@DevilshUniverse No, they are piscivores. They will eat fish, for sure, guaranteed. This is what they do in the wild. If you keep them super well fed you might have a chance of them not eating MANY fish, but they will eventually consume anything they can fit in their mouths.
@Mezico hi i love your eel. and is liveaquaria good for buying fish online. im trying to tell my dad to but he thinks it will arrive dead or not healthy. when you got ur eel how long did it take to get ur fish and was it healthy and colorful.
@kirksajerk LA is AMAZING for ordering from. They are the best there is. I prefer to get my fish there rather than at a local fish store. They really take care of the fish and they ship them really well. Plus, you get a 2 week warranty on all your fish, if they die during or two weeks after shipping, you're given all your money back. I bet your local fish store wont do that for you!
@rlmast In the wild, around 5-6 feet. In captivity, I'd guess more like 4 foot, although nothing says they cant hit max size in captivity, it's just pretty rare.
@shoko3213 Depends on the size. I fed mine just enough to get them full, and then when small like in this video I fed every 3 days. As it got larger I spaced the feedings out more. When it was 3' and greater, I only fed every week.
@123horserockify They dont eat goldfish in the wild, since they are a saltwater fish, so there isnt any reason to feed them to it. It's never a good idea to feed your fish live food, the chance they bring in a disease with them is just too high. It's better to feed frozen food (kills bacteria/viruses) and thaw it out right before feeding.
Beautiful. I miss my Tess. this is an old vid for sure, my advice to anyone who reads: after working in an aquarium store for the last 10 years and selling many many eels. Feed them as deep in the tank as possible. feeding them at the top trains them to scour the surface for food. this is why they jump or find their way into an overflow box.... not harping on the OP. just my experience. do you still have him? he's not in your most recent video?
@TheMysteryman334 Nope. This tank here is a temporary holding tank only and it only works because the eel is only about a foot long. They grow fast and get very strong, I wouldnt want to keep one in a small tank like a 20g for more than just a couple weeks to make sure it's healthy and eating well.
@Mezico is this tank big enough for it when full grown i have a baby snow flake eel and i thought the tank might be to small for when its full grown ? what do you think btw i made a PVC reef for mine thanks for the idea who needs a tank fulll of live rock i got PVC!!!!
@TheBrandonLand It's not big enough, this is a 29g tank which is pretty small really. It works as a quarantine tank or a hospital tank to monitor your critter and make sure it's eating well and healthy, but for long term it is definitely too small. Snowflakes stay smaller as adults, you could get by with having in a 75g tank without any issues, this tesselata though needs to be in a 180g or so.
@Asken96 If I put my hand in the water and wiggled it around in front of it, I think I'd probably get a finger bitten. Eels have lots of bacteria in their mouths, the bite itself wouldnt be too bad with a small eel BUT the subsequent infections would be horrible. Anyway, I just try not to put my hand in the water and wiggle it like a fish :)
@Mezico how many gallons is this? how expensive was it with the eel and everything please dont say like " a couple hundre dollars..." you seem knowledgeable and does it require much matenince?
@xmazz31x This is a small, 29g tank. It's plumbed into my reef system's sump, so the actual setup was cheap, all I bought was an overflow ($60) and a return pump ($40) and then the tank which was like $30. He eventually went into a much larger system, 200+ gallon display tank, but this small setup was for him to learn to eat and make sure he was free of disease. The eel itself cost right around $200, I cant remember exactly. Maintenance is low since it's just hooked to my sump.
@MrGoldenmine Tesselata eels are piscivores, meaning they eat fish. They have no hard flat teeth (molars) for chomping on invertebrates. However, there are other morays out there than do have molars and do eat inverts like snails and hermit crabs.
The ones who complain, are usually the biggest Hypocrites here. Also, most saltwater species are tank bred... meaning they never knew life in the ocean to begin with. I suppose keeping a dog in a house is wrong to? being that it descends from the wild..
i agree with mezico thats what i do with my fish and i have too i have a 7.5x3x3 with a foot and a half long peacock grouper in it a small eel like that would be mince meat
Awww look at that, A amazing moray eel stuck in a tiny tank. How kind.. -.- how can you even do this..... Its like keeping a human in a cage there whole life. So wrong.
@1xSpiike As the description states, this is not a permanent tank, it's a small tank I use to get the eel used to my presence and used to my foods and to make sure it's healthy. Think of it like a long term doctor visit. I do this to ALL my fish and it helps keep everyone alive and happy. I never introduce a sick fish to my main tank and I'm quite sure all my healthy fish appreciate it.
@Mezico long term doctor visit... what the hell are you talking about... Your keeping a beautiful eel in a tank for your own personal pleasure. It should be in the wild, its natural habitat... Do you think it wants to bounce against glass walls all its life... Its principal dude...
@1xSpiike Have you ever kept fish before? And I'm not talking about a couple damsels... anyone who has kept expensive, rare fish and then dealt with disease normally learns the hard way once about not keeping fish in a quarantine tank for at least a month to check for disease. If you're just talking about keeping fish in tanks in general, which you sound like you are, then dont go onto YouTube and watch aquarium videos, it's pretty simple.
