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From:Buena Park, CA, Orange County
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posted 01-15-2004 10:04 AM         

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hello again...i have a silver tip shark that doesnt like to eat. I have seen him munch on a couple of the frog pellets, but since then i havent seen him eat anything. i put blood worms in the tank, but he dosent seem to be interested...is there sumthing else that i can feed him??

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posted 01-15-2004 03:49 PM         

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Hi Cateyes1184, You can try brine shrimp. He should be eating the blood worms. I would suggest checking the ammonia/ nitrate levels in the tank.
Oooops. I assume you are talking about White Tip Shark Cat (freshwater Columbian Shark) and not the true Marine Silver Tip Shark?

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posted 01-15-2004 05:30 PM         

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Well thats what kind of shark my brother said he was, but he might have miss understood. thanks for the advice.... maybe something was scaring him or somthing cause he was eating a lot when i feed him today, so i think he is ok.... thanks again!

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posted 01-15-2004 10:14 PM         

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Hi Cateyes1184, I wasn't trying to be condescending. When I first read the post I immediately thought of the Columbian Shark, which is a freshwater catfish. Then after I had posted it dawned on me that there is a saltwater Silver Tip Shark, which is a true shark that gets quite large. That's why the Oooops. I thought maybe you were actually talking about the saltwater shark, and wanted to make sure. It's kind of funny on some of these fish, for example, it may come from the exporter as a white tip catfish, then leave the wholesaler as a white tip shark, and the pet shop post it as a silver tip shark. When you look up some of these fish they have a half dozen different common names.

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posted 01-23-2004 09:58 PM         

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I fed my silver tip bologne and chicken, and leftovers from my meals like roast beef and ham. Just cut the meat up and throw it in the tank. My shark lasted for a few years on that stuff. Dont waste your money on pet store foods.

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