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Just wanted to share some pics of my lovely baby shark.
It's a banded bamboo shark, now nearly one month old, hatched in my tank! (took 5-6 weeks to hatch from when I got it from the store)
After a few days I managed to confirm that the umbilical cord had gone and tried to feed him (they can die if they're fed and still have a bit of the cord on them). But no luck for 2 days until I got some frozen octopus that I put in tongs and he went nuts for it. He now eats octopus every day, and readily feeds during the day time.
Within 10-12 seconds of frozen brineshrimp hitting the water he wakes up off the bottom of the sand in his hiding place and flies around the tank looking for food (which is normally eaten up before it reaches him!). He seems to be healthy, but has been "flashing" (like fish flicking) every now and then (but not often enough to really worry).
So far.... he's not eaten any other animals in the tank, no fish, snails, crabs or shrimp.
The cleaner shrimp have made his hiding place their cleaning station, which is pretty brave of them, and I know someone who had a banded bamboo until he was about 20" and never touched his inverts, so maybe I'll be lucky.
He has nuzzeled one of the hermits before, but quickly gave up.
He's around 12" long, and called Snoopy (you'll understand when you see the pics!)
Anyone else kept sharks before? What has your experiences been like? He's currently in a 130 gal system (60"x20"x20" with 36"x12"15" sump + mega skimmer + wet/dry + ozone and UV + nitrate reductor). I have heard that they can grow 1ft in 6-12 months depending on feeding etc. So I'm looking to get a massive tank in about a year (something like 10ft long, 2ft high, 3ft wide - I know a tank building company who are really cheap) as a permanent home for him.
If I can't rehouse him, I've found a sealife center that is willing to take him, but I'd really rather not, he's soooo sweet
in the egg (several weeks before hatching... he got bigger!):

Starting to hatch:

Still hatching!:

Yup, another hatching one:

And he's out! (note this is my old tank, he hatched the day I moved to the 5fter, hence the coarse sand).

In the new tank, lazing around on the rocks:


FOOOOODD, he goes nuts for this frozen octopus:

Just a in-tank shot of my new tank:

And lastly a not quite finished tank shot:

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worley

All very interesting info well done.
Keith

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Beautiful. I like the "unfinished" look of the tank wood.