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About Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium punctatum is a small shark with a slender, cylindrical brown or tan body marked with darker brown saddle patches and fine dark spots or bands running longitudinally. The body is elongated and somewhat flattened dorsoventrally, with small barbels on the nostrils and a rounded snout typical of the Hemiscyllidae family (nurse sharks).
Key facts
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Min tank size
- 180 gallons
- Appearance
- Chiloscyllium punctatum is a small shark with a slender, cylindrical brown or tan body marked with darker brown saddle patches and fine dark spots or bands running longitudinally. The body is elongated and somewhat flattened dorsoventrally, with small barbels on the nostrils and a rounded snout typical of the Hemiscyllidae family (nurse sharks).
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 180 gallon tank with excellent water circulation and low-oxygen dead zones • Temperature 72–78 °F; salinity 1.020–1.025 SG • Require strong biological and mechanical filtration; perform 20–30% water changes weekly • Nocturnal benthic feeder; provide sandy substrate and hiding places (caves, pipes) • Do NOT house with small fish, invertebrates, or other sharks; predatory toward tank mates • Specialized aquarium requiring expert husbandry; not recommended for general hobbyists
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Difficulty Level
- Expert
- Diet
- carnivore
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Diet Details
- Feed meaty foods including frozen-thawed ocean fish, shrimp, squid, and specialized shark pellets. Juveniles may accept smaller prey items; adults require appropriately sized meals. Feed 2–3 times weekly for adults.
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, ranging from Indonesia and the Philippines throughout Southeast Asia to northern Australia and the Great Barrier Reef.
- Common Health Issues
- Poor water quality sensitivity, parasitic infections, nutritional deficiency, bacterial skin infections
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