getting a shark need info

[bjorn]

i plan on setting my 180 g into a shark tank , just for awile i guess

im not sure what shark im getting as its not from a lfs its a wild caught

it looks like this http://www.wetwebmedia.com/CartilaginousFishesPIX/Sharks/C.punctatum_hobbyist_pic.JPG

im guessing temp would be my local temprature

but just wondering about water flow and filtration , ive got a fx5 filter but im guessing ill need a sump ? also substrate and everything else i need to kno

sorry dont have much more info on it but yea if you guys have any info on setup please let me kno

cheerz

 

[dmopar74]

gonna need a bigger tank.

 

[bjorn]

yea that i kno but gona start with a small one an see where i go from there

 

[amehel0]

umm u gonna need a 300g form the begining and up dto a 500

 

[SimonL]

Really don't need a 300g to start. I kept a small Chiloscyllium griseum in a 100 gal until she was bout 20" (year or so). Filtered with a Fx4 and a Tetratech 500, as well as big water changes. Skimmer was a Red Sea Turbo if I recall correctly.

 

[alcohologist]

yea that i kno but gona start with a small one an see where i go from there

hmm. quite a bad idea to begin with. remember it's illegal to release the fish once you've kept it in captivity.
also, the shark is going outgrow the tank quickly, so you should really start making plans on housing it in the future.
i'd advise not to run the canister unless it's just carbon in or you pay really close attention to it.
also invest in a good skimmer, rated for at least twice your tank's volume.
you'll need live rock, in the main tank or sump. make sure the fish has enough space to swim of course, as well as a cave to take refuge in.
a refugium would also be a great addition to the system.
substrate-wise, get something very fine so as not to scratch or cut the shark's ventral surface
overall, i think you should consider this extremely carefully, read a few books - then make your decision, hopefully starting with a larger tank

 

[krj-1168]

Yeah a Juvenile Gray Bamboo (Chiloscyllium griseum) would be able to be kept in a standard 180 (6'x2'x2') for about a year or so.

Ultimately it will need a tank of more than 300 gallons (at least 7'L x 3'W x 2').

As for water temps - you will need a water temp in the range of 72-82F.

 

[SimonL]

Oh, I didn't catch that bit about it being a wild New Zealand shark...any idea of the exact species?

 

[krj-1168]

Ok - wild caught doesn't necessarily mean that it was/will be locally caught in New Zealand waters.

After all - if bjorn is getting the shark from a local fish dealer - it could still be wild caught without going thru a LFS. But I know that here in the U.S. shark.fish dealers often import SW fish & sharks from the Indo-Pacific region.

Still if the shark is coming from New Zealand waters - changes are it's not a Bamboo shark, maybe some form of cool water catshark or cool water carpet shark.

 

[bjorn]

yea i cant confirm what species it is.

i know its cold water ,there a grey looking shark with dark grey bands going threw them some sort of dogfish i think