FAMILY - Orectolobidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Ginglymostoma Cirratum
COMMON NAME - Nurse Shark
SIZE - 14.1 ft. (4.3m)
RANGE - Tropical Atlantic and Eastern Pacific
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.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 1
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Eats crustaceans, small fishes, tends to topple corals and rockwork 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 tankmates 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)
RANGE - Tropical Atlantic and Eastern Pacific
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.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 1
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Eats crustaceans, small fishes, tends to topple corals and rockwork 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 tankmates to feed adequately such as other sharks, rays, and bottom feeders.
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