@Mezico I've never kept ant animal in captivity, and just so you know, I say this video on the front page, it was only until the video started that I realized the size of the tank -.-
@1xSpiike This was a temporary tank the eel was in to get used to being in captivity, used to eating good and used to my presence, plus to check for disease. It is not a permanent home, he only spent about a month here and has since moved on to a much larger tank. I have a couple other quarantine/hospital tank videos out, it's just temporary home until they are healthy and ready for a larger tank.
@1xSpiike funny how people who never kept animals are the one about "animal rights" and how they need to be in the wild. Yet you dont know shit about the animal your trying to defend, wheras a person who is experienced with keeping animals know more about there habits in captivity and in the wild. An eel in the wild rarely leaves a well established cave. In fact, they rarely leave even to eat. They just wait for food to come to them. this thing eating more than once a month is a blessing to it.
@iwimp1994 Thanks. For this tank just being a quarantine tank to hold him for a while to get him used to eating and make sure he isnt sick, the pipes were the easiest way to make a home for him.
@JohnnyTheGecko Thanks! This tank is plumbed into my reef tank, they both share a common sump, so the water has to be clean for the corals to thrive :)
@OBrienScotland Not really true. It's a 13" eel, it doesnt need 120 gallons. Yes, at full adult size it needs a much larger tank than this, but I bet your parents didnt buy you your own house when you were born because eventually you would need one... when this eel outgrew the 29g he was moved to a much bigger tank. I always start my fish out in small tanks on their own and get them feeding aggressively and disease free, it makes everything so much easier.
@greendayhieu This is a young eel, he/she is only about 13 inches long, so way small. They get 4-5' in captivity. The tank is a 29g tank, just a growout tank.
@greendayhieu No problem. Be aware if you get one that they get huge and hungry and relatively mean. They will eat other fish and tank mates, including other eels, and definitely will bite your hand.
@loganis1337 They grow very fast, mine grew from a foot long to a little over three feet long in under a year. The PVC pipe in this video is 2" diameter and he couldnt fit in it after a year... crazy fast growth.
I no I have a zebra moray and 2 snow flakes I got one in my 55 and my zebra and other snowflake in my 220 but I no eels move at night and I'm surprised he only ate 2 that's pretty hood what do u feed him?
@fishmaster1231 I feed scallops, shrimp, tuna and sometimes crab. I basically go down to the local asian store and pick whatever seafood they have fresh, then I take it home, cut it all up and freeze it into little ziploc bags. I put in enough food for two feedings, and just keep one bag in the fridge and thawed and all the others frozen.
@fishmaster1231 They dont mix well with fish... they are fish eaters in the wild and continue to be in captivity. If you keep them really well fed they might wait longer to start eating your fish, but it is a gamble. I had mine with 5 or 6 chromis and he only ever ate 2 of them, but they were so small compared to him since he grew so fast I think he didnt view them as a meal anymore. The problem with eels is they move at night when the fish sleep and eat them easily.
@fishmaster1231 I really like them, but they get big FAST. I mean real fast... mine went from 12" long to 40" long in under a year, at which point they really need to be in a tank bigger than a 55g. They are very easy to take care of, just feed them every couple days and they thrive.
@emeljipuroo This tank shares a 55 gallon sump that is hooked to my 75 gallon reef tank. I use an AquaC 240 skimmer (overskimming my tank but thats fine by me with an eel in the mix) and that's about it for filtration. Otherwise I have about 200 lbs of live rock that helps the nitrate cycle.
i know you don't have a gymnothorax tile in this video, but you seem to know about eels. does it take them a while to settle in their new tank before they eat?
i got mine a day go, but he hasn't eaten any of the ghost shrimp in the tank with him. my scats are eating fine, i'm just worried because i know they can be finicky.
btw, your snowflake is gorgeous, i want a snowflake eventually. i just can't afford a huge tank yet.
@ohgandhi Most eels will take a couple days to settle down. I wouldnt even bother trying to feed any new eels for at least 3-4 days unless they are actively looking around the tank for food. If it's just sitting in the rocks not moving a lot, I'd leave it alone. It also can help to keep most of the aquarium lights off for the first day or two, this lets them settle in faster.
Just a BTW, this is not a snowflake, it's a tesselata eel :)
@Mezico thanks for the advice. My eel is actually pretty active when the lights are off. about 45 seconds after i turn off the light he comes out, and stays out until i turn it back on. do you know if they can see red lights? i was told in the fish store that i could get a red light to watch him at night but he won't come out when the red light is on...
also, is it as hard as some people say to get one to eat like yours? as in not living prey?
haha i knew it was a tesselata, i confused myself.
@ohgandhi Every eel is different, mine took about 2 weeks to get really really interested in non live food. I basically just wouldnt feed him any live food and kept every 2 days wiggling the thawed food in his face and he eventually ate it. He started out slowly at first but by the end of two weeks he was lunging at the food.
I hear that fish cant see the red spectrum of light very well. Basically in the ocean red light doesnt penetrate far so their eyes arent able to see it.
i thought they couldn't see red either, so i left it off and checked his tank with a flashlight, and he was in the open in the dark. i waited about a minute and turned on the red light. he was in the same spot he was when i checked, and the moment i turned the red light on, he kind of jumped like i scared him and shot under his log.
but thanks for all the advice. im off to buy some frozen shrimp form shoprite to cut up and give him, or at least try to.
