Feeding a Zebra Moray
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midwest reefer
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I have the same eel
Yes peel the tail.(make sure you are using uncooked cocktail shrimp)
You could try frozen squid,clam,scallops... just about any frozen sea food, or fish food. Whatever he will eat, try to get him to eat a variety.
Feed him as often as he will eat up to once a day.
Yes peel the tail.(make sure you are using uncooked cocktail shrimp)
You could try frozen squid,clam,scallops... just about any frozen sea food, or fish food. Whatever he will eat, try to get him to eat a variety.
Feed him as often as he will eat up to once a day.
fmarini
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IMO Don't peel the tail, infact if you can find gulf shrimp (the kind w/ the heads missing but shell on) feed these, leave the shell on if possible (just cut the piece to be "bite-sized). In the wild the shrimp and crab shells provide important ruffage, micro nutirents, and calcium.
I found the Zebras to love shrimp and crab particularly. In the case of the crabs i would get small frozen "gumbo-ready" crabs, i would break off the claws and crack the w/ a nut cracker, then i would use my feeding stick to place the claw w/in smelling distance. Believe me the jaws of a zeba eel are more than capable at cracking crab shells.
Think about it... in the wild -do zebra eels peel off the shells of their foods?
Lastly, these eels tend to eat to satiation infrequentl, meaning if you feed 2 or 3 shrimp on monday you don't need to feed until weds or thurs. Infact many eels feed less frequently in the wild (fenner and michael both suggest to feed less frequently)now w/ all baby animals they need more food.
frank
I found the Zebras to love shrimp and crab particularly. In the case of the crabs i would get small frozen "gumbo-ready" crabs, i would break off the claws and crack the w/ a nut cracker, then i would use my feeding stick to place the claw w/in smelling distance. Believe me the jaws of a zeba eel are more than capable at cracking crab shells.
Think about it... in the wild -do zebra eels peel off the shells of their foods?
Lastly, these eels tend to eat to satiation infrequentl, meaning if you feed 2 or 3 shrimp on monday you don't need to feed until weds or thurs. Infact many eels feed less frequently in the wild (fenner and michael both suggest to feed less frequently)now w/ all baby animals they need more food.
frank
morayeel1
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Actually, how much you feed them depends on how fast you want them to grow. If you prefer the natural growth rate, which is more sensible in smaller tanks, feed once a day. But for babies and eels that you want to grow quicker, you could feed once every other day or even once a day. It also depends on how much you feed it at each serving, I feed both of my eels(both small, newly added zebra and snowflake) as much as they want in one sitting, then I offer them more the next day, if they don't take it, then I leave them alone. Though once they get bigger, I will not feed them quite as frequently.
As far as the peels go, my zebra eats them with the peels and loves it, though yesterday he spit the peel up.
As far as the peels go, my zebra eats them with the peels and loves it, though yesterday he spit the peel up.
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lionfish18
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I only have a snowflake and it has got to about a foot and a half and im happy with it as well, not very aggressive. Can i see a pick of one of your eels?
fin follower ed
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COOL EEL! 
