Hagfish?

[Jeox]

Anyone know how to care for one?

 

[SimonL]

Just a guess, but cold water and dead fish? I've never seen one available for sale...

 

[Jeox]

Just a guess, but cold water and dead fish? I've never seen one available for sale...

Same.
I know a lfs who MIGHT be able to order one in.




Are they ok if they slime the tank?

 

[mkman]

Maybe go to your cities Chinatown......might be able to get them there as they are considered a delicacy I believe.

 

[SimonL]

Are they ok if they slime the tank?

I would guess no....have you seen the consistency of that stuff?

 

[TheMightyOscar]

heh..yeah..there's a fish market in chinatown here with a few barrels full of them..nasty things..

 

[SimonL]

heh..yeah..there's a fish market in chinatown here with a few barrels full of them..nasty things..

Really? Cooool...The ultimate primitive fish...

 

[mkman]

If you decide to get one, please post pics! Hagfish are really sick looking and I don't like them at all. Reminds me of parasites in humans but larger, slimes, and eats through flesh!

 

[likestofish]

a hagfish lives in the coldest water in the bottom of the ocean so ya need a chiller. Also the slime will swell and could suffocate the fish. Hagfish are considered a afrodesiac.

 

[SimonL]

Hagfish are considered a afrodesiac

Ewwwww. Nothing says sexy luvin' like a parasitic slime eel....