@ohgandhi What kind of red light? I suppose there are different spectrums of red light, some might be more visible than others. I'd try to get a really dark red light. Anything too bright they are going to see.
I fed frozen shrimp, tuna, salmon, crab, scallop and mussels, mainly. The scallop seemed to be the one my eel liked the most. I'd basically go buy about a half pound of each type of meat, cost me $15 total and it would last months before I had to go buy more again.
@ohgandhi the light is a 25 watt red party bulb i picked up from target. i'll look for something darker, but its not that important. i thought it'd be neat to watch him, and my other fish, as i go to sleep.
i juts got to fresh shrimp yesterday to try out, and he actually ate a chuck of the shrimp, but then he stopped eating afterwords. it was during the day so i'm going to try more later when the light is off and its darker.
after i fed him, he came out from under the log and swam around too.
@ohgandhi Well that's good :) How big is the eel? When they are smaller, they eat more like mine does in this video. Once they get bigger, they really only need fed once a week or so. You can usually tell because they start swimming around looking for food.
I wouldnt push food on him again for like 2 more days, he ate once and that's great. Now wait two days and try again and I bet he will be more receptive.
@ohgandhi he is roughly a foot long. maybe and inch more or less. i was pretty happy when he ate, i thought he was gonna be more difficult. i hope he ends up being comfortable in the tank already, that'd be great.
thanks agin for everything, ill wait a day or two before i try to fed him again.
is it ok to re-freeze uneaten food if it was on a skewer in the tank? can the water bacteria make it go bad?
@ohgandhi As far as bacteria goes, I wouldnt worry, freezing it will kill any bacteria. If it sat in the tank a while though I wouldnt reuse it since proteins start rotting pretty quickly in warm saltwater.
Personally, I wouldnt do it. Maybe it makes it taste bad? Not fresh? I know I dont like food that has been thawed and refrozen. At this point I'd be using as fresh of food as you can. Later on when it's eating great then you could refreeze and not worry but for now I wouldnt try it.
@oti151 This is just a 29 gallon tank, but it's only for growing the eel to a bigger size. My other tank is a 210 gallon that he will have a LOT more room in :)
@1997Donkey While they are small, I wouldnt worry too much about it but tesselata eels are known to eat other eels in the wild and in captivity and they grow really fast, so if it outgrows the G. tile you might have bloody battle on your hands followed by an expensive meal.
@darksidedevelop This tank is plenty big for him right now. If you bothered to read the comments you'd see that this is just a temporary tank for him to get used to eating my mix of foods and make sure he isnt sick.
he looks pretty good in the current tank hes in, ever heard of keeping a fish in a tank and then upgrading it as they grow? hmmm... this guy is taking great care of his eel
@Verse34k Show me a tesseleta over 4 feet, oh whats that? you couldnt find one? they dont grow near the estimated size. I have a full grown zebra moray at 36 inhes. The internet says 5 feet and hes in a 220 gallon.
@joannepaulinedampil Thanks! This is actually just a small 29g tank to get him eating well in and make sure he wasnt sick before being placed in a big tank.
Hi, I'm very interested in getting one of these guys, but I've always wanted a reef tank as well (mainly for the colorful coral, not the fish). I know it's not a good idea to put these guys in with other small fish or crabs, so I wouldn't, but you know how they do with anenomes and soft corals etc?
@yogurt123 They do just fine with corals, they are completely piscivores, which means fish eater. The problem is they poop a lot which makes it harder to maintain good water quality for your corals. This type of eel wouldnt bother most crabs, just fish.
@00vampirate00 Yes, zebra eels are not fish eaters, they eat invertebrates like crabs and snails. They have small, almost plate like teeth that are used to crush instead of sharp pointy teeth like my eels has for ripping into fish.
@Berdalaire I use a 55 gallon sump that is shared with my reef tank, so there is no real filter to tell you about. The black box you see on the back of the tank is a overflow box where the water flows down to the sump. The white PVC to the far right of the tank is the return line from the sump.
@TheAquaventures I have it plumbed into a 55 gallon sump that is shared with my reef tank. There is a large skimmer and lots of caulerpa growing to help reduce organic wastes in the water.
Hey i'm Getting a Big fish tank and i want to Collect Saltwater Stuff Can "Tesselata Eel" Live with other Fishes ?? Pls Answer!!
DevilshUniverse 1 week ago
@DevilshUniverse No, they are piscivores. They will eat fish, for sure, guaranteed. This is what they do in the wild. If you keep them super well fed you might have a chance of them not eating MANY fish, but they will eventually consume anything they can fit in their mouths.
Mezico 1 week ago
how many gollans is that
ultrafish33 2 weeks ago
@ultrafish33 This is just a 29g growout tank.
Mezico 1 week ago
How much would an Eel like that cost ? Ive got a spiny eel but im intrested in buying a tess eel
Thanks!
SuperTouchthis 1 month ago
@SuperTouchthis Around $150. I think I paid that much for mine, online from Live Aquaria.
