eel with a fig 8?
eel with a fig 8?
Anyone had any experience keeping eels with a figure 8? I saw one at my LFS wich they called a snowflake eel and with further research I think its a Gymnothorax tile. If anyone has had any experience with these together or just keeping the Gymnothorax tile any info would be appreciated.
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WhtsThFrequency
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Gymnothorax tile is referred to as a "freshwater" eel. But its really brackish. Not to be confused with marine snowflake eels, who look very much different. I have no idea about how they would work together, but it seems pretty sketchy. Plus those eels are ridiculously hard to get to eat. At least mine were. They starved themselves to death.
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Gymnothorax tile is a moray. It gets 60 cm long with a diameter of 6 cm, so a big tank is needed. They need brackish water with a specific gravity of > 1,015. It's bite is venomous. They do well in saltwater. They are peaceful to other morays and can be housed in groups. They are sold as "freshwater" just as some puffers are. Other morays tolerate freshwater for long times, this species doesn't.
G. tile are very hardy if in brackish water, even in poor water quality (although this cannot be desirable for a tank). They are abundant in the sundabans near kalkutta (india) in areas in which feces and waste are spread. They get sick very fast in freshwater, stop eating and die.
To get it to eat start with living guppies (watch out they are healthy) or crayfish in the tank. They tolerate brackish water (until they are eaten). Next step was she accepts frozen crayfish of the same species, later it accepts frozen food of various kinds. In the beginning it will only eat in the dark. They are very intelligent (comparable to puffers), curious and need tanks with lids with no holes for cables etc. at all.
It is unbelievable what big bites they can swallow and how fast they are. Adult specimen have no problem eating adult (=20 cm) scats, monos and archers. I would not try putting a small puffer in their tank (I also thought about that until I got such a moray myself). Tank mates should have at least 40 cm.
Any more information on G. tile, just ask.
G. tile are very hardy if in brackish water, even in poor water quality (although this cannot be desirable for a tank). They are abundant in the sundabans near kalkutta (india) in areas in which feces and waste are spread. They get sick very fast in freshwater, stop eating and die.
To get it to eat start with living guppies (watch out they are healthy) or crayfish in the tank. They tolerate brackish water (until they are eaten). Next step was she accepts frozen crayfish of the same species, later it accepts frozen food of various kinds. In the beginning it will only eat in the dark. They are very intelligent (comparable to puffers), curious and need tanks with lids with no holes for cables etc. at all.
It is unbelievable what big bites they can swallow and how fast they are. Adult specimen have no problem eating adult (=20 cm) scats, monos and archers. I would not try putting a small puffer in their tank (I also thought about that until I got such a moray myself). Tank mates should have at least 40 cm.
Any more information on G. tile, just ask.
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I have a 10" Gymnothorax tile in with my 5" GSP in full marine and have for the last 6 months. They are both happy and healthy and get along just fine and dandy.
The Moray didnt start out well as it took me quite awhile to get it to eat. Now it devours thawed Krill and comes flying out from under the Live Rock when I put some in the tank.
The Moray didnt start out well as it took me quite awhile to get it to eat. Now it devours thawed Krill and comes flying out from under the Live Rock when I put some in the tank.
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I hope since they are growing up together, the moray will get used to the puffer and not trying to eat it. The moray will reach about 20-25 inches and a get nice diameter.fshfanatic wrote:I have a 10" Gymnothorax tile in with my 5" GSP in full marine and have for the last 6 months. They are both happy and healthy and get along just fine and dandy.