Garden Eels

[stewart1019]

So I went to Shedd Aquarium last weekend in Chicago, and now of course I've got new wants for my reef. Has anyone kept a garden eel before? How do they do in captivity? And how reef compatible are they? From what I've read, they only seem to pose a threat to small fish and shrimp.....is that what you have observed? If you haven't seen these guys, they are pretty neat, definitely worth looking at at the aquarium. Thanks

 

[coralfarm123]

They are cool fish, but I don't much about them. I've heard they are not easy to keep and you need a really deep sandbed. Here is an awesome tank on youtube with several of them. They come in around the 1:45 mark. This tank also has several small red spot cardinals (Apogon Parvulus).

YouTube - Fantastically Diverse Reef Aquarium at Greenwich Aquaria

 

[akabryanhall]

Superdeep sand bed, maybe 6-8"

 

[shapermike]

I have had 2 of them... there cool but I could not keep them long. there good at getting out or in the pluming

 

[stewart1019]

hmmm, hate it when fish get into the plumming. Definitely something to keep in mind.

 

[fenderguy1]

What part of IN are you from?

 

[stewart1019]

Noblesville