SRC Member houndster Posted August 13, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted August 13, 2005 saw some garden eels yesterday... are they reef safe? will they topple my rockscape? is 3ft tank enough for them? tried surfing the website couldnt find much info... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 saw some garden eels yesterday... are they reef safe? will they topple my rockscape? is 3ft tank enough for them? tried surfing the website couldnt find much info... they will not topple any rocks..but need a dsb of bout 4 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Lester Posted August 13, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted August 13, 2005 how about their feeding habits ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidjazz Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 how about their feeding habits ??? cyclopreeze. Quote 300 Gallon Reef Paradise 6X2.5X2.5 FT Tank : 4x2x2 ft sump : 2x1x2 ft refugim Skimmer: Deltec AP851 Calcium Reactor: Lightings: Aqualight T5 Retrofit, 150 watt MH X2 Chiller: Hailea HC-500A model w/ Aquabee 2000 Ozonizer: Hailea HLO-300 Digital ozonizer Wavemaker: Tunze 6080, Tunze 6060 Return Pumps: Aquabee 5000 x2 Other equipments: Aquabee 2000, Quietone 1200, 5L Co2 Cylinder w/ Dupla regulator American Marine Wireless Thermometer Reefing is a dedication, not a competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member spaceman Posted August 13, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted August 13, 2005 Very Very shy fish. need extreme target feeding!! I have one for 3months before it die when it's head got stuck in a empty shell?!?!!? (freak accident) it is very stressful keeping this fish as the fish will choose a burrow a new hole in the sand once it is disturbed!. I couldn't find him a couple of times and thought he has gone up the lorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhLoon Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 saw some garden eels yesterday... are they reef safe? will they topple my rockscape? is 3ft tank enough for them? tried surfing the website couldnt find much info... Hi Houndster, Check out here for more garden eel details... I'd kept 1 for around 1/2 a year and they are reef safe. They do not topple rockworks since most of the time their bodies are buried, leaving 1 to 5cm of their head exposed from the sand. Extremely shy, and near impossible to target feed, since they only take a bite on food that passes them when water circulates. However, very interesting to watch, esp when its trying to get food and other fishes comes along, they cannot decide to hide or go for it... I used to keep it in my 2ft before I upgraded to a 4ft. The feeling is damn eeky when trying to grab them with my hands. You should have thick substrate for them to burrow. Try feeding them with cyclops for a start, sometimes zooplanktons for a change. Over time mine got feeding with brines and mysis, eventually, flakes & pellets. Beef up ur copepod population, it helps too. If you ever get one, when you release, try to release them in areas that are very exposed and pray that they burrow there... otherwise u can forget about seeing them for a very very long time... Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Skipper32 Posted August 15, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted August 15, 2005 used to have a few (one after another cos UTL pretty fast) becos they are used so nice to be seen having just the head out of the DSB. But really difficult to determine whther they are still around in the tank (alive or dead) cos they can be anyway.... Quote Henry Tan Sembawang 3x1.5x1.5 2.5x1x1.5 LS 1xfire clown/ 1xyellow boxer 1xpercular/ 1xcoral beauty 1xboxer/ 2xfire shrimps 1xcoral beauty/ 2xfalse clowns 2xhawk fish/ 1xane crab 1xyellow tail damsel/ 2xcleaners 3xturbo snails 2xhermits 1xtomato clown Set up..... Sump - Done DIY Cabinet - Done DIY Overflow Pipe - Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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