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    Posted: May 12 2012 at 9:00pm
I bought a bamboo shark today that was hatched last night and is already eating frozen foods. I know that they are reef safe as long as you introduce them when they are young. I know he will eventually eat my cleaner shrimp most likely. But my question is... Is he going to eat my ultra maxima clam???
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Nope, wont eat the clam. Yep, may eat the shrimp. They are jumpers and will jump out if the tank is not tightly covered! 

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There is also a chance it will eat all of your fish too.  They say that introducing them from the egg is the best thing you can do, but they can still turn on tank mates. 
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Key word here is Shark.Big smile
 


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Super cool.... I was looking them up recently when somebody else got one or had an egg, or something like that.

Don't you have a relatively small tank? (I was thinking 75 for some reason)
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Yeah i have a 75..... I know i know i cant keep him forever... but i will definately give him up when he is starting to outgrow the tank.... A few more questions...
Are they nocturnal???
And he is only a day old and wont go after anything i tried to feed him...
Should i try during the night???
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Being a nocturnal, bottom-dwelling species that inhabits deeper waters where little light is present, the Bamboo Shark is light sensitive. Typically it stays hidden in an aquarium with bright lights on, and therefore should be provided with an adequately sized cave or light-sheltered space where it can hide. Course textures can scratch this shark's belly, which can lead to infection, so it requires a soft sand substrate.

Does not compete well for food with aggressive feeders, therefore foods are best offered by target feeding using a stick or tongs. Should be fed meaty fares that includes pieces of fresh shrimp, scallop, squid, and marine fish flesh. Soaking foods in a liquid vitamin provides a boost in vitamins and minerals important to this shark's health.Requires a supplemental source of iodine to prevent goiter disease. Feed until satisfied 2-3 times a week.

Juveniles are often difficult to get to eat. Adding a natural scent and flavor enhancer such as Seachem Entice , and introducing live farmed-raised saltwater feeder shrimp to the aquarium can help to peak a stubborn feeder's interest. Bamboo Shark has a small mouth that it cannot open very wide, and it does not bite off pieces of food. It should be given tiny bits of food that it can easily consume whole, otherwise it may ignore and even spit out chunks that are too large.

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^^^ I didn't write that up on my own, just copied and pasted relevant information to your question from an article I read while looking into them. It's probably copyrighted. 
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Thanks McClure. Yeah he is hiding so i figured he was nocturnal....
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