Introducing my new addition...

[Das awesome]

Just got him the other day. He's tiny and currently sitting in a 10g QT. Seems very healthy so far and eating everything in site.

 

[JackiB]

He is a cutie!!

 

[ArrowCrab]

He is a cutie!!

Just look at those fangs and gaping maw, the bloodthirsty eyes! I just want to cuddle all day!

 

[itsfreakingmatt]

Did you get that form a store in new jersey because he looks alot like my eel that i just sold to the store.

 

[sunfishh]

What an awesome eel :thumbsup:

 

[Das awesome]

Did you get that form a store in new jersey because he looks alot like my eel that i just sold to the store.

No. I got it from an lfs here in California

 

[griseum]

Beautiful eel!

 

[rpjaws74]

good luck man !!

 

[humaguy]

very nice...keep that lid tightly closed....good luck!

 

[sunfishh]

So is it eating? If so what are you feeding it?

 

[Das awesome]

So is it eating? If so what are you feeding it?

It's eaten everything I've offered so far! Silversides, squid, mysis, krill and clam.

Question: he's pretty small, probably around 5" total, how often should I feed it? I know bigger ones are fine 2-3 times a week but what about younger ones? I've just been feeding him every other day.

 

[rubensito]

Nice looking fimby...I feed my tiny eels every other day..thankfully I have a couple eating pellets. Can't imagine a fimby doing so. Will it be the only eel in tank?

 

[Das awesome]

Nice looking fimby...I feed my tiny eels every other day..thankfully I have a couple eating pellets. Can't imagine a fimby doing so. Will it be the only eel in tank?

As of now, yes. I'm really tempted to get a teselata eel that this store by my parents has for $50, but it is a lot bigger than mine. Mine's only about 5"-7" and the teselata they have is probably 1' 1/2". I'm scared that if I get it, it might try to eat mine because of the size difference. I don't know if eels prey on other eels though.

 

[rubensito]

Morays will prey on smaller morays...especially big aggressive types like tesselatas. Id go with smaller eels of similar aggression ...perhaps blackedge moray. I have both, and like the contrast in personality...since blackedge is active and out and about much more

 

[goalk33p3r]

What kinda eel is that

 

[silentcivilian]

Thats a awesome eel.. feeding wise, when my guy was little, he was about the thickness of a pencil and no more than a few inches long.. and it was every other day and small bits for the first while with as much variety as you can offer..

 

[Das awesome]

What kinda eel is that

I bought it as a yellow head moray, but I think they're also called Fimbriated morays (Gymnothorax fimbriatus)

 

[Das awesome]

Morays will prey on smaller morays...especially big aggressive types like tesselatas. Id go with smaller eels of similar aggression ...perhaps blackedge moray. I have both, and like the contrast in personality...since blackedge is active and out and about much more

Good to know. Looks like I'll be passing on that Tesselata. Such a good deal though! I've never seen one less than $150 here and that one was only $50!

 

[chiblackhawks4]

cool looking eel