One finally hatched

[Fish Finder]

Today i was laying in my bed after work looking at my tank and talking to a friend from HWI. All the sudden i noticed that one of my eggs was empty. I jumped up and starting searching around the tank. And sure enough after MONTHS of waiting one of my chain shark eggs finally hatched. I caught these eggs back in July of this year deep sea fishing about 45 miles off shore.

 

[Anonymous]

Great fishie! What temperature are you keeping it at? These are a temperate species correct?

 

[jamesw]

That is so cool! And timely for me - I just saw one last night on the ROV camera. We are working on a project 1500' deep in the gulf and there was an adult chain shark sitting on the subsea christmas-tree and didn't give a care in the world about the ROV. Just as an FYI it is 9 degrees c where we are.

Very cool - yours is awesome. Good luck!

James

 

[Fish Finder]

Good new's to report everyone. She ate like a champ tonight. First time eating and she ate 6 myssis shrimp aggressively when i was watching her and she's still hunting.

 

[Fish Finder]

Great fishie! What temperature are you keeping it at? These are a temperate species correct?

She was hatched at 70F but since the berth i have drooped the tank down to 66F. Yes these are temperate species. I am in uncharted waters and have a lot of biologist following what i am doing. There all rooting for me to pull this off. Got 6 more eggs to go.

 

[Fish Finder]

That is so cool! And timely for me - I just saw one last night on the ROV camera. We are working on a project 1500' deep in the gulf and there was an adult chain shark sitting on the subsea christmas-tree and didn't give a care in the world about the ROV. Just as an FYI it is 9 degrees c where we are.

Very cool - yours is awesome. Good luck!

James

Hi James, That is so cool. I wish i could see the adult chain shark pic you took. Would u be able to post it here? Also any info on these sharks that you can share would be great. This so far has been far from easy to accomplish.

 

[Anonymous]

Great fishie! What temperature are you keeping it at? These are a temperate species correct?

She was hatched at 70F but since the berth i have drooped the tank down to 66F. Yes these are temperate species. I am in uncharted waters and have a lot of biologist following what i am doing. There all rooting for me to pull this off. Got 6 more eggs to go.

You may want to contact Joe Y at Atlantis if you haven't already. They had a number of these hatched from eggs and several adults too. I don't know if they were breeding or wild caught but he said their care was pretty undemanding.

 

[Fish Finder]

Great fishie! What temperature are you keeping it at? These are a temperate species correct?

She was hatched at 70F but since the berth i have drooped the tank down to 66F. Yes these are temperate species. I am in uncharted waters and have a lot of biologist following what i am doing. There all rooting for me to pull this off. Got 6 more eggs to go.

You may want to contact Joe Y at Atlantis if you haven't already. They had a number of these hatched from eggs and several adults too. I don't know if they were breeding or wild caught but he said their care was pretty undemanding.

I know Joe well. We ran into each other a few time's laity and when we did we chatted about the sharks. He had his in 55F that's why it's considered uncharted waters what i am doing.

 

[Fish Finder]

my second egg has hatched today

 

[Anonymous]

Post some more pics! How about a full-tank shot, too?

Peace,

Chip