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I am pretty much a cichlid freak. Now to even out my wife wants a shark that she swears she will take care of. I can guarantee she won't so I am looking for some help.

I have a 187 gallon that will be freed up this month and started on salt water. I am planning on keeping a shark that will do o.k. in this tank. The only one that I know of that can be imported is a bamboo.

My question is what kind of filtration, set up, and lighting should I go with. I have had a salt tank before, but nothing this big.

I would like to put something else in there with him it is my understanding that they are o.k. with smaller fish, however I want to keep the bioload real light on this one as sharks here are really expensive.

You mean this spcecies:?
Chiloscyllium punctatum
Appearance:
Body moderately slender with greatly elongated thick precaudal tail. Mouth in front of eyes, spiracles below and behind eyes. Snout rounded anteriorly. Both dorsal fins are equal-sized. Origin of first dorsal fin above anterior halves of pelvic fin bases. Origin of anal fin behind the free rear end of second dorsal fin.
Coloration:
Adults are light brown with no distinctive color pattern. Young with dark transverse bands and usually scattered small blackish spots.
Distribution:
Indo-Western Pacific: India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Japan, Philippines, Australia.
Biology:
A common species. Lives inshore around coral reefs, often found in tidepools. Can survive out of water for as long as half a day (such as when tidepools run out of water).
Feeding:
Feeds most likely on invertebrates.
Size:
Maximum length about 105cm, average size between 70 and 90cm.
Reproduction:
Most likely oviparous (egg laying).
Similar species:
Unmistakable color pattern in young. Adults share the general appearance with other bamboosharks and taxonomic features should be used to clearly distinguish among them. However most other species have distinct color pattern in their adult stages, making this species easier to identify.
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