My sharks
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TheSaltwaterGuy
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Get those pics yet?
Hi KRJ-1168,
How can you say it's inactive if you havent seen them in person? And it has no difficulty turning around.. And I only posted 2 pictures so why say that.
I measured my coral catshark and it's close to 18in? or less. And my bamboo shark close to 2 1/2ft.
Thanx!
Will post pictures when I get home.
How can you say it's inactive if you havent seen them in person? And it has no difficulty turning around.. And I only posted 2 pictures so why say that.
I measured my coral catshark and it's close to 18in? or less. And my bamboo shark close to 2 1/2ft.
Thanx!
Will post pictures when I get home.
reefergeorge
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How can you tell someone that their shark, you have never seen isn't over 2'? If well feed and old enough who know how big it will get. That's like saying humans don't get over 6.5'.
krj-1168
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You said it was less active than your coral cat. But then Bamboos are usually less active.
And I actually said "seem so inactive", not was inactive. There's a pretty big difference.
But then I was basicing that on a 36" long shark in a tank - that's about 24-30" wide. Since you just said your Bamboo is about 30" long - that could explain why it's doesn't appear to have difficulty in turning around yet. But mark my words - it eventually will. Especially since Brown-banded Bamboos can reach 40-42" in length.
A 3' long Brown-banded being kept in a standard 300 gallon - actually a pretty sad site. Your Coral Cat could likely stay in a 300 for life without any problems. But the Brown-banded will out grow it pretty soon - say maybe a year to 18 months (tops).
Btw - yes Coral Catsharks do grow past 24" long. The species max is 27". So actually a 24" Coral Cat - is more like a 7.5' Human.
Ken
TheSaltwaterGuy
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Geez guys, leave the man alone. He's right, the average Coral Cat doesn't exceed 24" in length. Just like Ken said, a 24" Coral Cat is like a 7.5' human, pretty uncommon site. But yes, Coral Cats can reach around 26-27" long.
krj-1168
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I'm not really worried about his Coral cat - since I already know it won't likely out grow his tank.
I'm more concerned about the Brown-banded Bamboo. I've seen videos of people keep 3' long bamboos in a 300 gallon tank on YouTube.com - Trust me - It's not good.
One look at one of these videos - and you'll quickly understand - why Scott Michael is wrong in his minimum tank size estimations.
I'm more concerned about the Brown-banded Bamboo. I've seen videos of people keep 3' long bamboos in a 300 gallon tank on YouTube.com - Trust me - It's not good.
One look at one of these videos - and you'll quickly understand - why Scott Michael is wrong in his minimum tank size estimations.
Lrgclasper
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One nice thing about whitespotted and brown banded is that they are reefdwelers are thus used to and seek out tight places to live and hide. They are amazing at how they can deal with tight spaces.
TheSaltwaterGuy
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Very true, LrgClasper. Just this morning, I saw my 8" BB Bamboo lodged in between two rocks. Between the rocks is about a 2" gap, the shark is around 3" wide at her gill area. Pretty amazing site.
First of all, I dont want to argue with anyone here. We can't centralize the size of every living thing here on our planet. IMO. Peace everyone. I hope noone would be sarcastic or something here.
You say it's too big for my tank. Did I say I wasnt upgrading my tank? Once it outgrows my tank,I'll be transfering him to my 800gallon pond.
Once I sold my catfishes in my 2 ponds,I'll be transferring my bamboo there. The other pond would be for my bamboo and the other will serve as a refugium,a large refiugium.
Here in the Philippines,bamboos are very common. I can see some of the bamboos laying eggs at our local LFS.
Btw,they have ponds for them. But some keep it in a 100gallon holding tank.
Chad,
Is that your bamboo on your avatar? He/She's cute..
Lendz
You say it's too big for my tank. Did I say I wasnt upgrading my tank? Once it outgrows my tank,I'll be transfering him to my 800gallon pond.
Once I sold my catfishes in my 2 ponds,I'll be transferring my bamboo there. The other pond would be for my bamboo and the other will serve as a refugium,a large refiugium.
Here in the Philippines,bamboos are very common. I can see some of the bamboos laying eggs at our local LFS.
Btw,they have ponds for them. But some keep it in a 100gallon holding tank.
Chad,
Is that your bamboo on your avatar? He/She's cute..
Lendz
TheSaltwaterGuy
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Yes it is. Thanks!
reefergeorge
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Lendz, I am envious of your brown banded. He is beautiful. How long is he?
TheSaltwaterGuy
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Looks good! Ever thought about giving them a little extra open sand space to swim and rest in?
