I had a two feet Snowflake eel. He never bothered anything in the tank. I had shrimp, smaller fish, a grouper. He was good. I was in the USAF and had to move. I made a deal with the LFS to take my fish. I packaged everything in a styrofoam container (box) for the 30 minute ride to the store. By time I got there the eel ate the shrimp and two other fish. I always liked having him and consider buying a new one.

OMG! The colors are incredible!

Sick tank lots of corals

@FishOfHex

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

This was great. Used to think about getting a Eel along while back, but after doing research i went against it. This is a Testament to your commitment and skill. Well done brother

@FishOfHex

8 жыл бұрын

Thank You

Thanks for the advise

I had a blue ribbon eel that was about 10 inches and grew to 27 inches in a 55 gallon tank. It would eat shrimp and small fish. Thank You Jim Fisher

4:53 a shrimp eating a shrimp. The IRONY is hilarious.

Cool as hell video reminded me of when I was a kid i has a snowflake with a lion and trigger, now this is the mid 90s so there wasn't much other than a glass lid to choose from which I thought was good until he squeezed out of the 1/4" hole I cut for the wavemaker cord one night I looked and looked for him the next morning tore the house up couldn't find him for nothing. Then 2 days later so.ething told me to look down the central air vent so I take the cover off with a flashlight reach my whe arm in the vent as soon as I peel him off the metal all upset it swings around and bites me I sling him in the tank and there he is breathing all hard couldn't believe it. He lived for 2 more years happy till I gave h to a friend and broke the tank down. Sorry but I had to share

What do you recommend when adding a new eel to a tank that has an established eel already in it?

subbed! i love when you said,personality.. sooooo true.....always hard to say if reefsafe or not because of that.. and by the way.. BE CAREFUL OF YOUR PALYTHOAS at 3:50... i almost died two time last year.. this is the number 1 danger of your tank.. for you.. and your familly.. but as long as you dont put them under hot shower to brush them away like i did(without the knowledge of what i was doing lol) you will be allright.. if you get sick and want to get rid of them.. just remember this : after i almost died the first time,I decided to get rid of it obviously.. so i did some research..i did put a full gas mask,,with the good cartridge, gloves,glasses,i was outside scraping my rock.. and then.. 4 hours of convulsing on the ground of the bath.. then i spewed for so long...morals: throw it in trash and buy new ones..

do you recommend where to get a solid lid and overflow covers?

Can you do or have a video on what fish can be together? Like can you have a ray in a reef tank like your set up?

Palenose Morays are a species of dwarf moray that stay pretty small and I got mine for $15.

@abelfalconoterto1692

4 жыл бұрын

Oh wow I went to this tropical store and I got and eel for 19 dollars I wanted to put an octopus in it to but they said I can not put anything else look in my channel my second video I have a video of my pet eel

@LucosDiCampos

3 жыл бұрын

@@abelfalconoterto1692 Octopus’ aren’t good for keeping as pets. A good amount of them are highly venomous and they’re extremely smart (if their lifespan allowed they’d possibly end up being smarter than humans) so they get bored and depressed quite easily and quickly in a tank.

@caterpillars27

2 жыл бұрын

My octopus was very sneaky and he kept escaping my tank

One day I would like to get a dragon eel and ribbon eel, not saying that it’s for sure since they are so expensive, but would love to have one of each on one large 150- 200 gal. Or will the conflicting species fight with each other?

Did you ever have any issues with your Xenias sporing and taking over the tank?

lots of good info.. and even better entertaining footage. what do you record your videos with? have you ever played with exposure settings?

@FishOfHex

8 жыл бұрын

Its an Nikon Coolpix aw130. When i do my underwater stuff i leave the lights on regular setting that kinda plays with the color. But when i do video outside i lower the lights and adjust everything. Im still figuring the camera out, it has about a million different things. Either way i love ability to go inside the tank with it.

