My new pets

[LPDK91]

Just wanted to show off my new pets I added two weeks ago. The gbta is from itzme and the eel came from Hector's

 

[boozerell]

Congrats on your new additions.

 

[Steelslinger75]

Nice

 

[calypso1]

sweet!

 

[sohal1025]

That eel is pretty cool. Are there any drawbacks with having one?

 

[itZme]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11609385#post11609385 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sohal1025
That eel is pretty cool. Are there any drawbacks with having one?

Only if you have small fish that you like
They tend to eat anything that fits into their mouths if they get hungry... keep him well fed.

 

[sohal1025]

Thats what I thought. I would have to set up a completely different tank..

 

[LPDK91]

So far so good. I kept him in my sump for the first week and got him use to silversides. Now that he is in the main tank all I do is float a siverside at the top of the tank and he swims up and grabs it. So far he has not attacked any fish yet. He is with a small yellow watchmen and also a small hawk fish. The Tangs are bigger then him.

 

[K-ROK]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11609385#post11609385 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sohal1025
That eel is pretty cool. Are there any drawbacks with having one?

Just my 2 cents here - I had a SFE in a FOWLR tank - it was great! I would hesitate to put one in a reef however as they can knock over or damage corals as they get pretty violent at feeding time. Just something to think about.

 

[1628mna]

i hate to ask a stupid question but here goes, are the silversides the same as people use to fish lake erie. if not i was intrested in possibly getting an eele where would i get silversides from?

 

[1628mna]

i hate to ask a stupid question but here goes, are the silversides the same as people use to fish lake erie. if not i was intrested in possibly getting an eel where would i get silversides from? that eel looks real cool by the way how long will or can it get?

 

[Thinslis]

I got my pack of silversides from RMS in willoughby, its in the fridge with the rest of the frozen foods. I would bet almost any LFS would have them... Other then Petco I think they don't carry them.

 

[K-ROK]

Silversides are an actual saltwater fish.

 

[1628mna]

do they only eat silvesides or can they be trained into eating other stuff or are they the goat of saltwater?

 

[K-ROK]

From my experience if it will fit in their mouth they will eat it - I've seen them eat baby mice. The key is to make it look alive by wiggling it around and also to get them on a schedule - feed at the same time of day. I fed mine every other day but some people feed only once or twice a week.

 

[GSMguy]

they can eat frozen uncooked shrimp from any grocery store. mine liked Krill

 

[1628mna]

how big do they get,and are they aggresive to other fish and to me? i have a tomatoe clown that wont take any crap from the eel along with me. he always chases me out of the tank.

 

[mcross]

I remember I "considered" buying an eel and the lady at the LFS told me to make sure I had a secure lid and that pretty much steered me away.