Mr EEL's escape attempt

[KevinCorporation]

lol, Mr. Eel just wants to come and hang out with you since you give him so much attention

[EpicProductions4Life]

paranormal activity eel edition.

[xCanadensis]

My snakes do that all the time :3

[metalbassist54]

Jeez!!!! My Violet Gobies like to do that, too!

If I could spank them I would, let me tell you.

[EverybodyLovesEthan]

how big is your tank?



[punkysoso]

what kind of eel is he?

[sniksder21]

@punkysoso fire eel

[slypanda182]

both ma dads eels jumped outta the tank wen i was young still dnt know how the lid came off

[brandoncoolio]

that eels like "god damn it i keep running into invisible..happens every night"

[BRADL3Y904]

@Tomb611 you correct him ill correct you.

Its AN* attempt.

....need some water for that fire eel burn...

[PaulioMaldinio]

My Friends 15 inch hand reared fire eel died sometime last night. found him dried on the floor in the morning. year and a bit old ,, shame really because the ones that eat out your hand are almost a dream

[MrLaxdude89]

my eel was a major escape artist, one day he was successful, his reward, he chocked to death

[JJ75JI]

this behaviour has nothing to do with the size of the aquarium. nearly all of the macrognathus spiny eels i kept tried to escape from my aquarium, even if they were only 10 cm long. I also saw the same thing happen with pikes. I believe this nervous behaviour has something to do with low pressure because this often happened when there were thunderstorm outside.

[jrdngrffth11]

my eel did the same thing, but actually got out.... :( r.i.p Stevie

[ultra78721]

I don't think he/she was attempting ,it got scared and that's exactly how my eel reacts when itself gets scared.

[TheSapple]

its probably because you named him mr eel

[dazies1]

haha u knew that he was gonna get out??? when he moves it looks hekka scary....

[bbqliliha]

I have heard that they are escape artists, and find the smallest spots to escape from. Perhaps they don't like the concept of living in enclosures. Good luck.

[SpaceAce1316]

Hey im thinking about getting a fire eel. I have a 200 gallon freshwater tank. But... its in my wall. like me and my dad built it into the wall, the problem is theres NO way i can put a lid or anything on it. Would it be a good idea to put a fire eel in my tank?

[mikesds1]

this morning i woke up looking for my eel and then spoted him on the floor beside the tank it was to late to save him. so good thing you got lucky and were there

[KCKvideo]

Fish shouldn't jump if they are fed/taken care of properly.

If you think about it it makes sense.

Fish don't actually commit suicide, they are either looking for food, a mate, a bigger space, or something even more attractive.,

[jameswmoseley94]

lol

[italian0111]

tank is way to small

[rkn4x4]

nice unfortunately i wasnt there when mine jumped out.

[jorkey0roblox]

@rkn4x4 lol ur eel commited suicide, my best chichlid did that too. i found it dry as a potato chip when i came home... :(

[ScarecrowK]

Mine was missing from the tank when I got home one day. Looked for an hour and found him in my trashcan. He had somehow managed to jump from the tank, into the trashcan which is directly under the tank... And has a half foot of desk overhang that should make it impossible for it to land in the can... Stuck him back in and my dinosaur bichir bit him... So I had to move him over to my other tank. Right now I'm having trouble feeding him though. He started getting skinny recently.

[83Brady83]

@jorkey0roblox I like how you put as dry as a potato chip cause lol.

[jodes1612]

@jorkey0roblox My Oscar done the same between the top glass n lid it was crispy bless it that was sad.... funny how u can get attached to fish it was so friendly too . :(

[FunDog147]

arent when he gets himself in an "S" shape you most be care full

[tomtgael]

its frogs

[khmerkrazie]

yeah. isn't prawn. like shrimps ?

[SuperGODGAMER]

it might be a eel only tank

[Caroline9806]

Maybe he just got spooked

[marcin12566]

Maybe he wants a bigger home.