I’m setting up a 75 gallon tank for a snowflake eel and some fish. Can I put the eel in first before I put fish in, then get fish later on?

whether we can keep single eel in the tank...?

I hv two eel but I'm feeding them feeding fishes what food do you feed them?

I have 4 eels in my tank. Yellow head, zebra, snowflake, and another brown and white eel. None of them will eat. Any ideas here?

can you talk about ribbon eel. i had him for three weeks and he wont eat at all ): i tried salmon ,turn ,shrimp, scallops (all raw) mollies green chromas. nothing interests him. His tank is big, nitrate and nitrite levels are good. ph is 8.2. his house mates is a green chroma and some other small feeder fish. i have 3 peppermint shrimp and those dont interest him. what can you recommend. i have tried the garlic dip method and that didnt work either ): anything helps

My snowflake has claimed a sally foot crab not even 30 secs after being added..also a Columbian shark.. but he doesnt mess with my black mollies lol

@FishOfHex

6 жыл бұрын

yea mine wont bother the fish but adding a crab no way

@coolcandyfish1359

4 жыл бұрын

Mollys are freshwater is your eel freshwater ?

@black-kryptic8539

3 жыл бұрын

@@coolcandyfish1359 No, mollies can live in both fresh and salt water.

How many sea eels eat a day? Or once a week?

Would a 75 gallon aquarium with a water volume of 110 fine for one

Bro how you keep cleaner shrimp mine always eats them lol.

I have a chain link eel, but looking to add a pair of harlequin shrimp to combat my small starfish invasion. Would you recommend this?

@thekurgan3688

5 жыл бұрын

If you have another tank I would put the eel in it until the shrimp deal with the starfish. Eel will eat the shrimp.

I have a morey yellowhead eel ibn my 55gal i feed him every other day raw shrimp sometimes he eats soetimes he doesn't. He's pretty mellow he just lives under my rock, he doesn't try to escape, if he's not hungry he won't eat. Is all that nornal

@jeepcherokeeman94

5 жыл бұрын

I have a 18in yellowhead and he is the same way. I've never seen him ever try to escape and he only comes out when he wants to eat. As a matter of fact I fed mine about 4 days ago and tonight he decided to eat 5 silver side fish and a few chunks of meaty food so the next time I see him I'll do it again

I think mine ate my clown fish and my watchman gobie lol

I have a question how often do you feed the eel? and they will go after a cleaner shrimp

I dont see that shrimp actually eating anything on that stick! It looks more like he is trying to use it as a musical instrument! LMAO! (bongos maybe?) Oh! Wait! Yeah, nah, yeah! I do see them eating it...it's just really fast!

im thinking about getting a ribbon eel should i feed him dead or alive food?

@GucciWF

4 жыл бұрын

Yung Savvy if he’s Alive he’ll eat more

@daveyponderosa9549

3 жыл бұрын

Ribbon Eels, though beautiful, are tough to keep. They are not a beginner/novice eel. If you get one, good luck with it.....THEY ARE STUNNING!!!

What's the best fish to keep in your tank so the eel doesn't eat them ?

@FishOfHex

7 жыл бұрын

Its more or less up to the eels personality. My eel gets along with anything even what can fit in his mouth. Now some eels will take down bigger fish.

Hex you still have the eel? How has it been doing with all your new additions?

@FishOfHex

7 жыл бұрын

I do still have him and he is doing great with all the new fish. He did almost eat the wrasse but its about the size of his food.

@urbans7205

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome I will be adding one to my tank shortly. It is about 8".

I have a question about my eel. I picked him up 4 days ago. I got him home, acclimated him, and put him in the tank. He instantly went to a rather large live rock that a spiny lobster had made a home underneath in the sand. Eel took it over and has been sifting through the sand making a couple little tunnels underneath that rock. Is this normal behavior? I had just aquascaped my tank in preparation for this eel, making some caves and nice spots for him to be in the rocks. Also, since I have got him, he hasn't eaten once. Not one time. I've tried thawed blood worms and thawed krill. I'll put it right in front of him and he'll just turn his head away. Now, since last night, I haven't seen him. I tried holding some food in front of one of his tunnels to entice him to come out; nothing. He never showed up. Ideas?

