snowflake eel storeaway

[Lutdfie]

hi guys,

was having dinner just now when something caught my attention in my 4 feet tank.

as the tank is still under cycling,i was shocked to find a snowflake eel in it,alive n kicking!

i don't noe how dat bugger was in there but the only way is dat he's a storeaway from one of the live rocks i got yesterday at several lfs.

caught that bugger n put it in a container n place it in my 3 feet tank which have been almost 3 monrths now.

aniwae any bros here used to keep dat particuar eel?

intend to keep it r since donnoe which lr from which lfs.

[19percula]

wah cool manz u actually didnt see it when u bought yr lr

lol

indeed that fellow is a gd hider

anyway the snowflake eel is quite easy to rear

bro care to post a pic of it

thanks

me actually interested to get one

[Lutdfie]

i dont have a dc r bro 19 pecula!

i think dat bugger must be hiding in one of those numerous hole in the lr!

feel very luck r...think must buy this saturday

i dont noe if i wanna sell it.

have to consult my financial guru furst.

but i'll keep u in my mind if i intend to sell it

[blueheaven]

how come everyone seems to get wierd stuff out of their LR?

recently got someone got nudibranch leh :lol:

[19percula]

cheers

anyway have fun wif that fellow

very nice colour rite

[DeepBlue]

kept one sometime ago.... about a year liaoz...beautiful fish...love the way it look out from the rocks....only set back is, you cant keep cleaner shrimps and inverts.....

doesnt really harress the bigger fishes

[Eric]

hi guys,

was having dinner just now when something caught my attention in my 4 feet tank.

as the tank is still under cycling,i was shocked to find a snowflake eel in it,alive n kicking!

i don't noe how dat bugger was in there but the only way is dat he's a storeaway from one of the live rocks i got yesterday at several lfs.

caught that bugger n put it in a container n place it in my 3 feet tank which have been almost 3 monrths now.

aniwae any bros here used to keep dat particuar eel?

intend to keep it r since donnoe which lr from which lfs.

Interested in the snowflake eel if it doesnt eat my lobster and is reef safe.

[Lutdfie]

im still reeling bout it.

wonder if there's any 'number' on it's body?

aniwae any tips in keeping dis beauty?

[DeepBlue]

I fed mine with fresh water shrimps and market prawn(chopped)

[19percula]

bro dp the eel wil disturb clams?

[DeepBlue]

not sure, mine didnt

[19percula]

okie

anyway is it easy to rear?

like when u add corals in yr tank will it bite yr hand?

[DeepBlue]

no lah....chances of it biting you is not high...its a lovely fish, but you will have to watch thos esmall fishes like gobies and blennies...not sure hor....rule is what fits in its mouth stays in his mouth

[19percula]

lol

if its bite me i will bite it back

wahahah

[Dispar_Anthias]

no lah....chances of it biting you is not high...its a lovely fish, but you will have to watch thos esmall fishes like gobies and blennies...not sure hor....rule is what fits in its mouth stays in his mouth

yup..... its even safe with almost every fish as its mouth is modify more to crush than bite.... And so i guess you know what i mean

[Lutdfie]

Hey bro 19pecula & to all those who xpress interests in flakey,

Just consulted with my financial guru...sorilah.

Can't sell it to you lah.He's willing to fork out a nano tank for me to keep the snowflake eel.

Maybe can embark on a new project?

An all eel tank perhaps?

Aniwae the eel is doing quite well even though been out of water for almost 1 hr or so during the journey back home.Shown some strong character and even get him eating from my hand.

Fed him some chopped dory fillet as dat was the only thing i found in the fridge

Need to do more researching now.So ani bros out there who ever had xperience on this share ur xpertise aite.

Toddles!

[typrobin]

i tink as it is a predator, the bio load is gonna be high...take note of tat....maybe a better skimmer?

[heckers]

Lutdfie,

i had a flakey when i did not hv any coral last time. it iz relatively easy 2 keep. thou it doez not bite or eat coralz it will push coralz / rockz az it movez so make sure ur rock settin' iz firm.

i kept it 2gather wif triggerz / lion fishez az they feed on similiar food (live food the best - those fresh water shop sellin' packeted catfish).

thou thiz may sound cruel but it'z pretty interestin' when the triggerz / lionz / eelz hunt & give chase 2 their feed. yez... strictly no shrimpz & invertz

CAUTION when keepin' eel, COVER UR TANK TOP az they can crawl out of the tank wif the help of ur high rock structure & glazz hangin' equipmentz. oso wat u can do iz 2 get those PVC pipez & just leave them on the sandbed. in any case if they do make it their home, it will b much easier 4 u 2 catch it when u wanna get it out of the tank.

Hey bro 19pecula & to all those who xpress interests in flakey,

Just consulted with my financial guru...sorilah.

Can't sell it to you lah.He's willing to fork out a nano tank for me to keep the snowflake eel.

Maybe can embark on a new project?

An all eel tank perhaps?

Aniwae the eel is doing quite well even though been out of water for almost 1 hr or so during the journey back home.Shown some strong character and even get him eating from my hand.

Fed him some chopped dory fillet as dat was the only thing i found in the fridge

Need to do more researching now.So ani bros out there who ever had xperience on this share ur xpertise aite.

Toddles!

 

[Lutdfie]

Thanks for ur xpertise bros....Will take notes on all dat.

[timzhiquan]

from time to time you should also try to give them hard shelled prey, like live crabs, FW crayfish, etc. simulates their natural prey in the wild.

market prawn should take up the bulk of its diet though... if it's still small maybe you can wean it onto mysis.