[iQu3sTioNzi]

holy shit knocked water out the tape down lid

[zauzakeking]

dude eel not trying to escape eels get frightened to easy duh

[1992pattrow]

how much do you feed him?

[MrEelOnutube]

Hi he has about 8 - 10 medium sized prawns  each night

[1992pattrow]

what's a prawn?

[khmerkrazie]

a prawn is a frog

[1992pattrow]

sound like he eats a lot and it is expensive.

[Branbits]

lmfao i hope thats a joke

[amp7594]

how many gallons is that tank?

[MrEelOnutube]

100 gallon 450 litre

[amp7594]

how big was he when you got him?

[MrEelOnutube]

Hi -he was about 6 mths old and six inch - he's six years old and about 3 foot now

[amp7594]

when he was young did he have his orange color yet ? btw im asking these questions b/c i just got 3 eels all under six inches 2 tire tracks and 1 fire

[MrEelOnutube]

Hi - we got him when he was six years old - I think he did but i couldn't be 100% sure

[amp7594]

oh b/c mine is really small now and his stripes are kinda yellow

[MNHfilms]

hi i wouls like to get a fire eel but i dont exactly know what i need so if u could comment me back or send a message about diets and tank sizes please do so thank you.

[MrEelOnutube]

HI - he is 6 years old now and i measured him today and he is about 36 inch -

he was 6 inch when we got him and hes grown on average 5 inch a year.

up until he was 2 years old we fed him on frozen mosquito lavae then we started to give him a few frozen prawns and now he has about 8 - 1o medium sized prawns.

He was in a 3foot x 2 foot tank for 4 years .

the last two years he has been in a 5 foot 100 gallon tank but he really should be iin a bigger one.

[Joostsuarez]

for couple of days cause in wild they cross grassy land.

I know that cause little years ago there where a lot of eels in holland where i have lived in.

Now they are really rare...but i cauch one =D

[Joostsuarez]

eels can survive without water..

I cauch one and put him in a bucket without water ... a day later it was still alive

[MrEelOnutube]

yes i have heard they can live out of water but i didnt know for how long.

[youchilled]

sneaky little fuker lol

[nightshade0223]

lol! i hope the dumb eel knows he will die if he leaves

[PurrfectKittenAngel]

lol, sometimes my dojo loach and albino cory do that.

[redeyesthe20th]

albino cory?

[PurrfectKittenAngel]

Ya, Albino Cory Catfish. She doesn't jump out, but sometimes when she's at the bottom she'll swim really fast to the top and come out of the water a little bit.

[daza1992]

thats because they need to breath air, so the quick dash and back is for a gulp of air and back down because they are bottom feeders =]

[PurrfectKittenAngel]

Cooool

[racingking46]

Corydora?

[KingOfHeavenly]

wtf i didnt see him jump out o.o

[Tomb611]

It's a "attempt" dumb ass, not total escape.

[TheDank1887]

@Tomb611 I think its "an" attempt...Dumbass

[ATVRaCeR323]

how much fire eels and could they fit with a green terror ahap a oparrot fish and violet goby eel please tell me 95 gallon

[MrEelOnutube]

Mr Eel in is a 100 gallon now which isn't reallyh big enough now that hes about 34 inch - he's in with two clown loaches and a talking catfish - I wont put any more in with them - im no expert but if you do introduce one make sure your fire eel is at least the same size as your goby or im sure it will try to eat the fire eel.

[PornFlakes21]

what is this song called in your video? I like it.

[MrEelOnutube]

Hi - the information listed below can be found if you click the heading "Statistics and Data" under the video

Audio information for this video

Artist:Digital Witchcraft with Habersham

Song:Dangerous Music

Album:Dangerous Music 12" EP

Time:09:09

Genre:Dance & Electronic

Label:Loöq Records

[wherefunbegins]

I have never had either of mine try to escape maybe i have to much wood and plants i dont know the only time they swin towards to surface is when they want food. in one of my tanks there is a strong current that they swin in i love watching that

[L1QU1DSelva]

Very nice Fire Eel you have, Shame your tank is way too small for him/her, really should have a tank about twice the size at least for an eel that big, but still very nice looking eel.

