figure 8 puffer (also snowflake eel)

[X24]

Tetraodon biocellatus

Just wondering who all keeps these guys? think i could keep one alone in a 10 gallon tank?

also for later on i was just wondering what size tank a snowflake eel would need. these guys look freakin sweet, and they can stay in high level brackish for life! (Gymnothorax tile)

 

[BIGgourami]

G. tile is the freswater moraynot the snowflake. Echidna nebulosa is the snowflake, if that's what you are thinking of.
i would do an F8 in a 20 or bigger and snowflakes in a 75, don't know about FW eels

 

[X24]

G.Tile is the species.....never rely on common names. it does get to 24" so do you think i better go with a 75 or would a 55 work.....i mean eels are pretty flexible.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

Unfortunately a lot of LFS have the brackish morays listed as "Freshwater Snowflake Eel" on their order forms. Last time I checked that is how Segrest Farms lists them.

 

[X24]

yes i knew g.tile was a higher level brackish eel.

 

[BIGgourami]

i think a 40 breeder would be better but a 55 should work and obviously bigger is better, which ever you can afford

 

[X24]

thank you, in the future i'll look into getting one of these guys!!!!!

 

[DB junkie]

Cramp it and it will look for an exit. I'de say a 75 at least. One is very boring. I'de say 1/2 dozen would be a lot cooler.

These things rock! Feeding time is never dull if you keep at least 3 together. I have 2 small ones maybe 8 in long. I feed whole thawed shrimp. they use the "buddy" system to rip off bite size chunks.

Definition of aggresive fish= 1/2 dozen tiles that have been starved for a week and a half and 3 pieces of shrimp. Make sure heaters are covered, ug tubes and H.O.B. filter tubes braced, and rocks they live in aren't tipsy. All these things in check and that's entertainment.

 

[X24]

thanks DB, sometime after i perfect the brackish thing with my puffer, then later on down the road i'll do the snowflake eels. what specific gravity are you at?

 

[DB junkie]

I'm told I'm not even brackish......I don't have a hydrometer that goes as low as what I have. I mix 2 Teaspoons sea salt per gallon. That is the same mix I've always used. Must work OK had all these fish for almost 3 years without a single death. Monos are pushin 8 inches tall for the Sebaes and prolly 6 for the Argentinians. Tile is prolly 18 and the other eel (looks different than the tile) is prolly 22 inches. Scats are like 6-7.