dragon eel
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iamwrasseman
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just buy him ,did you see the coloration on the jap gragon eel ? one of the best colored ones that i have seen !get him now or he will be gone.
Thank you all for your quick respond. I hope I did not ask too much questions. I just want to do all the research I can before I buy this fish.
I am pretty sure I will come up with some more questions. LOL
any more " Watch Out" That I shold look for before or after I buy the eel?
I am pretty sure I will come up with some more questions. LOL
any more " Watch Out" That I shold look for before or after I buy the eel?
I just upgrade my 75 to 90, I know not much difference. I am planning to get one and put in my 75g tank. I am just doing my homework. I donot want spend my house payment and flush down toilet in a week. as right now, I am planning this will be dragon eel only tank, with asm 1 skimmer, with 2 maxjet 1200, pc lights. LR and LS with PVC. I live in CA. I just donot want the rock slide from earthquick kill my eel. maybe I will put lion fish in there or snowflake in it. What do you guy think?
95Harley
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If it's by itself or has small "edible" tankmates there is no difference in the footprint of the 75 vs the 90 (just height). I'd save the $ and the extra salt and get the 75g.
BUT....I hope to move mine to a 156g (60x24x24) or 180g (72x24x24) when we move in the next year or so.
I think the extra 6" or width and 1-2 extra foot of length would be much appreciated by your eel.
Eel and Damsels/Chromis only do the 156g.
Eel and Damsles/Chromis, and maybe 1-2 large fish do the 180g.
$ and foot print will be your biggest restrictions.
I was also thinking about your Earthquake concern the other day and you may want to consider doing what I was going to do. I've run it by a few shops and most think it will be just fine.
Take 1-3 Milkcrates cut out the handle area's and flip them upside down. Strap your rockwork to them with some type of material (maybe black plastic zip ties or fishing string). This will make a cave than cannot collapse and with 1-4 cave entrances. You could even put 2-3 in a rock and make a large rock formation in the middle of the tank with multiple cave entraces.
Just something for you to consider.
BUT....I hope to move mine to a 156g (60x24x24) or 180g (72x24x24) when we move in the next year or so.
I think the extra 6" or width and 1-2 extra foot of length would be much appreciated by your eel.
Eel and Damsels/Chromis only do the 156g.
Eel and Damsles/Chromis, and maybe 1-2 large fish do the 180g.
$ and foot print will be your biggest restrictions.
I was also thinking about your Earthquake concern the other day and you may want to consider doing what I was going to do. I've run it by a few shops and most think it will be just fine.
Take 1-3 Milkcrates cut out the handle area's and flip them upside down. Strap your rockwork to them with some type of material (maybe black plastic zip ties or fishing string). This will make a cave than cannot collapse and with 1-4 cave entrances. You could even put 2-3 in a rock and make a large rock formation in the middle of the tank with multiple cave entraces.
Just something for you to consider.
95Harley
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Not sure if you read my post or not, if you just want the eel there is no reason to go bigger than the 156g.
If you want 1-2 large fish Tangs/Angels I'd do the 180g.
Either way if you pack it with a variety of Damsels, Chromis, etc... It will still be quiet active.
My eel does laps around my tank, watch the video. My DME is no where near as lazy as my SFE or Goldentail.
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