the crew are pros

For sure Denny!

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Originally Posted by Taaron

I'll get a picture of the 2 of em for you guys. I will be upgrading in june or july to a 300 gallon setup 84x36x24 I think is the dimensions. And a year or so after that when I get my own house, I will build a 650 gallon or more depending on the space i have to work with. They will be family, and well taken care of. I didn't hatch them myself. You have a much higher success rate with an already hatched individual. They are probably the coolest things in the world though ones about 8" Marbled or white spotted bamboo shark, the other is a 7" Banded bamboo shark. They will be with a couple groupers, hoping for a green moray and that will probably be it. They only change i want to make is getting a 72" flouresent type light instead or the 3x175w MH and 2x96w flourescents that i have right now.

They'll need that 300 faster than you can imagine...

Shoot for as big as you can with the 650+ upgrade.... I can guarantee you'll get flamed by people constantly even with a tank that size (which does seem big, yes)... but if you've been doing your reading, which im sure you have... you'll know they need something bigger than that long-term. I not here to flame you... but I do hope you go at least 1000+ for those sharks eventually, especially with other large fish in with them.

Good luck,

Chris

Delphinus · #2 12-07-2011, 05:10 AM

Some of the best setups for bamboos that I've seen have really been more indoor ponds than tanks. The nice thing is you don't seem to need a lot of height for them. We don't see anywhere near enough pictures of these please post some when you get a chance!

paddyob · #3 12-07-2011, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka

That's good, not a lot of people are. Or they think, "It will only grow as big as the tank it is in anyway." There's an old, old wives tale! are you really going to get a massive tank to put these brutes in? Would love to see a pic of them! Did you hatch them yourself?

Or you get the classic person who says they know what they need and never upgrade to it.

Good luck. It's the filtration that will most likely get them.