polarpooch
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Mine is STILL alive and I can't believe it. I would have thought my monsters would have taken it out long ago!
eel keepers...anyone using cleaner shrimp?
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polarpooch
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Mine sits in the green's mouth and cleans it. It's very groovy to watch, I'm just surprised that one of them hasn't chowed on it yet!
I've read in captivity, the eels will eat cleaner shrimp...
I've read in captivity, the eels will eat cleaner shrimp...
fin follower ed
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Iv'e never tried it with my SFE, I have too many other fish that would pick it off I think.
beach bum
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That is great, I keep wanting to try that with mine, but they are expensive..
You might be interested to know that in the "Eel Tank" at Monterey Bay Aquarium (contains about a dozen large eels in this a wall of caves that are all interconnected, very cool) they have cleaner shrimps (maybe 6-10?) that coexist with the eels in this 'captive' environment.
thanks for sharing that it works for you too, maybe I will try it now!
You might be interested to know that in the "Eel Tank" at Monterey Bay Aquarium (contains about a dozen large eels in this a wall of caves that are all interconnected, very cool) they have cleaner shrimps (maybe 6-10?) that coexist with the eels in this 'captive' environment.
thanks for sharing that it works for you too, maybe I will try it now!
polarpooch
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You might be interested to know that in the "Eel Tank" at Monterey Bay Aquarium (contains about a dozen large eels in this a wall of caves that are all interconnected, very cool) they have cleaner shrimps (maybe 6-10?) that coexist with the eels in this 'captive' environment.
Now I really want to go see that aquarium!
I know these things are expensive...so if you try it with your eels and they eat your shrimp, don't get mad at the rest of us
...I decided to try it just because---and that week I happened to have some extra $$ to blow! As it happens, it's been working in my tank Knock on wood, maybe I've just been lucky!
BTW, I have a green, tesselata and blackedge in the tank with the shrimp.
Now I really want to go see that aquarium!
I know these things are expensive...so if you try it with your eels and they eat your shrimp, don't get mad at the rest of us
...I decided to try it just because---and that week I happened to have some extra $$ to blow! As it happens, it's been working in my tank Knock on wood, maybe I've just been lucky!BTW, I have a green, tesselata and blackedge in the tank with the shrimp.
