Why would a shark attack a fish? No....not sarcastic question....

[ReefLogic]

I have to ask...I will post the thread that I am currently getting flamed for on my local club here....and I will post it just as it is posted there. But I am curious....why would a shark attack a Hippo tang? Could it be due to feeding going on? What could I have done to avoid this? I feed with lights out....by a couple hours....to avoid exactly this. But on this night the tang was not hiding.

 

[returnofsid]

Because sharks are apex predators. If you want to avoid this, in the future, I'd recommend not combining the 2

 

[mojoreef]

yea lights will have no effect as they hunt and feed via electrical impulse, actually a very very unbelieveable electrical impulse. To be honest I would not keep anything in their with it, not even another shark. I have seen cases where two sharks (about a foot and change long) that had lived together for a long time, eventually kill one. SO its a case of if you want one, then one you get, unless you start up another tank.

Mojo

 

[ReefLogic]

hmm.....now that is something I didn't consider. I guess I took the whole cichlid approach thinking if it is larger than the other one's mouth that it would be safe. My tang was 4 inches....the shark 8....sharks mouth...maybe 1.

Thank you both for the input. Now I have to consider finding a new home for one of these 2. Or as Mojo pointed out....set up another tank.

Question. Does this go for all sharks? I have seen video's with a bottom dweller like a bamboo in tanks with black tips....is the risk factor the same?

Second question....what are risk factors for blue dot stingray in tank with shark?

 

[mojoreef]

Like living on the edge their Reeflogic?? LOL Cichlids, balck tips, blue dots?/?? now say after me...."must watch sharks/rays on TV and have nice things in my tanks" ...OK your turn?? lol

I have seen it before but again you never know with species like that.

Mike

 

[ReefLogic]

lol.....ok....I keep trying to say that....but I get stuck right after must watch sharks/rays on TV. I have found that, for me anyway, "nice" things = boring things. This is why I went aggressive in FW and am now doing so in SW.

I'm getting better though....first time I tried to say it all that came out was "must watch TV"