newborn bambo shark

[mountaindew]

my shark just hatched from the egg and is swimming around.Is there anything thing special I need to do as in a special food or any special instructions for this newborn

 

[mountaindew]

not the best picture but will get better

 

[brady816]

congrats your a new dad i dont know anything about sharks sorry but i know someone will help out for sure

 

[matts125]

you need to feed it silver sides with a feeding prong, if you cant entice him to eat then the last resort is to take him out and hold him while you put a small piece of food in his mouth to get the tase of the food.
He should just eat right away...

Matt

 

[Krish]

Congrats! Looks really cool from what I can see

 

[mountaindew]

thanks for the help

 

[matts125]

is the baby eating ok?

 

[aquarookie]

Or you could put a few tiny damsels in the tank...

 

[mountaindew]

no,this is only the 2nd day.the fish store told me it might take 2 or 3 days

 

[matts125]

Or you could put a few tiny damsels in the tank...

these sharks dont have any interst in fish like damsels. maybe when they are adult but not as juvi's

no,this is only the 2nd day.the fish store told me it might take 2 or 3 days

Yeah if it isnt eating by the end of the 4th or 5th day I would start to worry..

Matt

 

[Beto]

I hatched one a few years ago. I went to Safeway, bought some scallops, and essentially gave him half a scallop in the morning, and another half in the evening. I would chop up the scallop portions into tiny pieces, probably the size of the pencil eraser. Until the shark was a bit bigger, I had to locate the food near him. After a couple of weeks, I included shrimp in his meal. About a month or so later, I offered him a little of everything, including octupus, squid, scallop, salmon, and crab meat. Long story short, by his ninth month of age, he was about 18 inches long. He was eating a big handful of food at ever sitting. I had to call the seattle aquarium and donate him. I did not think he would grow that fast.

Also, make sure you have a good protein skimmer....if you don't, water will deteriorate quickly.

Good luck.

 

[Beto]

BTW, mine ate the first day. I had to try a variety of foods til I found something he liked. Initially this was scallops. Eventually his taste pallette accepted the other foods.

 

[mountaindew]

what did you get ,the frozen scallops

 

[class clown]

very neat. How big is it -- a couple inches or is it really tiny?

 

[matts125]

Ben they are usually about 4'' + when they hatch...

Matt

 

[class clown]

gees, really. very neat.

 

[Beto]

yes, frozen food from safeway. However, prior to feeding, I thawed everything in lukewarm water for about 20 minutes.