blue eel

[naesco]

Originally Posted by silentcivilian

Things change everyday, we get better and better equipment. I mean times change.. example: remember gathering around the radio to hear your favourite show.. no I dont, remember first black and white image on a TV box.. I dont, I know we have gone from tube, to projection, to HD, to HD3D, and whats next I have no idea.. aquarium tech is moving as fast as everything else and alot of dont keeps are becoming keep with caution.

SO try to remember, post your caution on success rate, but then if you have information to post that can be of assistance to the possible buyer, you have done two goodthings instead of a double negative. I can name alot of dictators that got up on boxes and had nothing good to say.

Ribbon Eels:Feed all kinds of live fish and meaty foods. Use a poker if necessary at first to place the food right in front of their mouth. Don't worry if it doesn't eat for a while at first, they can go for several weeks without food and often do. Try all kinds of seafood, squid, shrimp, krill, and live food like guppies. They will also eat ghost shrimp if they are available. Dont give up, to have sucess with this community eel you have to dedicate alot of time to them to have them survive, a halfassed effort or giving up will likely result in its death.

I agree and that is why I posted the wetwebmedia.com site on the eels so that the readers of this thread can base there decision not only on other posters, my post but the opinion of experts.
Thank you for your post.

[silentcivilian]

I just didnt like that link, cause it had nothing to do with care of the animal "if" you do have one.

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So often when the subject of almost impossible to keep coral and fish come up, two or three reefers boast how they have been successful in keeping them. Sadly these posts leave the impression, especially to new reefers, that it is OK to buy them.

Again, nothing of care for the animal.

Its like saying: Dont drive cars, a friend of mine got in a accident once.

This forum is here to share information of the care of fish and coral alike. With the way some of us talk, anyone out there with a new tank should be restricted to only colt coral and clown fish for 6 months, then you will recieve your licence to own zoas in the mail, and every 6 months following as your tank and your experiance grows we will grant you permissions to own a broader selection of equipment and livestock. Maybe one day when your gold star of permission arrives you too can own a blue whale!

"All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without the benefit of experience." Henry Miller - US author (1891 - 1980)

"Our failures now define our future sucess" SilentCivilian - Mechanic (This forum now)

[sphelps]

I would avoid blue/black ribbon eels, often it's survival has little to to with experience, I've seen many that may have been injured or show signs of cyanide which seems to eliminate all chance of sirvival. If one was eating frozen well it may have a decent chance but this is very rare.

You can get a ghost ribbon eel which actually has a good survival rate and is typically a hearty specimen. I've kept these before with nothing but success although they do sometimes still require a bit of work to ween onto frozen.

[whatcaneyedo]

Our LFS hasn't been able to keep them alive for very long or sell them so they stated a year or two ago that they will no longer bring them in. However with all of the staff turnover in there that could change... A snowflake moray on the other hand is pretty easy to take care of if its basic needs are met. I think I've had mine for 6 years now.