Marbled Cat Shark

Maintenance:
   Feed all kinds of large meaty foods like small pieces of fish, squid, shrimp, and live goldfish. Best to feed small amounts several times a day.

Habitat: Natural geographic location:
   Marbled Cat Shark are found near Northern Australia.

Foods:
  Natural foods include gastropod and bivalve molluscs with smaller amounts of crabs, shrimp, and small fish.

Social Behaviors:
   This fish can be kept with other fish and is usually no problem even with smaller fish that could be eaten. They usually only try to eat fish that are either dying or distressed.

Sex: Sexual differences:
    The medial edges of the male's pelvic fins are modified to form claspers. The claspers are tubelike organs designed to deliver sperm into the female's reproductive tract. As the males grow older the claspers become more pronounced. The females do not have these.

Light: Recommended light levels:
   No special requirements.

Breeding/Reproduction:
   Oviparous egglayer. The young are about 10 cm (4 inches) in length when they hatch.

Temperature:
   No special requirements.

Length/Diameter of fish:
   Marbled Cat Shark adults can grow to 24 inches (60 cm).

Minimum Tank Length/Size:
   A minimum 100 gallon aquarium is recommended.

Water Movement: Weak, Moderate, Strong
   Not particular.

Water Region: Top, Middle, Bottom
   Spends time at the bottom of the aquarium.

Availability:
   This fish is occasionally available.