Got me an american eel

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Yeah UG filters are never a good long term idea. But in some situations they work well. At the time the discovery of the eel wasn't very funny, I lost a lot of nice fish to him but in hind sight it was pretty cool.....
 
thats crazy what kinda eel was it?
Moontanman;3297057; said:
I've kept many eels from the size of tiny transparent larvae to big 3 footers. they are predators and escape artists not to mention wonderful at hiding. i put a tiny one in a 15 gallon tank once and after a few weeks it disappeared with out a trace. about a year later i was taking the tank down and when i pulled the UG filter out i found the eel, 2 foot long, and under the ug plate! It had been living there coming out at night to feed on my fishes and going back down the UG filter tube during the day. i had taken down the tank because so many of the fish i put in it disappeared. I thought they were dying and being hidden under the numerous rocks and plants. But no they were being eaten by the eel.
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any pics likestofish?
 
I have about 25 of them. I had more but gave them away because of a lack of space. Bought 20/28/36 inchers from a chinese supermarket, they're living with my Jardini and a wolf fish. I had 8 of them around that size, didn't work so well, they killed each other down to three. The rest are juveniles that i bought from the supermarket (all <12 inches) and they're randomly distributed throughout my tanks. I actually have a few in an aerated bucket, they're doing fine.

They're pretty cool fish (my personal favourites), very greedy and very inquisitive. Be forewarned, they like to nip at tankmates. On that note make sure the tankmates are at least 6-7x as big as the eel's head - if they actually get a hold of a fish they'll latch onto it and death roll like a crocodile.
 
Xiao;3315739; said:
I have about 25 of them. I had more but gave them away because of a lack of space. Bought 20/28/36 inchers from a chinese supermarket, they're living with my Jardini and a wolf fish. I had 8 of them around that size, didn't work so well, they killed each other down to three. The rest are juveniles that i bought from the supermarket (all <12 inches) and they're randomly distributed throughout my tanks. I actually have a few in an aerated bucket, they're doing fine.

They're pretty cool fish (my personal favourites), very greedy and very inquisitive. Be forewarned, they like to nip at tankmates. On that note make sure the tankmates are at least 6-7x as big as the eel's head - if they actually get a hold of a fish they'll latch onto it and death roll like a crocodile.
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do u live n socal? i'd like 2 get 1 of those
 
John7429;3315615; said:
Why is it in a bucket? You bought a fish without having a home ready?

Pics?
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Oh it was in quarintine and it had a little abrasion on its chin so treating with a little salt and a tiny bit of melafix. Now its in the pond out back.
 
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