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?
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A find sand like Bahama oolite would work well or a combo of oolite and fiji pink.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.A find sand like Bahama oolite would work well or a combo of oolite and fiji pink.
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.@patoe Can you run a shark tank with liverock and a bare bottom tank? or does the shark have to have that smooth sand for his belly!!
I’ve always been curious in in your opinion would special grade reef sand work for sharks or is it too course?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.
I personally wouldn't use anything larger than Fiji Pink.I’ve always been curious in in your opinion would special grade reef sand work for sharks or is it too course?