(L&S) Bamboo shark's CRAZE named project "Nitro"

[Lester]

Hi guys ...

got some advise and info on how to ###### the sharks

here to share with u guys

cheers

They are a modified part of their ###### fins. It's basically the sharks penis...except there's 2 claspers...so...he has 2 penis's...lucky devil. haha

Here are a few pics...

[RawKnMetaLNemO]

lucky indeed

[Lester]

hehe hi guys ...

took a pic od the two little one before one will be departed form the other soon ..

anyway the pic turn out quite cute... looks likes a pair of hotdogs to me .. hehe

Cheers

[Lester]

Hi guys .. some updates on little small sharky..

little small sharkly now is taking in frozens liao ... finally.. hehe dun have to worry about livefood for it anymore ..

cheers

[cjh]

hehe hi guys ...

took a pic od the two little one before one will be departed form the other soon ..

anyway the pic turn out quite cute... looks likes a pair of hotdogs to me .. hehe

Cheers

bye bye little sharky....

bro acidjazz remember to post little sharky when u got it...

[LaW]

bye bye little sharky....

bro acidjazz remember to post little sharky when u got it...

parted.

so sad

keep us updated acidjazz

[PBT]

hey is it possible having cleaner shrimps wishark n sohal tang?

[acidjazz]

hey is it possible having cleaner shrimps wishark n sohal tang?

nope not possible, the shark will eat up the cleaner shimps. Its best if its in a stand alone tank or maybe with other aggressive fishes.

[Lester]

hehe i will be veri happy if i am the sharky

[Lester]

Just found out something about the two sharky.. hmmm before that .. Bro acidjazz.. which ###### u prefer ur shark to be ???

hmm but anyway u have no choice too hehe just found that the two were males.. haha each got the "two" penis

cheers

[Lester]

will upload a pic soon once i get a good shot if it

[Lester]

Due to some changes in reefer paul upgrading of tank to a 3.5 feet... hehe little sharky will be staying a few more weeks with its bro sharky.. hehe..

if anyone is interested in keeping one.. ML has one lying in its tank. i mean the egg... grab it before it is gone ..

cheers

[cjh]

LCK 110 also got 3 sharks... black tip reef shark(dunno correct name or not) .......

[acidjazz]

Due to some changes in reefer paul upgrading of tank to a 3.5 feet... hehe little sharky will be staying a few more weeks with its bro sharky.. hehe..

if anyone is interested in keeping one.. ML has one lying in its tank. i mean the egg... grab it before it is gone ..

cheers

bro, thanks for ur help. I figured tt a bigger tank wld be better for the shark in the long term. . at least next time dun need upgrade any more. My upcoming fowlr tank wld be about 600 litres. . more than enuff to house little shark.

[iantoh]

hi everyone, i kept a bamboo shark for a year plus with my ex gf before we broke up and i researched quite alot prior to it so just some things that i hope might help you guys in setting up your shark systems ya.

1) length of the tank is more important than height. sharks, especially the banded bamboo shark hardly utilise swimming areas far above the sandbed. a long, say five feet tank if possible, at just one foot would be better than a three feet long tank with two feet height.

2) the corners of the tank, ideally, should be rounded. this is recommended for all shark systems as it creates an illusion of infinite space. if there are sharp corners, the sharks will often, in frustration, swim in agitated fashion and slam their noses against the glass walls, leading to bruised noses.

3) try slicing up a piece of sotong or cuttlefish into thin strips and feed your shark by holding this strip of squid in front of it. it will swim and eat it from your hand without harming you in any way and will learn to seek your hand in future feedings. squids make a good food, as do scallops though scallops damn ex. also if feeding prawns, feed with the shell as sharks require the calcium for their cartilage and iodine and iron too. a good live food treat would be the juvenile marine tiger prawns sold at fishing tackle shops. you can keep them in your sump on pellets or flakes and leave a couple in the tank when youre away to amuse the shark.

