Bamboo shark eats caulerpa regularly

[FishyMel]

Just recently I had a patch of caulerpa pop up on my rocks that has been gone for a year. (I had to remove all the caulerpa since it went sexual.) I'm guessing it came back from my high power t5's and metal halide. Anyway, now several times a day I catch my Bamboo shark eating some for a snack. She just pulls some off the rock with her mouth, chews it, and swallows it. I will try to get a pic sometime. I don't know if she eats it because she remembers when she was a baby and she lived in a fuge and then a tank full of it or if this is a natural instinct. Go and feed your sharks veggies right now! So much for thinking you know everything about sharks right?

 

[Crumbs]

This ive got to see. Try to snap a vid if you can.

 

[FishyMel]

I'll try

 

[Crumbs]

I wonder if this could be the equivalent of a dog eating grass.

 

[MercZ]

I think he is lacking fiber. LOL

 

[sunfishh]

Finally the name bamboo shark make sense :lol:

 

[FishyMel]

lol. It does make you wonder if other sharks like tigers, whites, hammers, etc. also eat algae.

 

[FishyMel]

When witnessing this elusive behavior once again today I quickly reached into my pocket for my camera phone. I switched it to camera mode and went to snap the shot only for the clownfish to jump in and censor his companion's unheard of, despicable behavior. Apparently the clownfish is in on it as well.

This made me laugh so hard, I bet you are so disappointed.

 

[FishyMel]

Luckily I am smarter than a clownfish and snapped another shot before he could censor it again.

Here is a video. Sorry for the poor quality, I didn't have enough time to switch it to the high resolution

 

[carterd]

I had an adult brownbanded that would routinely inhale strips of sushi nori from a veggie clip that I put out for the tangs that shared her tank.

 

[FishyMel]

Mine is technically an adult. I dwarfed her though when my caulerpa went sexual. She almost died and I thinked the chemicals some how triggered her growth to turn off off. She has been eight inches ever since the event occurred. (9 monthes ago)

Im planning on getting a tang this week to remove before my caulerpa goes sexual again.

 

[sunfishh]

Nice video FishyMel

 

[TANK0789]

What size tank is that looks nice!