Anyone have one of these? They look pretty cool and I'm thinking about getting one. What do they eat? and how? I noticed they bury their bodies and only let their heads protrude a couple inches from the sand. Are they hard to keep? If anyone has a link and/or scientific name that'd be useful. thanks!
Garden eel
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The scientific name is Taenioconger Hassi. They can get to be bigger than a foot, so it is nice to have at least 100 gallons. They can eat ghost shrimp or feeder fish, but when small, maybe they would eat bloodworms, or brine shrimp
Wouldn't you worry about getting dead spots in the sand bed? I'd be afraid that there would be h2s pockets in the sand. How would you prevent this from happening? If it's a ft long it would probably need more than 6 in of sand right? If they are like a lot of other s.w. fish I've had if they don't like something and they can move it they do.
I'm just curious not trying to give you a hard time.
Chris
I'm just curious not trying to give you a hard time.
Chris
As far as gasses in the sand, you would probably have to stir the sand up about once a month. I do this now, and I only have 1.5" of sand. Even at a foot long, I would think that the eel would only be 2" tall probably, so i would think that 6" would be enough. I have no experence with eels, so this is only based on what I read.
i actually got one about 2 weeks ago. i have about 3-4 inches of substrate. they like different sizes of substrate and they will build their tunnels wherever there is a decent amount of flow. they have a slime on them that helps re-enforce the tunnels so they dont collapse. i feed mine brine shrimp, krill, and zooplankton since they like smaller types of food. ive heard they are somewhat hard to keep but mine is doing excellent
6 inches of sand is bare minimum for these guys to survive long in captivity. tel0004- when they bury (if provided the proper set up) they will basically stand on their tail (they are vertical to the bottom of the tank). That is why they need a bare minimum of 6". I love Snake Eels aka Garden Eels but they need a ton of substrate (If I ever had one I would provide a 12" bed). Anyway, good luck with them, hope they work out for you guys.