4) you can keep the faster swimming schooling fishes such as chromis and damsels. damsels are better as theyre very agressive, and their schooling behaviour will be more pronounced in the presence of the shark.

5) you can collect hermits at places like west coast or changi beach and place them in your tank for your shark to find. they benefit from eating more crustaceans and shell matter.

5) i think the bamboo sharks are pretty cool, so best wishes to those keeping bamboo sharks ya!

cheers,

ian

ps: i hatched that bamboo from an egg case by performing a caesearian type cutting of the egg case, and it did fine though i think it was blind for two days after coming out. you can judge the growth of the shark by shining a lamp on the egg case. if it doesnt come out after its filled most of the case, its a good option to cut it out as sometimes the conditions for hatching are not present in captive tanks and they somtimes dont decide to hatch, so you can help it.

ps: i hatched

[acidjazz]

bro toh, any experience with stingrays not? thanks for the detailed information.

[iantoh]

hey jazz. i dont have any personal experience with rays other than occasionally landing one on a hook. hahah. ill tell you what i know though ya.

primarily, they need fine and large sandbeds. coarse sand and sharp rocks will cause abrasion of their underside.

as with the bamboo shark example, an ideal food would be live bait prawns from fishing tackle shops. you can also bury a few chopped pieces of shrimp or squid or fish under the substrate for it to find. they are generally hardy and do ok with other non-bottom dwelling fish like gobies or dragonets as it'll eat anything that moves on the sandbed.

last thing, it is important to feed them iodine or iodide rich foods if not rays will develop goiter. this applies also for the bamboo shark and all cartilaginous fish. feed foods with their shells- crab with shells, prawns with shells. im not sure if you can soak the foods or inject them with a bit of the iodide supplements we use for dosing our tanks, but i think that makes sense. you think?

cheers,

ian

[Lester]

hi guys ..

it been a few days since some updates on the two little ones ...

but before that .. suddenly rem someone posted a bamboo shark and stingray pic before... therefore went searching for it ..

itia cool pic man..

the link is

click here

the layout of his tank

cheers

[Lester]

hey jazz. i dont have any personal experience with rays other than occasionally landing one on a hook. hahah. ill tell you what i know though ya.

primarily, they need fine and large sandbeds. coarse sand and sharp rocks will cause abrasion of their underside.

as with the bamboo shark example, an ideal food would be live bait prawns from fishing tackle shops. you can also bury a few chopped pieces of shrimp or squid or fish under the substrate for it to find. they are generally hardy and do ok with other non-bottom dwelling fish like gobies or dragonets as it'll eat anything that moves on the sandbed.

last thing, it is important to feed them iodine or iodide rich foods if not rays will develop goiter. this applies also for the bamboo shark and all cartilaginous fish. feed foods with their shells- crab with shells, prawns with shells. im not sure if you can soak the foods or inject them with a bit of the iodide supplements we use for dosing our tanks, but i think that makes sense. you think?

cheers,

ian

hi bro ... great info .. hehe i also dun know some of the info ...

chees hehe

[acidjazz]

bro, thanks for the picture and information. I am still toying with the idea of a stingray and the bamboo shark. looks like a good combination.

[Lester]

bro, thanks for the picture and information. I am still toying with the idea of a stingray and the bamboo shark. looks like a good combination.

hi bro.............

post a pic of ur new tank .. veri interested to see the new home for little small sharkly

cheers

[acidjazz]

hi bro.............

post a pic of ur new tank .. veri interested to see the new home for little small sharkly

cheers

Back breaking experience man. . just got the tank running. Flooded my house twice in the process. .

[kelstorm]

just got the tank running. Flooded my house twice in the process. .

hehe... quick.. wear ur wetsuit and don ur diving gear..

[acidjazz]

hehe... quick.. wear ur wetsuit and don ur diving gear..

not enuff time leh. . . half my living room flooded when i notice the water leaking. . by the time put on wet suit my house become swimming pool. .

[Lester]

hehe rearing the sharks in the living rm ???