Mezico 1 month ago
@Mezico hi i love your eel. and is liveaquaria good for buying fish online. im trying to tell my dad to but he thinks it will arrive dead or not healthy. when you got ur eel how long did it take to get ur fish and was it healthy and colorful.
kirksajerk 3 weeks ago
@kirksajerk LA is AMAZING for ordering from. They are the best there is. I prefer to get my fish there rather than at a local fish store. They really take care of the fish and they ship them really well. Plus, you get a 2 week warranty on all your fish, if they die during or two weeks after shipping, you're given all your money back. I bet your local fish store wont do that for you!
Mezico 2 weeks ago
how big do these guys get??
rlmast 1 month ago
@rlmast In the wild, around 5-6 feet. In captivity, I'd guess more like 4 foot, although nothing says they cant hit max size in captivity, it's just pretty rare.
Mezico 1 month ago
its a salt water ee, right?
dragonwolph 1 month ago
@dragonwolph Yep!
Mezico 1 month ago
well, I have to say this eel is really cute...like he take the food...haha...
Bailarsonsa 1 month ago
@Bailarsonsa Ha, thanks. He's a greedy little guy :)
Mezico 1 month ago
you have some great stuff here
bribribri56 1 month ago
@bribribri56 Thanks!
Mezico 1 month ago
i have one when i feed it?
evry 3 days?
shoko3213 1 month ago
@shoko3213 Depends on the size. I fed mine just enough to get them full, and then when small like in this video I fed every 3 days. As it got larger I spaced the feedings out more. When it was 3' and greater, I only fed every week.
Mezico 1 month ago
very interesting video thanks
bribribri56 1 month ago
Very beautiful animal.
HawkWhisper23 1 month ago
You should feed it live shrimp and gold fishes
123horserockify 1 month ago
@123horserockify They dont eat goldfish in the wild, since they are a saltwater fish, so there isnt any reason to feed them to it. It's never a good idea to feed your fish live food, the chance they bring in a disease with them is just too high. It's better to feed frozen food (kills bacteria/viruses) and thaw it out right before feeding.
Mezico 1 month ago 3
dont hand feed thoughs
awesomeking6 2 months ago
@awesomeking6 It would be quite dangerous :)
Mezico 1 month ago
Traductor
this fish is that type of salt or fresh water ??????????
chamu05 2 months ago
@chamu05 Salt water!
Mezico 2 months ago
were do i get one what do i need im live in austrailia
jtcool3rox3 3 months ago
sooooooo cute want one what do i need and were do i get one ps im in austrailia
jtcool3rox3 3 months ago
@jtcool3rox3 I ordered mine from Live Aquaria... not sure who supplies Australia though so I dont think I can help much.
Mezico 3 months ago
@Mezico they ship to australia
Teslasdik 1 month ago
how do you clean the tank, i would shit my pants if i had to stick my hands in there!!!
xXninetendoXx1994 3 months ago
these moray eels fuckers give me creeps ;/
PaniczX 3 months ago
Beautiful. I miss my Tess. this is an old vid for sure, my advice to anyone who reads: after working in an aquarium store for the last 10 years and selling many many eels. Feed them as deep in the tank as possible. feeding them at the top trains them to scour the surface for food. this is why they jump or find their way into an overflow box.... not harping on the OP. just my experience. do you still have him? he's not in your most recent video?
waterkeeper03 4 months ago
@waterkeeper03 I dont still have him, he was sold to someone who had a much larger tank to keep him in.
Mezico 3 months ago
can i keep a snowflake/ tesselata eel in a 20 gallon long tank for life? please respond
TheMysteryman334 4 months ago
@TheMysteryman334 Nope. This tank here is a temporary holding tank only and it only works because the eel is only about a foot long. They grow fast and get very strong, I wouldnt want to keep one in a small tank like a 20g for more than just a couple weeks to make sure it's healthy and eating well.
Mezico 4 months ago
What size tank is that?
Asianleful 5 months ago
@Asianleful 29g.
Mezico 4 months ago
Aw sooooo cute :) I -3 him/ her :)
Lexthelime 5 months ago
does he ever try to escape?
sharkworrior 6 months ago
@sharkworrior Nope, pretty mild tempered little eel. I do have a tight fitting weighted canopy, so he couldnt escape even if he was trying.
Mezico 4 months ago
whats his name!? hes beautiful!
RoxiMERCER 6 months ago
@RoxiMERCER Ramboa.
Mezico 4 months ago
thats pretty
KieshaJ55 6 months ago
Das sieht aus wie eine muräne
SuperSweethoney20 6 months ago
@SuperSweethoney20 Es ist ein moray eel.
Mezico 6 months ago
wut a happy eal. :)
Darkflame911 6 months ago
@Darkflame911 It certainly likes getting food :) Most saltwater fish seem perfectly content with living the easy life.
Mezico 6 months ago
@Mezico yur eal looks cute too lol
Darkflame911 6 months ago
@Mezico yur eal looks cute 2 lol
Darkflame911 6 months ago
y acaso esa es electrica???
jfgbarillas 7 months ago
@jfgbarillas no es.
Mezico 7 months ago
this is to small for her/him!
screw66 7 months ago
@screw66 This is just a temporary tank, it now resides in a 200+ gallon tank.
Mezico 7 months ago 9
nice. I like the DIY reef. PVC everything.
echo1er 8 months ago
@echo1er Cheaper than a bunch of live rock, for sure :) But the eels really appreciate a good slick cave type system to call home.
