Snowflake Eel

Oh yeah !!!
That certainly would be the easy way out !
Damn it !

I'm not capping my sump...unless there is a way I can restrict entry to the
overflow.
Hmmmmm....????


"George Patterson" wrote in message
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TheRock wrote:

I've read that they are really only a threat to crustations and escaping
out the top of the tank.

They'll eat any fish they can swallow. The F&S website says "It can be
housed with some invertebrates, like anemones and corals, but not
crustaceans." They also confirm that these guys are escape artists. I've
read claims that these guys have gone down an overflow and escaped from
the sump.

How fast do they grow ?

Typically 6 or 7" a year.

George Patterson
Forgive your enemies. But always remember who they are.

TheRock wrote:

I'm not capping my sump...unless there is a way I can restrict entry to the
overflow.

Well, I've also read accounts of "eel-proofing" the overflow, but I've not seen
details of how it's done. Just off the top of my head, I'd say that a commercial
grate from something like a cannister filter could be attached to the end of a
siphon-type overflow, and perhaps small lighting grate could be placed over the
built-in type.

George Patterson
Forgive your enemies. But always remember who they are.

George Patterson wrote:
Well, I've also read accounts of "eel-proofing" the overflow,

Wonder why they are so hell bent on escape...

"KurtG" wrote in message
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George Patterson wrote:
Well, I've also read accounts of "eel-proofing" the overflow,

Wonder why they are so hell bent on escape...


Never saw Finding Nemo huh ?
ALL DRAINS LEAD TO THE OCEAN MAN !!!!

KurtG wrote:

Wonder why they are so hell bent on escape...

They miss their buddies down at the Lighthouse Bar. Wanna pick up some chickeels
and have a good time. Maybe ride their Harley on a cool night. And there you go
and coop 'em up in some glass monastery.

George Patterson
Forgive your enemies. But always remember who they are.