dnsfpl Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 anyone can share their experience in eel keeping? did some research, notice they are escape artist are they really that good like FW crayfish? what species should i keep? looking at hardy, active, slow growth, bright colours thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 remember seeing a bright yellow eel anyone happen to know the species? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted February 25, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted February 25, 2010 could be a ribbon eel. juveniles are black. males are blue and females are yellow. extremely hard to keep, almost all refuse to feed after capture. you can try snowflake eel... very hardy. but eat small fishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 google the eels you mention, none look similar saw it years ago in a reefer's tank iirc, he told me its purchase at marinelife(henry) for app $60 i think i will stick to snowflake first to gain some experience in eel keeping thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 google the eels you mention, none look similar saw it years ago in a reefer's tank iirc, he told me its purchase at marinelife(henry) for app $60 i think i will stick to snowflake first to gain some experience in eel keeping thanks Might be G. Millaris... Banana Eel.. Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 Might be G. Millaris... Banana Eel.. the head look very similar, but i dont remember seeing so many black patches cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 the head look very similar, but i dont remember seeing so many black patches cheers There are many different morph available.. so might be a diffetent morph.. Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 the head look very similar, but i dont remember seeing so many black patches cheers Maybe G. melatremus. But u mentioned gotten at $60 is quite impossible for this fish. G. melatremus is perhaps the most suitable for your tank if u can get hold of one as it's smallest, really small rarely exceeding 12 inches and is safe with most fishes tat we keep which is too big for it to swallow. I like moray eel but most jux grow big and will limit the variety of fishes in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Maybe G. melatremus. But u mentioned gotten at $60 is quite impossible for this fish. G. melatremus is perhaps the most suitable for your tank if u can get hold of one as it's smallest, really small rarely exceeding 12 inches and is safe with most fishes tat we keep which is too big for it to swallow. I like moray eel but most jux grow big and will limit the variety of fishes in the tank. Melatremus, so far havent seen in singapore.. maybe i haven.. even if have the price will be well above 200.. Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member arcanehacker Posted February 26, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted February 26, 2010 I've kept a ghost eel before.. Ivory coloured.. very easy.. the hard part prevent it from going through your overflow or jump over your tank.. yes.. they are good enough to jump out of a tank. That was what happened to mine in a 2ft and 4ft. It jumped out quite a number of times , few times in the sump and few times landed on the floor.. I've kept it for more than a yr till it went into the sump got sucked into the return pump . They may look small and thin but they can eat mollies.. so beware of the fish size you have.. Oh BTW eels stink quite bad.. once I my room had a stench so I went looking around.. saw the eel on the floor :?.. Thats how bad.. Quote Why do we use "My 2 cents worth" when 1 cents are not legal tender in Singapore anymore? Shouldn't it be 5 cents worth? "Its easier to blame the 'mantis' or crabs in the tank for missing & dead livestocks.." http://arcanehacker.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 planning to get a 7" snowflake do you think my 5" lionfish will makan it? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member bugattilambo Posted February 26, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted February 26, 2010 planning to get a 7" snowflake do you think my 5" lionfish will makan it? thanks don't think so keep them before not good jumpers compared to ribbon eels I feed it with frozen small prawns for my case It didn't attack my fishes if I fed it regularly except for once Quote Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. Member of: www.marineaquarist.sg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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