Two sharks instead of one!

[Raven1645]

Hey, I'm getting a chiloscyllium punctatum, or brown banded bamboo shark, and I was wondering if I would be able to have a second one so it would feel more natural for the both of them.
It's a 350g, large enough to handle 2 of them, so that's not where to problem lies.

However, I've read that most sharks are very territorial, and that you should not keep more than one unless you take six or more, because otherwise one will dominate the rest.
Personally I've never seen a tank with these animals that showed such problems, but I thought it might be a good idea to ask it on a forum.
Please help me out!

 

[Electrobes]

In my limited experience with sharks, I've found it best to stay with one if possible. He'll be fine alone and will probably be better off.

 

[Reef lvr]

I would go with two in a 350g you should be fine, i had had one before he took up skydiving:cry:

 

[TyreeUM]

I don't have experience with more than one, but when I was in college I hatched a bamboo out of an egg and in one year he was about 24 inches long...I moved him to a large fish only tank back home and my emperor angel ate his eyes out and he eventually died from it - so be careful what other fish you house with it.

 

[Tabasco1]

HOLY MOLY-the angel ate his eyes out? Not so much of an angel :angel: was he.

 

[Raven1645]

Ouch that's an evil angelfish, I heard angels and these sharks actually go quite well together!

As for the one or two sharks, I see the opinions are kind of divorced, so I still don't really know yet.
Any one who has personal experience with two sharks?

 

[Raven1645]

I would go with two in a 350g you should be fine, i had had one before he took up skydiving:cry:

Ouch... I'm sorry for your loss, I'm making a nice top on the tank to prevent that.
Hey can survive up to 12 hours on dry surface though (random fact).

 

[xgame2k]

haha. your 350 would have to be more of a shallow cube (long and wide, than tall) to house 2 of those cats. my 450 would have been pushing it at 8x3x3.

 

[CJO]

An angel ate out his eyes?! That's both disgusting and amazing at the same time!

CJ

 

[Raven1645]

haha. your 350 would have to be more of a shallow cube (long and wide, than tall) to house 2 of those cats. my 450 would have been pushing it at 8x3x3.

Mine's about 8*3 footprint as well.
But the brown banded bamboo shark is known to not require as much as other sharks because they're very slender.
Trust me, the size shouldn't be a problem. The problem could be dominance or agression.