Snowflake eel?

Don't be surprised to find it in the sump or carpet surfing one-day I think about the only container that can hold one is a Tupperware bucket and Duct tape the lid also.. I'd never put any ell into a system you'll seldom see it and its a messy animal ..Good luck with

 

Have to hardily agree.

Am very sad to have added to my tank.

Hope it does crawl away somewhere else.

 

In all fairness to the eel, the critical time for eels is the day or two after purchasing the eel. If it has become accustomed to your tank and finds it to its liking, the chances of it escaping are reduced substantially! I have had a Snowflake in my 75 and 125 for well over a year WITHOUT a TOP-and it never jumped out!
If you have a nie array of hiding places/rocks and feed it religiously, you will not have a problem.
Like I said, the first couple days after purchasing the eel, will be the time that the best chances of it trying to escape will occur!
Trust me, a top is not necessary for all eels or fish for that matter!

 

CR...what are you feeding it?

How do you know it is eating?

Afraid it is living off my hermits...:-/


I rarely see mine...


Scott

 

Scott, I feed mine krill that I thaw out and place on a feeding stick. I place the feeding stick right next to him, though he will come out and to the top of the tank in search of the food. I feed him every other day basically as that is the schedule that he prefers right now being small. I know he is eating because I can actually see him remove the krill and swallow it!
Try using a feeding stick and offer different foods such as krill, clam and/or silversides.
Good luck!

 

mines also eating krill, i just drop it in and he comes out and finds it. i also dont have a top either and he has never gotten out either. my friend has like ten eels and his never get out and they are huge. lots of hiding will definatly help them not to get out.

 

I'm confused.. Is this a snowflake eel?







(Sorry the pictures are bad, he's in a bad spot, he loves the heater)

My lfs told me this is a snowflake eel. He's definitely an eel, but definitely not the same kind that everyone is describing here. He's only about 15" long (and probably wont get too much longer). BTW, it's a FW tank, although the lfs said he's a brackish animal.

 

That is not a snowfalke eel, not that I can tell anyway. Not sure exactly what that is.

 

Not a snowflake for sure.
If its fresh / Brackish, it looks more like the Half-banded Spiny Eel
Freshwater Eels and Eel-like Fishes, Families: Anguillidae, Moringuidae, Mastacembelidae, Synbranchidae, and Gymnotidae

Did you get it yet ? Your original post mentions thinkoing about it..
Which tank were you thinking of putting it in ? Fresh, Salt or Brackish ?




\Cheers

 

Oh, I've had "Eli" (see the irony) for 3 or so months now. I have him in FW with supplemental aquarium salt. He eats krill (a lot of krill) as well as the occasional Barb and/or Danio during the nighttime. To be honest, I have never been able to find any eels online (fresh, salt, brackish or otherwise) that remotely resemble Eli. He is definitely a true eel, but that's about all I can discern using the web...