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Nurse Shark / Ginglymostoma cirratum
Scientific Name - Ginglymostoma cirratum
Common Name - Nurse Shark
Size - 14.1 ft. (4.3m)
Min. Aquarium Size - 1,000 US Gal. ( 3, 785 l)
Foods and Feeding - Pieces of fresh shrimp, scallops, marine fish flesh. Feed to satiation 2 times a week.
Reef Compatibility - No. Eats crustaceans, small fishes, tends to topple corals and rock work not secured.
Captive Care - Can grow 7.5 inches (19 cm) a year in captivity, a voracious feeder consuming all that is offered making it hard for tank mates to feed adequately such as other Sharks, Rays, and bottom feeders.
Scientific Name - Ginglymostoma cirratum
Common Name - Nurse Shark
Size - 14.1 ft. (4.3m)
Min. Aquarium Size - 1,000 US Gal. ( 3, 785 l)
Foods and Feeding - Pieces of fresh shrimp, scallops, marine fish flesh. Feed to satiation 2 times a week.
Reef Compatibility - No. Eats crustaceans, small fishes, tends to topple corals and rock work not secured.
Captive Care - Can grow 7.5 inches (19 cm) a year in captivity, a voracious feeder consuming all that is offered making it hard for tank mates to feed adequately such as other Sharks, Rays, and bottom feeders.
