museumguy
Active member
Recently our predator tank at the museum was hit pretty hard with some sort of infection that I believe was bacterial in nature. I hit the tank hard with broad spectrum antibiotics but it was no use and after a month+ long battle we've lost all of the fish in the tank except for our eels. The last non-eel died about two weeks ago.
The only animals that seem to have been unaffected were our eels. Although seeming to lose their appetite for a week or so after antibiotic treatment, they have since more than recovered their appetite and are eating and behaving like normal. Though I would recommend quarantine to anyone who obtains them from us just to play it safe I don't think they were ever or are currently infected since the physical symptoms of this infection were quickly apparent to even a casual observer. :sad2:
So I will be looking to relocate these eels in the near future. The silver lining of this situation is that I have been itching for an opportunity to change our tank setup and this gives me an obvious opportunity to give our guests a totally new aquatic exhibit, but I will need to find a home for the eels first.
Both eels are in the 18-24 inch range and aside from the recent issues with the tank have been healthy since I began working here two years ago. They both accept silversides, krill, cocktail shrimp and the occational other type of raw seafood readily.
If interested shoot me a PM and we can discuss a sale. Since we need to put a price I will start the price for the Snowflake at $100 and the White-Eyed at $250. If you think this is too expensive (and it very well might be) please send me a PM. The white-eyed eel is pretty cool and based on what I've seen in this hobby it is rarely available.
Thanks,
Tad
The only animals that seem to have been unaffected were our eels. Although seeming to lose their appetite for a week or so after antibiotic treatment, they have since more than recovered their appetite and are eating and behaving like normal. Though I would recommend quarantine to anyone who obtains them from us just to play it safe I don't think they were ever or are currently infected since the physical symptoms of this infection were quickly apparent to even a casual observer. :sad2:
So I will be looking to relocate these eels in the near future. The silver lining of this situation is that I have been itching for an opportunity to change our tank setup and this gives me an obvious opportunity to give our guests a totally new aquatic exhibit, but I will need to find a home for the eels first.
Both eels are in the 18-24 inch range and aside from the recent issues with the tank have been healthy since I began working here two years ago. They both accept silversides, krill, cocktail shrimp and the occational other type of raw seafood readily.
If interested shoot me a PM and we can discuss a sale. Since we need to put a price I will start the price for the Snowflake at $100 and the White-Eyed at $250. If you think this is too expensive (and it very well might be) please send me a PM. The white-eyed eel is pretty cool and based on what I've seen in this hobby it is rarely available.
Thanks,
Tad
