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GrouperGenius
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Do your due dilligence and research them. They need a DEEP sandbed. 6" or better to be healthy.
acanman
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i had one in my tank for bout 6 months with bout 5 inch sandbed... and i was pretty cool but they are pretty skittish.. i mean they wont fight for food so i had to actually feed him though a pipette... and then one day he just died???????:sad:
GrouperGenius
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Here's a start. But check as many reputable sources you can before getting one. I too have wanted some for the last 30 years, just never had a build that would suit them.
http://www.sheddaquarium.org/SEa/fact_sheets.cfm?id=108
A deep sandbed is a must. Also, it highly recommended to keep AT LEAST 3.
More the better.
I plan to have a 50 breeder that will be a DSB fuge, and will have a dozen or so of them in there.
Ive never seen anyone keep a single very long.
Contact your LFS and just ask them to order them for you.
They should not be more than 15-20 each...cheaper if you buy a few at a time....
More the better.
I plan to have a 50 breeder that will be a DSB fuge, and will have a dozen or so of them in there.
Ive never seen anyone keep a single very long.
Contact your LFS and just ask them to order them for you.
They should not be more than 15-20 each...cheaper if you buy a few at a time....
macawmagic
Valuable Member
are these eels jumpers? or are they going to stay in the sand pretty much all the time? also, are any special needs required other than having a deep sand bed? I saw 2 of these at a local fishstore, but didn't know too much about them.
In the right environment they will be half in the sand, half out, swaying back and forth like sea grass.
You should keep a lid on the tank from what Drs Foster & Smith say, but that im not real concerned about...
You should keep a lid on the tank from what Drs Foster & Smith say, but that im not real concerned about...
acanman
Well-Known Member
ya mine stayed out bout half his body in the sand and half out.. it was cool.. i would prob get another... but they do like being in groups but you dont have too... i only had one.. he was pretty big when i got it so i just thought it died cause it was aged... im saying if the food didnt make it down to where he was at he would starve before he would leave the sand bed fully... i never seen it come all the way out.. he had lots of tunnels and would pop out everywhere.... very cool.. but prob best in a tank with other passive fish