[shadowblader1234]

If I had a tank that big, I would get a fire eel..

[MrEelOnutube]

Mr eel was in a 3 ft tank until he was 5 yrs old - now he is in a 5 ft tank but it really should be bigger

[BMXTech914]

どのくらいの大きさのタンクは何ですか？ Japanese, sorry, no english

[MrEelOnutube]

1500mm x 500 x 500 450 ltr 100 gallon

[antaro80]

hy am germany und möchte gerne wissen womit sie ihn gefüttert habendenn habe auch einen wow

[MrEelOnutube]

Hallo - füttern wir ihn 5 kleine Würfel von eingefrorenem bloodworm und 8 - 10 Medium ordnete gekochte und geschälte Garnelen nach Größen.

[AweSomo84]

Hes a monster

[MrEelOnutube]

Yes a- and he keeps on growing

[AweSomo84]

HEheh you need a bigger tank :S

[KATAFRAKT]

Perhaps a swimming pool ?...

[XJadedbyknightX]

haha once I lost my fire eel only to find him 4 or 6 days later in the filter.... alive. They are funny guys

[MrEelOnutube]

They really are - he is a too big now to hide - it wont be long before he needs a bigger tank with a bigger pipe to hide in.

[Luke0zz]

How big is your tank?

[MrEelOnutube]

Hi, the tank is 5ft x 2ft x 2ft 100 UK gallons or 450 litres.

[redtailedblackshark]

floating plants should help a lot if you are still having this problem.

[Hinderroxx]

i think you need a bigger tank for him with more gravel and hiding spots haha

[Foxiesz]

I used to have a tiger barb that used to do that all the time and he got out 4 times! but I found him all 4 times and put a top on the tank

[MrEelOnutube]

Hi - I know someone else who wasn't so lucky - his fish(cant remember what it was) jumped out during the night and he found it in the morning. mr Eel seems to thrash about when the waters a bit on the acidic side but it could also be that they are like cats and dogs andn just like to have a mad moment running around (or swimming in this case).

[yobadoba]

they try to get out lol

[MrEelOnutube]

yeah - 3 times now - twice he managed to get out - difficult to catch when they are wriggling about

[Coltons350z]

crazy.. i can keep the hood open over night and my eel wont jump out.

[MrEelOnutube]

Ive read that fire eels do like the water on the acidic side but it always seems to be when he makes a run for it.

We cant seem to keep the Ph at normal and when it does go acidic he gets "burn marks" (white patches all over his body) and it's then that he usually thrashes about and we think that's when he manages to jump out.

Might be wrong but that's usually what happens

Daren't leave the top open when were not there.

[nitrobartek]

WOW i got 2 fire eels and they are only 13cm but they never try to escape

[MrEelOnutube]

Hi, he has done this 3 times that we know about, He was probably about 26" 65/66cm the last time he tried at the beginning of this year.The first time was around the summer of 2006 when he was about 17/18" 45cm when my wife was just walking up the stairs in the dark and heard a crash. she ran back down thinking the tank had smashed but after turning the light back on she found him wriggling on the floor.

We have heard him a number of times trashing about in the tank.

[MrEelOnutube]

It might be coincidence but its usually a sign that the Ph is acidic. A bit of bicarb brings it down and he seems to calm down.

(As well as the 2 Clown loaches and 1 talking Catfish that are in with him)

[nitrobartek]

lol.for how long did u have your fire eel and how fast will my eels grow?

[MrEelOnutube]

Hi, he is about 5 years old now. he was about about 8inch/20cm and about 6 months old when we got him.he has averaged about 4 to 5 inch 10/12.5cm each year and he is about 30inch / 76cm now.We have read different stories saying they can grow to 36 inch/90cm and others that say 48 inch 120cm .We have also read that they can live up to 30 years ????.

Im going to have to look for that posting again to confirm it.