Mezico 8 months ago
@Mezico is this tank big enough for it when full grown i have a baby snow flake eel and i thought the tank might be to small for when its full grown ? what do you think btw i made a PVC reef for mine thanks for the idea who needs a tank fulll of live rock i got PVC!!!!
TheBrandonLand 8 months ago
@TheBrandonLand It's not big enough, this is a 29g tank which is pretty small really. It works as a quarantine tank or a hospital tank to monitor your critter and make sure it's eating well and healthy, but for long term it is definitely too small. Snowflakes stay smaller as adults, you could get by with having in a 75g tank without any issues, this tesselata though needs to be in a 180g or so.
Mezico 8 months ago
Nice video man ;)
Kirin0r 8 months ago
aw hes adorablee wered u gethim and how muc he cost
tayba120 8 months ago
@tayba120 I got it from Live Aquaria off the Diver's Den section of their site. I cant remember the price, somewhere between $150 and $200 I believe.
Mezico 8 months ago
does she / he attack you ?
Asken96 9 months ago
@Asken96 If I put my hand in the water and wiggled it around in front of it, I think I'd probably get a finger bitten. Eels have lots of bacteria in their mouths, the bite itself wouldnt be too bad with a small eel BUT the subsequent infections would be horrible. Anyway, I just try not to put my hand in the water and wiggle it like a fish :)
Mezico 9 months ago 12
That's big. do u think I could put one in a 180 gallon tank
Laxkid34420 10 months ago
@Laxkid34420 For sure. Eels dont need lots of room, they stay in the rocks and just come out to swim during feeding time.
Mezico 10 months ago
have you still got him or her but in larger tank
tashdog1 10 months ago
@tashdog1 I dont have it anymore, I sold it to a local fish store, last time I saw the eel it was around 4 feet long.
Mezico 10 months ago
@Mezico how big is he now
Laxkid34420 10 months ago
@Laxkid34420 I sold him to a fish store here in town, last I saw him he was approaching 4 feet and about as big around as baseball.
Mezico 10 months ago
holy how much do they cost
johnny17808 10 months ago
@johnny17808 Around $200 for a good specimen.
Mezico 10 months ago
r u ever scared youll get bit by him during water changes?
foe279 11 months ago
@foe279 This tank hook to my sump, I do all my water changes in the sump so the water level in this tank never changes.
Mezico 11 months ago
is this eel a fresh water or salt water eel?
jl3Dc5 11 months ago
@jl3Dc5 SALTWATER!!!! i hate when people put saltwater eels in freshwater!
The9226192 11 months ago
ok so usually I think eels are gross, but this guy is gorgeous!
ost324 11 months ago
@ost324 Thanks, they are definitely pretty eels. The spotting really makes them stand out.
Mezico 11 months ago
@ost324 Saltwater for sure.
Mezico 11 months ago
Reminds me of a sea dragon
FuzzyAason 11 months ago
It's cute. Sushi? :D
midnull 1 year ago
@midnull He enjoys sushi for sure, raw fish flesh is his favorite.
Mezico 1 year ago
@Mezico what if he electricuted you during water changing!!!!! u'd be down to the ground!!! :o
psybera1987 10 months ago
@psybera1987 If it was electric, that might be a possibility. Since it's not capable of electrical discharge, I'm OK :)
Mezico 10 months ago
@Mezico i like the beauty of that fish.....
psybera1987 10 months ago
@psybera1987 Me too, they are like a water zebra. Without hoofs. Or legs. And they dont eat grass.
Mezico 10 months ago
@Mezico nice man
psybera1987 9 months ago
Are they electric?
frizbeegirl 1 year ago
@frizbeegirl Nope, just a normal eel :)
Mezico 1 year ago
@Mezico how many gallons is this? how expensive was it with the eel and everything please dont say like " a couple hundre dollars..." you seem knowledgeable and does it require much matenince?
xmazz31x 1 year ago
@xmazz31x This is a small, 29g tank. It's plumbed into my reef system's sump, so the actual setup was cheap, all I bought was an overflow ($60) and a return pump ($40) and then the tank which was like $30. He eventually went into a much larger system, 200+ gallon display tank, but this small setup was for him to learn to eat and make sure he was free of disease. The eel itself cost right around $200, I cant remember exactly. Maintenance is low since it's just hooked to my sump.
Mezico 1 year ago
Do these eat snails? I've always wanted an eel but not if they're going to crunch my snails.
MrGoldenmine 1 year ago
@MrGoldenmine Tesselata eels are piscivores, meaning they eat fish. They have no hard flat teeth (molars) for chomping on invertebrates. However, there are other morays out there than do have molars and do eat inverts like snails and hermit crabs.
Mezico 1 year ago
The ones who complain, are usually the biggest Hypocrites here. Also, most saltwater species are tank bred... meaning they never knew life in the ocean to begin with. I suppose keeping a dog in a house is wrong to? being that it descends from the wild..
VirtualLiquid 1 year ago
i agree with mezico thats what i do with my fish and i have too i have a 7.5x3x3 with a foot and a half long peacock grouper in it a small eel like that would be mince meat
bluelinebill1 1 year ago
Awww look at that, A amazing moray eel stuck in a tiny tank. How kind.. -.- how can you even do this..... Its like keeping a human in a cage there whole life. So wrong.