@FishOfHex

7 жыл бұрын

The eel should of been quarantined so you can make sure it doesnt introduce anything into the tank and so you can see it eat. The stress of shipping can make fish/eels not eat for several days and when an eel eats bloodworms are not part of its diet, they need to have bigger foods like shrimp, squid, octopus stuff like that. As for the digging that is normal but understand if you didnt put the rock on the bottom glass the eel will dig under the rock and could cause it to fall over. The best thing you can do now is offer up a better food.

@MrWootastic

7 жыл бұрын

Ok. So when aquascaping, place rocks past the sand and straight onto the bottom of the tank? I'm a newer reefer so I'm learning as I go. The rock hasn't shifted at all, but it is a large rock. Probably approx 25 lbs. My local stores do not have squid or octopus. Should I try just straight shrimp? Frozen from the grocery section? Thanks for the help!

@MrWootastic

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Do you handle the eel at all or is it too dangerous?

@FishOfHex

6 жыл бұрын

Now that hes over 2' its not worth trying to handle him. I do run my hand down his back once in a while but thats about it

You think it’d eat a small pistol shrimp?

What kind of crab are you feeding ? And what type of starfish was the black and white one? Btw I have a dwarf golden eel and he is so awesome. I just bought him last week and he's doing good! Great addition to the tank. Where can I get plastic to cover the overflow and what kind is it? Awesome video ! Subscribed to your channel.

@FishOfHex

7 жыл бұрын

Red emerald crab, and its a serpent starfish

How do you get an eel out of a large 250 gallon reef tank? We don't want to demolish the rocks, live coral, etc. Thanks!

@briantesseyman1756

7 жыл бұрын

Jeannine Melville I would but food on a long stick like thing and then put food on that then lead the eel close to the surface then net it

@seanspencer329

6 жыл бұрын

Jeannine Melville. Lmao you don't

I think eels may hunt fishes that who try to sleep on rocks. İsn't it?

Will they eat live pet clams, scallops?

@FishOfHex

7 жыл бұрын

Yes for sure

@C8Z51Scott

7 жыл бұрын

FishOfHex thanks for that! Got mixed answers, we have had the tank for more than a decade and am moving. We are going from a 95 wave to a 150gallon tank. Wanted a eel and was debating to have a dwarf gold eel or snow flake. My wife loves clams, so o may not get one. Thanx.

@thatfishguy4991

6 жыл бұрын

Scott S they’ll eat just about anything

What is the size of you tank?

Will they eat giant clams and snails?

@FishOfHex

7 жыл бұрын

they eat clams in the wild so personally its to big of a risk to pay that much for one and put it in a tank with an eel. I have never had the eel eat a live snail before.

@FishOfHex

7 жыл бұрын

i like to get them small 6-10 inch they are fun and really active during the day at that size. once they get 2+ feet i tend to only see him during feeding and an hour after the lights go off. im looking forward to getting him into the big tank

Do they have venom bite

@Gabrielaalvarezdogmom

5 жыл бұрын

No

Do you feed the eel everyday?

@FishOfHex

6 жыл бұрын

twice a week

what do you dose into your tank??

@FishOfHex

7 жыл бұрын

What do you mean?

@mocharaskylar

7 жыл бұрын

For your corals they look fantastic

@FishOfHex

7 жыл бұрын

I dose two part daily alk, cal and mag, Redsea color program daily based on the amount of calcium used. I also dose kz coral vitalizer every night and Reef plus multi vitamin once a week. Thats about it...

@mocharaskylar

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you your tank looks amazing

@FishOfHex

7 жыл бұрын

Thank You