Alpha_and_Gec
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Had a funny idea for a shark tank this morning, which involves a wide but low table - like shallow water setup(30 - 40cm tall) that you can reach down and touch the bottom. The aquarium has a thick substrate and is planted with thickets of salt - tolerant bamboo, which serves as hides for a singular or a pair of bamboo sharks(chiloscyllium plagiosum or C. griseum). If insufficient, rocky hides will also be provided, which may or may not be seeded with coral. The aquarium is exposed to sunlight to promote plant growth and apply supplementary light to corals. The aquarium is stocked with small, cursorial fish such as certain tangs, chromises and wrasses, gregorious fish such as cardinals and ocean catfish, plus one or two horseshoe crabs for the funny. Would invoke a sort of mangrove estuary vibe and also act as a touch pool, plus the bamboo handles the vast waste load from the shark. Size would be around 2m*3m, about the size of a dinner table. The bamboo can also hold up a net that prevents the shark from escaping.
This isn't intended as a serious proposition, just something silly that would be cool to do. But I would like some criticism on whether this kind of tank is actually feasible or is there a problem with either the stocking or the design, such as bamboo that tolerate salt not existing(I'm not sure whether there is a species like this but I sure hope it exists), shark ripping apart even large horseshoe crabs, or bamboo releasing toxins. Plus, I love reading discussions in this forum to be informed in the intricacies of marine biology and reef chem.
Sorry about essentially spam - posting lol. I am close to getting my aquarium to a safe nitrate level, and I am excited to start stocking it(with things that are not sharks, of course!).
This isn't intended as a serious proposition, just something silly that would be cool to do. But I would like some criticism on whether this kind of tank is actually feasible or is there a problem with either the stocking or the design, such as bamboo that tolerate salt not existing(I'm not sure whether there is a species like this but I sure hope it exists), shark ripping apart even large horseshoe crabs, or bamboo releasing toxins. Plus, I love reading discussions in this forum to be informed in the intricacies of marine biology and reef chem.
Sorry about essentially spam - posting lol. I am close to getting my aquarium to a safe nitrate level, and I am excited to start stocking it(with things that are not sharks, of course!).