1xSpiike 1 year ago
@1xSpiike As the description states, this is not a permanent tank, it's a small tank I use to get the eel used to my presence and used to my foods and to make sure it's healthy. Think of it like a long term doctor visit. I do this to ALL my fish and it helps keep everyone alive and happy. I never introduce a sick fish to my main tank and I'm quite sure all my healthy fish appreciate it.
Mezico 1 year ago
@Mezico long term doctor visit... what the hell are you talking about... Your keeping a beautiful eel in a tank for your own personal pleasure. It should be in the wild, its natural habitat... Do you think it wants to bounce against glass walls all its life... Its principal dude...
1xSpiike 1 year ago
@1xSpiike Have you ever kept fish before? And I'm not talking about a couple damsels... anyone who has kept expensive, rare fish and then dealt with disease normally learns the hard way once about not keeping fish in a quarantine tank for at least a month to check for disease. If you're just talking about keeping fish in tanks in general, which you sound like you are, then dont go onto YouTube and watch aquarium videos, it's pretty simple.
Mezico 1 year ago
@Mezico I've never kept ant animal in captivity, and just so you know, I say this video on the front page, it was only until the video started that I realized the size of the tank -.-
1xSpiike 1 year ago
@1xSpiike This was a temporary tank the eel was in to get used to being in captivity, used to eating good and used to my presence, plus to check for disease. It is not a permanent home, he only spent about a month here and has since moved on to a much larger tank. I have a couple other quarantine/hospital tank videos out, it's just temporary home until they are healthy and ready for a larger tank.
Mezico 1 year ago
@1xSpiike funny how people who never kept animals are the one about "animal rights" and how they need to be in the wild. Yet you dont know shit about the animal your trying to defend, wheras a person who is experienced with keeping animals know more about there habits in captivity and in the wild. An eel in the wild rarely leaves a well established cave. In fact, they rarely leave even to eat. They just wait for food to come to them. this thing eating more than once a month is a blessing to it.
Supertasticaquatics 1 year ago
Nice eel. Cool setup too with the pipes
iwimp1994 1 year ago
@iwimp1994 Thanks. For this tank just being a quarantine tank to hold him for a while to get him used to eating and make sure he isnt sick, the pipes were the easiest way to make a home for him.
Mezico 1 year ago
Extremely clean water! Great video btw
JohnnyTheGecko 1 year ago
Extremely clean water! Great video by the way!
JohnnyTheGecko 1 year ago
@JohnnyTheGecko Thanks! This tank is plumbed into my reef tank, they both share a common sump, so the water has to be clean for the corals to thrive :)
Mezico 1 year ago
@UnversedSong Thanks, he is definitely a healthy eel. As far as happy goes, I hope so. He sure gets excited when I come by the tank with food!
Mezico 1 year ago
@OBrienScotland Not really true. It's a 13" eel, it doesnt need 120 gallons. Yes, at full adult size it needs a much larger tank than this, but I bet your parents didnt buy you your own house when you were born because eventually you would need one... when this eel outgrew the 29g he was moved to a much bigger tank. I always start my fish out in small tanks on their own and get them feeding aggressively and disease free, it makes everything so much easier.
Mezico 1 year ago
@Mezico... OBrien just got put in his place.
RamsyDikken 1 year ago
Is that an adult Tesselata Eel and what size tank is that??
greendayhieu 1 year ago
@greendayhieu This is a young eel, he/she is only about 13 inches long, so way small. They get 4-5' in captivity. The tank is a 29g tank, just a growout tank.
Mezico 1 year ago
@Mezico Thanks for the fast reply and help :D
greendayhieu 1 year ago
@greendayhieu No problem. Be aware if you get one that they get huge and hungry and relatively mean. They will eat other fish and tank mates, including other eels, and definitely will bite your hand.
Mezico 1 year ago
@Mezico I think I would rather have a freshwater eel.
greendayhieu 1 year ago
@greendayhieu It depends... saltwater eels are much cooler and get bigger. Freshwater eels are easier to keep.
Mezico 1 year ago
@Mezico Yes, that is why :D Like the swamp eel or striped peacock eel.
greendayhieu 1 year ago
Man, he is awesome, im getting one next week hopefully and if they grow as fast as they say then I will need to get rid of my fish even sooner.
loganis1337 1 year ago
@loganis1337 They grow very fast, mine grew from a foot long to a little over three feet long in under a year. The PVC pipe in this video is 2" diameter and he couldnt fit in it after a year... crazy fast growth.
Mezico 1 year ago
I no I have a zebra moray and 2 snow flakes I got one in my 55 and my zebra and other snowflake in my 220 but I no eels move at night and I'm surprised he only ate 2 that's pretty hood what do u feed him?
fishmaster1231 1 year ago
@fishmaster1231 I feed scallops, shrimp, tuna and sometimes crab. I basically go down to the local asian store and pick whatever seafood they have fresh, then I take it home, cut it all up and freeze it into little ziploc bags. I put in enough food for two feedings, and just keep one bag in the fridge and thawed and all the others frozen.
