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11-25-2008, 06:45 PM
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I feed mine 2 times per week, I DO NOT feed daily as that is against everything I have read also...however I feed the tank daily and he does pick at some of their food from time to time. I have a few large boisterous fish in the tank and he doesn't care..he just comes out when he wants to (read this as smells food source in tank that requires investigating).
Tony, I don't have a lid on my tank...I did have egg crate for a long time...but took it off one day and never put it back on. Now that does go against everything I have read both by internet articles and personal experience people have posted...however I HATE eggcrate and if I cover the tank with glass I have way too much heat, so I've just said my prayers to the fish Gods and hope he finds the inside of the tank more to his liking than trying to fly. Observing him, he doesn't go higher than halfway up the tank even at night.....but there is eurobracing too that should help and the cap covers all sides except the back....
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11-25-2008, 07:13 PM
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on a big tank like yours, i think it would be okay without a lid...
 maybe. if it does jump out, don't be too surprised. For the first few months upon introduction though, the eel will likely cruise around investigating his new digs and during this time will probably be more likely to try carpet surfing. I dont think eggcrate would cut it since the eel is thin enough that it can just slither through the holes.
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11-25-2008, 07:18 PM
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Eggcrate may in fact be worse than nothing at all. If you think about how a snake moves (assuming eels will be similar), they can move a lot faster through narrow openings than a wide open area because they propel themselves using side-to-side movements and if there's something lateral to push against, the result is a stronger thrust forward. Just speculatin' anyhow..
I can see that Eurobracing may help though as if they're following the glass up, they have to arch back to get over that. I can see them not following-through and just turning around and swimming somewhere else. Again, just speculatin' though. Last but not least I think if the rockwork is low it may also help because at least with mine, he is *never* out in the open - never more than a few inches away from the rockwork. It makes sense, at this size they are "food" to a lot of things so being out in the open instead of near a "safe den" is probably not something they want to do a lot of. This is my hope anyhow.
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11-25-2008, 07:19 PM
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Tony, you have a point with the eggcrate helping them to get out....never really thought about that....I just "hope" he doesn't decide to try flying.
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11-30-2008, 05:15 AM
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