Hi. I been wanting to get a bamboo shark for my 220gal tank but it has been bare bottom for two years. Have any of you kept a bamboo shark in a bare bottom tank or should I put in sand before getting the shark?
Bamboo shark in bare bottom tank?
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Don't they have electroreceptors that they use to probe sandy substrate and detritus for their meals? Would substrate be necessary to stimulate natural feeding patterns?
I would say definitely a big no no. Bare bottom will irritate their bellies leading to stress and possibly infections. A light sand such as Fiji Pink is perfect for them. Also, like david said they use their barbs to search the sand for food.
Yes, oolite would also work, I don't typically recommend it because it's so fine that it will get blown around the tank so easily.
i had keept mine with sand, but then went for barebottom for water quality.
He has no red Belly nor has he problems finding food. he behaves the same as with substrate.
Got a acrylic tank and a grounding probe.
He has no red Belly nor has he problems finding food. he behaves the same as with substrate.
Got a acrylic tank and a grounding probe.
Read the answers above. Sand is recommended as it is natural and won't risk irritating the stomach, however it's not impossible to have sharks in a bare bottom although sharks would almost certainly be more comfortable in a tank with a sand substrate vs. bare bottom.
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