Mezico 1 year ago
Thank u so much I think I'm gonna get one and what fish can I put him with? Do u know? Thanks ;)
fishmaster1231 1 year ago
@fishmaster1231 They dont mix well with fish... they are fish eaters in the wild and continue to be in captivity. If you keep them really well fed they might wait longer to start eating your fish, but it is a gamble. I had mine with 5 or 6 chromis and he only ever ate 2 of them, but they were so small compared to him since he grew so fast I think he didnt view them as a meal anymore. The problem with eels is they move at night when the fish sleep and eat them easily.
Mezico 1 year ago
yo i want to get a tesleta eel in my 55 gallon do u think that should be fine like do u like yours and are they easy to take care of? thanks.
fishmaster1231 1 year ago
@fishmaster1231 I really like them, but they get big FAST. I mean real fast... mine went from 12" long to 40" long in under a year, at which point they really need to be in a tank bigger than a 55g. They are very easy to take care of, just feed them every couple days and they thrive.
Mezico 1 year ago
@emeljipuroo This tank shares a 55 gallon sump that is hooked to my 75 gallon reef tank. I use an AquaC 240 skimmer (overskimming my tank but thats fine by me with an eel in the mix) and that's about it for filtration. Otherwise I have about 200 lbs of live rock that helps the nitrate cycle.
Mezico 1 year ago
i know you don't have a gymnothorax tile in this video, but you seem to know about eels. does it take them a while to settle in their new tank before they eat?
i got mine a day go, but he hasn't eaten any of the ghost shrimp in the tank with him. my scats are eating fine, i'm just worried because i know they can be finicky.
btw, your snowflake is gorgeous, i want a snowflake eventually. i just can't afford a huge tank yet.
thanks in advance.
ohgandhi 1 year ago
@ohgandhi Most eels will take a couple days to settle down. I wouldnt even bother trying to feed any new eels for at least 3-4 days unless they are actively looking around the tank for food. If it's just sitting in the rocks not moving a lot, I'd leave it alone. It also can help to keep most of the aquarium lights off for the first day or two, this lets them settle in faster.
Just a BTW, this is not a snowflake, it's a tesselata eel :)
Mezico 1 year ago
@Mezico thanks for the advice. My eel is actually pretty active when the lights are off. about 45 seconds after i turn off the light he comes out, and stays out until i turn it back on. do you know if they can see red lights? i was told in the fish store that i could get a red light to watch him at night but he won't come out when the red light is on...
also, is it as hard as some people say to get one to eat like yours? as in not living prey?
haha i knew it was a tesselata, i confused myself.
ohgandhi 1 year ago
@ohgandhi Every eel is different, mine took about 2 weeks to get really really interested in non live food. I basically just wouldnt feed him any live food and kept every 2 days wiggling the thawed food in his face and he eventually ate it. He started out slowly at first but by the end of two weeks he was lunging at the food.
I hear that fish cant see the red spectrum of light very well. Basically in the ocean red light doesnt penetrate far so their eyes arent able to see it.
Mezico 1 year ago
@Mezico alrighty then. thanks again.
i thought they couldn't see red either, so i left it off and checked his tank with a flashlight, and he was in the open in the dark. i waited about a minute and turned on the red light. he was in the same spot he was when i checked, and the moment i turned the red light on, he kind of jumped like i scared him and shot under his log.
but thanks for all the advice. im off to buy some frozen shrimp form shoprite to cut up and give him, or at least try to.
ohgandhi 1 year ago
@ohgandhi What kind of red light? I suppose there are different spectrums of red light, some might be more visible than others. I'd try to get a really dark red light. Anything too bright they are going to see.
I fed frozen shrimp, tuna, salmon, crab, scallop and mussels, mainly. The scallop seemed to be the one my eel liked the most. I'd basically go buy about a half pound of each type of meat, cost me $15 total and it would last months before I had to go buy more again.
Mezico 1 year ago
@ohgandhi the light is a 25 watt red party bulb i picked up from target. i'll look for something darker, but its not that important. i thought it'd be neat to watch him, and my other fish, as i go to sleep.
i juts got to fresh shrimp yesterday to try out, and he actually ate a chuck of the shrimp, but then he stopped eating afterwords. it was during the day so i'm going to try more later when the light is off and its darker.
after i fed him, he came out from under the log and swam around too.
ohgandhi 1 year ago
@ohgandhi Well that's good :) How big is the eel? When they are smaller, they eat more like mine does in this video. Once they get bigger, they really only need fed once a week or so. You can usually tell because they start swimming around looking for food.
I wouldnt push food on him again for like 2 more days, he ate once and that's great. Now wait two days and try again and I bet he will be more receptive.
Mezico 1 year ago
@ohgandhi he is roughly a foot long. maybe and inch more or less. i was pretty happy when he ate, i thought he was gonna be more difficult. i hope he ends up being comfortable in the tank already, that'd be great.
thanks agin for everything, ill wait a day or two before i try to fed him again.
is it ok to re-freeze uneaten food if it was on a skewer in the tank? can the water bacteria make it go bad?
ohgandhi 1 year ago
@ohgandhi As far as bacteria goes, I wouldnt worry, freezing it will kill any bacteria. If it sat in the tank a while though I wouldnt reuse it since proteins start rotting pretty quickly in warm saltwater.
