My sharks

[FishyMel]

Don't corals have spots on their snout? That is how I usually tell them apart.

Mine is a marbled right?

[Crumbs]

No, you have a Coral Cat too! lol

[FishyMel]

hmm, I'm pretty sure of it's marbled cat identity. She is from Bali/north Australia
coral cat

marbled cat

Maybe I'm missing something, how do you tell crumbs? Don't you have a coral?

[lendz]

I have new set of pics. I will post soon.

It's really hard to identify the shark that we have.. :/

[Juggler]

i love your sharks. i have a baby bamboo and i hope he grows up as nice as yours please post the rest of the pics!

[krj-1168]

My coral cat (is it a marbled cat or coral cat?) Im confused

Hmmm - got to agree witht the rest - looks like a Coral Cat. the photos from the website you get it from - looks like a Marbled.

[FishyMel]

Krj-1168, Is mine a marbled or coral?

[lendz]

Thanx for that Krj. Happy new year guys!

[krj-1168]

Krj-1168, Is mine a marbled or coral?

ok - here the thing about how to IDing Atelomycterus Cats - as juvies - it usually pretty hard Id correctly. - especially with Corals & Marbled - since they look very similar in the sub-adult size range - about 12-16".

As Adults it's much easier - Coral Cats are brighter colored with White spots - Marbled Cats have black spots and grayish bands.

As pups - Coral Cat start out with whitespots on a dark gray body, As they start mature the dark gray (almost black) becomes like black spots(right next to the white spots). Eventually as they reach maturity - Coral Cats lose the Dark gray spots completely

Marbled Cats - as pups tend to be a bit lighter - with white spots. But as they maturity the lose their white spots - and keep the black spots with gray bands.

As for your Catshark = I would have to say - Coral Cat also.

[lendz]

Here's my Lipstick tang with streamers


And here's my grouper. Our LFS gave him/her for free when it was still around an inch or less. Then today,he's about 6inches or more.

[Juggler]

cute grouper what else is in the tank?

does your bamboo have a cut tail?

[lendz]

Not,it's just the angle of the camera. I'll post another picture of it with the tail shot.

I have the grouper,lipstick and the two sharks.

[lendz]

The tail


Peek

[Puffer Queen]

My bamboos and epaulettes are more active during the day than my coral cat sharks. Their activity definitely increases at night.

During the day, the corals do not move much. At night, they are very active until fed and then become sedentary.

[lendz]

really? mine too. the coral catshark is very active at night.

my banded bamboo is also active,but rests under the rocks from time to time.

I want to have an epaulette. Very nice shark. But there is none here.

[Puffer Queen]

Originally posted by FishyMel
Don't corals have spots on their snout? That is how I usually tell them apart.

Mine is a marbled right?

It is definitely a coral cat - atelomycterus marmoratus.