Whitespotted Bamboo Shark

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Size: 37 inches (95 cm)

Approximate purchase size <12"

Natural Environment: Inhabits crevices and caves on inshore coral reefs and usually found at depths between 3 to 150 feet (1 - 45 m) where it feeds on small fishes, shrimp, worms, crabs and other crustaceans.

General Husbandry: Rarely seen in the trade, having a light brown body with dark brown bands and numerous white or bluish spots.

Best maintained in large shark and stingrays type aquariums having deep fine-grained sand, and wide-open swimming areas, peaceful, none fin-nipping tankmates and tankmates too large to be eaten. Also a large, well-filtered and well-oxygenated system with few environment obstructions, however, should have a large cave to hide in.

Do not house with large triggerfishes, angelfishes, wrasses, and pufferfishes, as they can pick on the shark and cause skin and/or eye damage.

Requires a meaty diet, i.e., preferably live grass shrimp, earthworms and/or crabs and/or chopped meaty foods such as fish flesh, shrimp, clams, scallops and earthworms and be fed three times weekly.

Very sensitive to copper, therefore aquarium water should be made with RO/DI processed water.

They like to dig, so having anything that may topple could cause a danger in the aquarium. They also like to hide and need caves and ledges to hide in or under.

Experience Level: Expert

Temperament: Aggressive

Diet: Carnivore

Coral Safe: Yes

Fish Safe: No

Invertebrate Safe: No