there brown on top and looks like blood red part way down its under belly then silver
they looks so young mayb thats why they have red on there underbelly...?
they looks so young mayb thats why they have red on there underbelly...?
fresh water eels
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yes, defintitly quarantine them! Eels can carry a number of parasites, worms and disease.
It sounds like you have some Australian short-finned eels. They will spend most of the time burried under your substrate but they are awesome when they do come out. While you are quarantining them, try to get them to start feeding on bloodworm and after a while you can get them onto pellets. They can also be trained to eat from your fingers.
They aren't that young. The leptocephali (eel larve) are carried south by the East Australian Current from their spawning grounds in the Pacific Ocean until they reach the continental shelf. During this time they metamorphose into elvers (little eels) When they migrate into fresh water they are anywhere up to 3 years old already.
It sounds like you have some Australian short-finned eels. They will spend most of the time burried under your substrate but they are awesome when they do come out. While you are quarantining them, try to get them to start feeding on bloodworm and after a while you can get them onto pellets. They can also be trained to eat from your fingers.
They aren't that young. The leptocephali (eel larve) are carried south by the East Australian Current from their spawning grounds in the Pacific Ocean until they reach the continental shelf. During this time they metamorphose into elvers (little eels) When they migrate into fresh water they are anywhere up to 3 years old already.
yeah i was reading about that but i ddnt know how long (old they would be )...
how do i quarantine them i herd that yu can add drops or something to the water ??
how do i quarantine them i herd that yu can add drops or something to the water ??
~THEO~;2387409; said:
i also feed my dads oscar by hand i got him to jump up put pf teh water about his body length a tiny bit more cool hey he does it everytime for a pellet
At 2 inches I would say 2 years old. The growth rate is really slow.
Just set up the tank the same way you would any other with dechlorinator, air stone and filtration, make it a bare bottom so it is easy to clean and you can see if they are eating the blood worm. Every few days do a 20% water change, and make sure the lid is taped to the tank. Any hole will be found and they will escape. After a few weeks they will be quarantined.
Just set up the tank the same way you would any other with dechlorinator, air stone and filtration, make it a bare bottom so it is easy to clean and you can see if they are eating the blood worm. Every few days do a 20% water change, and make sure the lid is taped to the tank. Any hole will be found and they will escape. After a few weeks they will be quarantined.
ohhsweetness;2387452; said:i also feed my dads oscar by hand i got him to jump up put pf teh water about his body length a tiny bit more cool hey he does it everytime for a pellet
That is cool. You should get a video of it... I would like to see it
thnx alot guys for your help ill post pix when they stop swimming everywhere
i have had them for about a week now so yeah they still havnt stopped moving lol
i have had them for about a week now so yeah they still havnt stopped moving lol
~THEO~;2387463; said:That is cool. You should get a video of it... I would like to see it
ill try with my phone ill get it soon enough lol
i usually get wet cause he splashes so much lol