Personally, I wouldnt do it. Maybe it makes it taste bad? Not fresh? I know I dont like food that has been thawed and refrozen. At this point I'd be using as fresh of food as you can. Later on when it's eating great then you could refreeze and not worry but for now I wouldnt try it.
Mezico 1 year ago
What size tank is this?
oti151 1 year ago
@oti151 This is just a 29 gallon tank, but it's only for growing the eel to a bigger size. My other tank is a 210 gallon that he will have a LOT more room in :)
Mezico 1 year ago
@Mezico can i keep a gymnothorax tile with that kind of eel??
1997Donkey 1 year ago
@1997Donkey While they are small, I wouldnt worry too much about it but tesselata eels are known to eat other eels in the wild and in captivity and they grow really fast, so if it outgrows the G. tile you might have bloody battle on your hands followed by an expensive meal.
Mezico 1 year ago
my what a beautiful eel you have here ^^
may i know how much did your eel cost and where you obtained it from?
nany293 1 year ago
@nany293 I got it off Live Aquaria dot com. You can go look at pricing there :) I bought it off their Diver's Den section.
Mezico 1 year ago
wow it's...beautiful!
JayChouKaijuMaster 1 year ago
@JayChouKaijuMaster Thanks!
Mezico 1 year ago
very nice! where can i get one?
360G1 1 year ago
@360G1 I bought mine at Live Aquaria dot com
Mezico 1 year ago
poor eel what a crappy tank to be in especially when they grow 7ft plus
darksidedevelop 1 year ago
@darksidedevelop This tank is plenty big for him right now. If you bothered to read the comments you'd see that this is just a temporary tank for him to get used to eating my mix of foods and make sure he isnt sick.
Mezico 1 year ago
@darksidedevelop
good luck showing me a 7ft tesselata...
he looks pretty good in the current tank hes in, ever heard of keeping a fish in a tank and then upgrading it as they grow? hmmm... this guy is taking great care of his eel
Verse34k 1 year ago
@Verse34k Show me a tesseleta over 4 feet, oh whats that? you couldnt find one? they dont grow near the estimated size. I have a full grown zebra moray at 36 inhes. The internet says 5 feet and hes in a 220 gallon.
loganis1337 1 year ago
beautiful animal realllyy nice
Goo1488 1 year ago
@Goo1488 Thanks!
Mezico 1 year ago
wow..! I like the style.. but you need many decorations..!but I like it..!!!!! :))
joannepaulinedampil 1 year ago
@joannepaulinedampil Thanks! This is actually just a small 29g tank to get him eating well in and make sure he wasnt sick before being placed in a big tank.
Mezico 1 year ago
ahh, sweet
00vampirate00 1 year ago
Hi, I'm very interested in getting one of these guys, but I've always wanted a reef tank as well (mainly for the colorful coral, not the fish). I know it's not a good idea to put these guys in with other small fish or crabs, so I wouldn't, but you know how they do with anenomes and soft corals etc?
yogurt123 1 year ago
@yogurt123 They do just fine with corals, they are completely piscivores, which means fish eater. The problem is they poop a lot which makes it harder to maintain good water quality for your corals. This type of eel wouldnt bother most crabs, just fish.
Mezico 1 year ago
@Mezico Ok cheers
yogurt123 1 year ago
hey, are those compatible with ANY type of saltwater fish, or will he kill or eat them?
00vampirate00 1 year ago
@00vampirate00 He will eventually eat anything he can get in his mouth.
Mezico 1 year ago
@Mezico ahh, do u no any type of saltwater eel that is fish compatible?
00vampirate00 1 year ago
@00vampirate00 Yes, zebra eels are not fish eaters, they eat invertebrates like crabs and snails. They have small, almost plate like teeth that are used to crush instead of sharp pointy teeth like my eels has for ripping into fish.
Mezico 1 year ago
can u feed Moray eels anything else besides fish like worms and are moray eels fresh or salt water?
TheMKZeldafan 1 year ago
@TheMKZeldafan Pretty much anything that grew up in the ocean you can feed to them, fish, crab, shellfish... no worms. And they are salt water.
Mezico 1 year ago
Can you tell me where you got your filter and if it works good?
Berdalaire 1 year ago
@Berdalaire I use a 55 gallon sump that is shared with my reef tank, so there is no real filter to tell you about. The black box you see on the back of the tank is a overflow box where the water flows down to the sump. The white PVC to the far right of the tank is the return line from the sump.
Mezico 1 year ago
joc, what kind of filtration system do you have on that tank? gorgeous eel, he looks great.
TheAquaventures 1 year ago
@TheAquaventures I have it plumbed into a 55 gallon sump that is shared with my reef tank. There is a large skimmer and lots of caulerpa growing to help reduce organic wastes in the water.
Mezico 1 year ago
nice tank n fish m8
xsapx13 1 year ago
@xsapx13 Thanks :) This eel has changed quite a bit since then, it has really grown.
Mezico 1 year ago
@xsapx13 Thanks!
Mezico 1 year ago
lol yur gona need a new tank in like 3-6 months..also get some more rocks and hiding places for em
madgreek19 2 years ago
Yes... if you pay attention you'll see this video is over a year old. T