dunl Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 He's been getting more and more social over the past couple of months, thought I'd update with a video of feeding time. He's not too hungry here, as if he was, he'd be all over the tank. http://media.putfile.com/gymnothorax-tile Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 That thing is pretty fricken cool dunl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapor Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Really cool :thumbs: . How big is he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted July 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Really cool :thumbs: . How big is he? I'm guessing he's about 2 feet long...maybe a bit more now? If I didn't have small kids, it'd be a blast to raise mollies and drop them in the tank for him. Cocktail shrimp go straight down. Rudy - you gotta get yourself an eel sometime. Very cool indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainmaker69 Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 You seem to have yours in a marine environment, but from the information on them I found on them when I had mine they were supposed to be fresh / light brackish. Could this be why mine only lasted three weeks and would not eat anything? He was an amazing creature and I would love another but I cannot find any good information on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted July 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Two things were probably wrong, but I'm just guessing here: 1. As an adult, they spend their life in full saltwater from what I have read, and that's not a lot. You're right about not finding any good info on them - there really isn't that much online. So that may have had something to do with it. 2. Was it eating really well? Many people find that these will not eat for them, and they end up starving to death. Usually this is because the eel doesn't feel safe. I lucked out on this one, as I ended up putting him in a tank with heavy rockwork. By heavy, I mean impossible to catch him if I tried without taking out the rocks. If you look at the bottom back corner of the tank, that is a 40-50lb solid limestone rock that he lives under, plus all the other live rock you see. Even with all that cover, he doesn't come out a lot or very far to check things out. If they have rockwork like this, they usually eat no problem. If they don't, they will starve themselves due to stress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainmaker69 Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Two things were probably wrong, but I'm just guessing here:1. As an adult, they spend their life in full saltwater from what I have read, and that's not a lot. You're right about not finding any good info on them - there really isn't that much online. So that may have had something to do with it. 2. Was it eating really well? Many people find that these will not eat for them, and they end up starving to death. Usually this is because the eel doesn't feel safe. I lucked out on this one, as I ended up putting him in a tank with heavy rockwork. By heavy, I mean impossible to catch him if I tried without taking out the rocks. If you look at the bottom back corner of the tank, that is a 40-50lb solid limestone rock that he lives under, plus all the other live rock you see. Even with all that cover, he doesn't come out a lot or very far to check things out. If they have rockwork like this, they usually eat no problem. If they don't, they will starve themselves due to stress. He would not eat at all in my tank. I added a few chunks of driftwood and rearranged my rockwork around them to create caves. I also added a piece of 2" PVC pipe to see if he would like it but nothing worked. I tried to feed thawed shrimp. live dew worms, squid, etc. but to no avail. He was about 18" and was in a 55 gallon tank, 36 X 18 footprint. Maybe I needed a bigger tank for him. Thanks for the input and maybe I will try again if I can find another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted July 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Well, I have a pretty busy tank, and when I dropped him in, I fed everything right away, including him. Lots of cover and immediate food that everyone was going after, seemed to work for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windeindoiel Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 From what I've gathered from talking to people and reading, they're a lot happier in full salt, and don't like to eat at all if kept in straight freshwater. And as dunl said they like to be able to hide away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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