Why do bamboo sharks become disorientated?

Question

i just recently added a baby bamboo shark to my tank and wen i put him in he started to wiggle alot in one spot like he was having some sore of seziure. that soon stopped tho. after a bit, he started to swim and he was swimming on his side and turning upside down and went back to being normal. why does this happen? is it normal? right now its doing fine tho.

Answer 1

Well a good place to start is by asking if you have a tank that is at least 150 gallons because that is the minimum requirement.  Is the tank cycled?

EDIT: so you know in time, faster then you may be ready for a bamboo shark will need 180+ gallons to thrive, but they could be stressed from a new move, do a good water change and leave the lights off for a few days, that may help.  What are the tank mates?