Getting:
Grey smooth hound shark
I have a few questions, hoping you guys could answer.
1. How aggressive are they?
2 what, and how often do you feed yours?
3. How much lbs of rock can I put in, and how should I scape it, ex: all on back wall, or piled on bottom…?
4. $500 for a 12” one a fair price?
5. How fast do they grow, how many inches per year?
6. What are some signs that he is not happy in my tank anymore?
7. Do male ones top out at a smaller size?
8. How to tell if I get a male one
9. Is this species always swimming?
On YouTube I saw a few of them lay down, and swim… is this normal? Or are they stressed?
10. For a lid, I called a lfs, they can custom make a glass lid, or I can go with a mesh lid. I’m guessing I need a glass lid, as my fish are too powerful for a mesh one?
11. I plan to have a lot of flow, as my snapper, the tangs, and the trigger will enjoy it. Is this a problem for the shark?
12. How important are water parameters for this shark?
13. On all the websites that sell this shark, they mark it as: experts only, what makes it so hard to care for?
14. Would a PVC pipe cave system in/under the sand in addition to the rocks make the other fish feel safer? In case the shark decides to go after a sleeping fish.
15. Can it go with my current fish, and the ones I’m planning to get? I’m making the tank around the shark, so whichever fish will be a problem, I will move to a different tank. Whichever fish won’t work, please explain why.
Already have:
Threadfin snapper 8”
Zebra eel 30”
Emporer angel 5”
Purple tang 4”
Blue throat trigger 5”
magnificent foxface 6”
Polleni grouper 4”
Want to add along with smooth hound
Harlequin tusk
guinea fowl puffer
Achilles tang
5-10 chromis (are these an easy snack?)
Coral cat shark
Blue dot ray
Minautus grouper
Gem tang
2-3 Look down
Naso tang
Quoyi parrotfish
It’s a 240 gallon tank, Ik it's on the smaller side… with a simplicity 800dc skimmer, 4, 4” filter socks
And when the shark outgrows, I will either setup a large pond in my basement, or give him to the aquarium in the town over.
Thanks!!
Grey smooth hound shark
I have a few questions, hoping you guys could answer.
1. How aggressive are they?
2 what, and how often do you feed yours?
3. How much lbs of rock can I put in, and how should I scape it, ex: all on back wall, or piled on bottom…?
4. $500 for a 12” one a fair price?
5. How fast do they grow, how many inches per year?
6. What are some signs that he is not happy in my tank anymore?
7. Do male ones top out at a smaller size?
8. How to tell if I get a male one
9. Is this species always swimming?
On YouTube I saw a few of them lay down, and swim… is this normal? Or are they stressed?
10. For a lid, I called a lfs, they can custom make a glass lid, or I can go with a mesh lid. I’m guessing I need a glass lid, as my fish are too powerful for a mesh one?
11. I plan to have a lot of flow, as my snapper, the tangs, and the trigger will enjoy it. Is this a problem for the shark?
12. How important are water parameters for this shark?
13. On all the websites that sell this shark, they mark it as: experts only, what makes it so hard to care for?
14. Would a PVC pipe cave system in/under the sand in addition to the rocks make the other fish feel safer? In case the shark decides to go after a sleeping fish.
15. Can it go with my current fish, and the ones I’m planning to get? I’m making the tank around the shark, so whichever fish will be a problem, I will move to a different tank. Whichever fish won’t work, please explain why.
Already have:
Threadfin snapper 8”
Zebra eel 30”
Emporer angel 5”
Purple tang 4”
Blue throat trigger 5”
magnificent foxface 6”
Polleni grouper 4”
Want to add along with smooth hound
Harlequin tusk
guinea fowl puffer
Achilles tang
5-10 chromis (are these an easy snack?)
Coral cat shark
Blue dot ray
Minautus grouper
Gem tang
2-3 Look down
Naso tang
Quoyi parrotfish
It’s a 240 gallon tank, Ik it's on the smaller side… with a simplicity 800dc skimmer, 4, 4” filter socks
And when the shark outgrows, I will either setup a large pond in my basement, or give him to the aquarium in the town over.
Thanks!!