Blue ribbon eel video
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sharkboy13
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wow, wat i find amazing is hes eating already, most ribbons nevr eat, especially the blues. nice
good luck and have a nice day. (my day wont be nice i have school
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sdwarrior
Member
Thanks!
I used to have this guy in a 30g aga about 5 mo ago but I had an accident an the thing broke so he is in a 24 nano till I can re-set the 30g back up again . at first i would buy the smallest chromis and damsels that I could find at the LFS that I work at , for about 2 months I had him on just live fish and would try a silverside once a week , once he ate the first one from my hand he would eat 1 full silverside everyother day. the biggest fish he has eaten was my bangaii cardinal lol a good size one too!
jon321
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Do you simply acclimate the "feeder fish" to the tank and let the eel pick them off when it wants to or actually feed the live fish by hand? Do you add one at a time or a bunch at once?
For whatever reason Ive seen quite a few people successfully get ribbon eels to feed as of late. I dont know if its better capture techniques, wider selection of live and frozen foods, aswell as suppliments, or better water quality in this age of oversized skimmers, refugiums, DBS, and quality live rock.
Jon
For whatever reason Ive seen quite a few people successfully get ribbon eels to feed as of late. I dont know if its better capture techniques, wider selection of live and frozen foods, aswell as suppliments, or better water quality in this age of oversized skimmers, refugiums, DBS, and quality live rock.
Jon
sdwarrior
Member
at first I would acclimate the feeder fish about 5 at a time and in some occasions I would use a stick to chase the feeders towards the eels cave and he would eye them and catch then after a little while he started to like the frozen silversides now I never have a problem feeding him
sharkboy13
Active Member
Originally Posted by sdwarrior
Thanks!
I used to have this guy in a 30g aga about 5 mo ago but I had an accident an the thing broke so he is in a 24 nano till I can re-set the 30g back up again . at first i would buy the smallest chromis and damsels that I could find at the LFS that I work at , for about 2 months I had him on just live fish and would try a silverside once a week , once he ate the first one from my hand he would eat 1 full silverside everyother day. the biggest fish he has eaten was my bangaii cardinal lol a good size one too!
u should move him to a aquarium about 3 times hes in
Thanks!
u should move him to a aquarium about 3 times hes in
sdwarrior
Member
Originally Posted by Sharkboy13
u should move him to a aquarium about 3 times hes in
yeah I know Im in the process of getting hired by the post office (next week I start) ands im gonna be setting up a real nice 55 or 75 gal reef tank and it is gonna go in their Im gonna buy all my stuff a little at a time so I can get the best stuff for the tank
u should move him to a aquarium about 3 times hes in
yeah I know Im in the process of getting hired by the post office (next week I start) ands im gonna be setting up a real nice 55 or 75 gal reef tank and it is gonna go in their Im gonna buy all my stuff a little at a time so I can get the best stuff for the tank
sharkboy13
Active Member
btw do u have any pics?