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alprazo · 10/21/2012, 07:42 PM

The species you are talking about is a carpet shark and not a cat. Brown banded bamboo shark to be specific. Ideally you would have a minimum of an 8ft diameter tub similar to the link above. One to two inches of sand and some large live rock boulders for them to hide. Temp would be 78-82 degrees. Maturity is reached around 3 years and expect your sharks to be about 2 feet. They probably will not get much more than 36 inches in captivity.

Discussing telost tankmates is like saying " what angel can I put in my reef? ". Some individuals will be fine, others of the same species will not. There is no simple answer. Even the safest fish can out compete your sharks for food. The best answer is to put your fish in another tank.

10/21/2012, 07:42 PM	#7
alprazo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,695 Blog Entries: 4	The species you are talking about is a carpet shark and not a cat. Brown banded bamboo shark to be specific. Ideally you would have a minimum of an 8ft diameter tub similar to the link above. One to two inches of sand and some large live rock boulders for them to hide. Temp would be 78-82 degrees. Maturity is reached around 3 years and expect your sharks to be about 2 feet. They probably will not get much more than 36 inches in captivity. Discussing telost tankmates is like saying " what angel can I put in my reef? ". Some individuals will be fine, others of the same species will not. There is no simple answer. Even the safest fish can out compete your sharks for food. The best answer is to put your fish in another tank. __________________ NOT Moved on.