White Tiger
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What are the types of diseases a bamboo shark can acquire? What would be some of the treatment options for the diseases?
Shark diseases
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TTU_Reefer
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ALOT lol
Parasitic infections: Protozoans, Flatworms, tapeworms, flukes, nematodes,
Oxygen deprivation according to Temp.
Copper: BAD idea
Bacterial:in cut/sores...treated with antibiotics added to water or orally(best).
medications include dry and wet, but there is SO much that can go wrong its hard to say just one or two.
its late but ill type more later...anything your looking for exactly?
Parasitic infections: Protozoans, Flatworms, tapeworms, flukes, nematodes,
Oxygen deprivation according to Temp.
Copper: BAD idea
Bacterial:in cut/sores...treated with antibiotics added to water or orally(best).
medications include dry and wet, but there is SO much that can go wrong its hard to say just one or two.
its late but ill type more later...anything your looking for exactly?
stykthyn
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sharks can contract any of the illnesses commonly found in the aquarium. they also respond poorly to many medications. hypo is a no no, as is copper and formalin based froducts. Maracyn is an excellent product that a shark should respond well to. Is there anything specific you are looking for?
White Tiger
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How would I treat a shark with a bacterial infection?
TTU_Reefer
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antibiotics given orally...what bacterial infection to be exact?
White Tiger
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WAIT!!!!!!!!!!! I do not have a shark yet! I am still deciding on whether I should get one. I am just trying to get a general idea on how hard or easy it is to treat a shark with a disease to help me decide whether or not to get a shark.
stykthyn
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do you have a 400+ gallon system to keep one in?
if not I would try something else. if you do have the facilities to house one sharks arent very difficult, they are just unique. their requirements are just a tad bit different. there are quite a few shark posts in this forum, go back and read through them. they should give you a fair idea of what it takes to keep one happy in your home.
if not I would try something else. if you do have the facilities to house one sharks arent very difficult, they are just unique. their requirements are just a tad bit different. there are quite a few shark posts in this forum, go back and read through them. they should give you a fair idea of what it takes to keep one happy in your home.
White Tiger
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I thought one only needed a 200 g system to store a bamboo shark in. Is this true? Or do I need a 400 g system at least?
White Tiger
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"a full grown bamboo is around 4ft. a fish this size wont have room to manuever in a 200gallon. 400 would be the bare minimum (stykthyn, 2006)."
According to Aquarium Sharks and Rays, by Scott W. Michael, a bamboo shark can fit in a 120 g tank despite the fact that it can grow up to 3 1/2 ft. He states that bamboo sharks are bottom dwellers and do not need room to swim unlike some sharks that are 2 feet. Scott says that some 2 feet sharks require 1,700 gallons since they are not bottom dwellers and need room to swim.
According to Aquarium Sharks and Rays, by Scott W. Michael, a bamboo shark can fit in a 120 g tank despite the fact that it can grow up to 3 1/2 ft. He states that bamboo sharks are bottom dwellers and do not need room to swim unlike some sharks that are 2 feet. Scott says that some 2 feet sharks require 1,700 gallons since they are not bottom dwellers and need room to swim.
stykthyn
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I really hate that book. bamboo's do swim, quite a bit actually. they do it at night as they are nocturnal hunters. I had 2 in a 1500 gallon outdoor pond and come dusk they were all over the place looking for food. sure you can squeeze a bamboo into a 120, but I promise it's life expectancy will radically decrease. ask anyone here that has owned one of these animals how they behave, or go to wetwebmedia and peruse the shark FAQs and see what you find.
White Tiger
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Thanks for the information! I am reconsidering about putting a bamboo shark in a 200.
Lrgclasper
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bamboos are bullet proof as long as you give them a varied diet with vitamin suppliments and good water parameters. I've had mine in a 300 gallon for 4 years, no problem. You don't need a 400 gallon tank for these guys- they are used to confined spaces in a reef environment and are very flexable. However, I would go with at leat a 96" long tank with 24" of turn around for an adult animal.
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