try again on the eel pics

"Marco Schwarz" wrote in message
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Hi..

I like these pics! What kind of eel is that?

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It was sold to me as a "Snowflake Eel", but I found very little on the
internet about it. I've had it for about 2 years, so I must be doing
something right

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Rick wrote:

"Marco Schwarz" wrote in message
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Hi..

I like these pics! What kind of eel is that?

This one?

http://images.google.com/images?num=...=1&sa=N&tab=wi

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Rick wrote:

"Marco Schwarz" wrote in message
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Hi..

I like these pics! What kind of eel is that?

This one?

http://images.google.com/images?num=...=1&sa=N&tab=wi

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No, I believe this is it. Looks just like it
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/fwmorayeels.htm

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Rick wrote:
I like these pics! What kind of eel is that?

This one?

http://images.google.com/images?num=...=1&sa=N&tab=wi

No, I believe this is it. Looks just like it
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/fwmorayeels.htm

I had one about 20 years ago. I'm not even sure Symbranchius is a valid genus any
more and for all I know it's the same fish as one of the ones on that page. Fenner
did a nice job covering eels.

One thing is for sure, you need to do some serious work on the lid. If there's
an opening even less than half the diameter of the eel, it'll get out. Ask
me how I know.

Making sure no opening is as big as it's body diamter wasn't good enough it
turned out and there are few things more pathetic than a dried up eel.

One crunchy guppy - eh, but that big dried eel really upset me.

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"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
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In article ,
Rick wrote:
I like these pics! What kind of eel is that?

This one?

http://images.google.com/images?num=...=1&sa=N&tab=wi

No, I believe this is it. Looks just like it
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/fwmorayeels.htm

I had one about 20 years ago. I'm not even sure Symbranchius is a valid
genus any
more and for all I know it's the same fish as one of the ones on that
page. Fenner
did a nice job covering eels.

One thing is for sure, you need to do some serious work on the lid. If
there's
an opening even less than half the diameter of the eel, it'll get out. Ask
me how I know.

Making sure no opening is as big as it's body diamter wasn't good enough
it
turned out and there are few things more pathetic than a dried up eel.

One crunchy guppy - eh, but that big dried eel really upset me.

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633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net

I'd be quite upset too, I've had this one for around 2 years now and watched
him grow 4 or 5 inches. The lid is a hinged glass lid with the plastic strip
on the back part. The plastic goes all the way to the back of the tank with
cut outs for the filters, heater cord, and air tube. I could probably sick a
pencil though any openings, but that's about all. Of course now you have me
wondering if that's enough, I did lose a "tire track" eel once. He lived
under the substrate most of the time, so I wasn't really sure if he was in
there or not, but one day my dogs found him on the floor. That was fun "hey
dad, look what we found"!!
The things we go through.

Hi..

It was sold to me as a "Snowflake Eel", but I found very
little on the internet about it.
I've had it for about 2 years, so I
must be doing something right

:-)

You make me think about keeping one of our European eels. Is
your eel a nocturnal fish?

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Marco

Thusly Marco Schwarz Spake Unto All:

You make me think about keeping one of our European eels.

Having tried, I'd advice against that. They'll eat any other fish in
the tank which they suspect will fit in their mouth, they'll rearrange
anthing in the tank that's not physically bolted down (not kidding -
my 50cm eel pushed around rocks the size of footballs; every morning
the tank was completely rearranged), it's an escape artist, and yes,
it's nocturnal.

There's plenty of interesting european fishes to keep in aquaria, but
eel isn't really one of them. IME, IMO, YMMV etc.

"Mean_Chlorine" wrote in message
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Thusly Marco Schwarz Spake Unto All:

You make me think about keeping one of our European eels.

Having tried, I'd advice against that. They'll eat any other fish in
the tank which they suspect will fit in their mouth, they'll rearrange
anthing in the tank that's not physically bolted down (not kidding -
my 50cm eel pushed around rocks the size of footballs; every morning
the tank was completely rearranged), it's an escape artist, and yes,
it's nocturnal.

There's plenty of interesting european fishes to keep in aquaria, but
eel isn't really one of them. IME, IMO, YMMV etc.


Yes he is nocturnal, but he can be quite active during the day. He lives
with a Black Ghost knife fish (also nocturnal) and a Bristle Nose pleco. As
Mean_Chlorine pointed out, he does eat fish. I even tried Giant Danios (very
fast), but either the eel or the knife was getting them, I don't know which.
I don't know how long 50cm's is, but mine is 18+ inches long and the only
thing he pushes over is a broken clay pot. Both the eel and knife are fed
feeder guppies and ghost shrimp (sorry guppy keepers and shrimp lovers)
about 2 dozen of each weekly. This is one of my favorite tanks (ok, I'm
lying, I couldn't imagine not having any of my tanks), but it could not be a
community tank by any stretch of the imagination. As also pointed out, keep
a tight lid on it After everyone oohhs and aahhhs over my other tanks,
they usually end up watching the eel for some time.
Rick

Hi..

he does eat fish.

Okay.

I don't know how long 50cm's is,

~20"

but mine is 18+ inches long and the only thing he pushes
over is a broken clay pot.

Sounds good.

pointed out, keep a tight lid on it After everyone
oohhs and aahhhs over my other tanks, they usually end up
watching the eel for some time.

:-)

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Marco

Hi..

You make me think about keeping one of our European eels.
Having tried, I'd advice against that. They'll eat any
other fish in the tank which they suspect will fit in
their mouth, they'll rearrange anthing in the tank that's
not physically bolted down (not kidding - my 50cm eel
pushed around rocks the size of footballs; every morning
the tank was completely rearranged), it's an escape
artist, and yes, it's nocturnal.

What an eel! It must have studied interior design and sport
at the GSU (Gulf Stream University). :-)

Possibly a buddy for my pond mussels?

There's plenty of interesting european fishes to keep in
aquaria

Of course, I did.

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Marco