georgeortiz
Mon, 30th Oct 2006, 09:44 AM
Hey all,
I just bought a banded cat shark over the weekend and I am looking for advice from any of you guys who have kept such a specimen over the years.
I have been researching them for a while and need some real world advice on making sure that this little guy gets off to good start.
I particularly need to make sure he keeps eating.
I have seen information on feeding/offering food daily mainly ghost shrimp or squid. He has plenty of room to swim.
I make sure he has the lights off at least 14 hours a day. This is the time that I have tried to feed him but, I think he is still settling into the new enviroment. I did have the LFS feed him in front of me to make sure that he was not too finiky. They used ghost shrimp.
I have had blue leg hermits in the tank and don't mind if he eats those perodically. Is there any invert I can put in my tank which can be a food source? I just hate having to rely on ghost shrimp which will not last long in the tank. Eventually I would like to put him on a prepared foods diet but, if someone has better advice I am eager to learn.
I just bought a banded cat shark over the weekend and I am looking for advice from any of you guys who have kept such a specimen over the years.
I have been researching them for a while and need some real world advice on making sure that this little guy gets off to good start.
I particularly need to make sure he keeps eating.
I have seen information on feeding/offering food daily mainly ghost shrimp or squid. He has plenty of room to swim.
I make sure he has the lights off at least 14 hours a day. This is the time that I have tried to feed him but, I think he is still settling into the new enviroment. I did have the LFS feed him in front of me to make sure that he was not too finiky. They used ghost shrimp.
I have had blue leg hermits in the tank and don't mind if he eats those perodically. Is there any invert I can put in my tank which can be a food source? I just hate having to rely on ghost shrimp which will not last long in the tank. Eventually I would like to put him on a prepared foods diet but, if someone has better advice I am eager to learn.