Golden dwarf eel.

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Loved my angler back in the day.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Hawaii should open up again. Rumor has it. Lol

 

[GK3]

Hawaii should open up again. Rumor has it. Lol

Angler is super cool at feeding but just chills rest of the time. They are also short lived in captivity. I kept the last one for 2.5 years and it was pretty unusual.

before I got the eel, I read someone say “one of the coolest animals in my tank” I tend to agree.

 

[Saltees]

Yes, It made my reef reefy.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

@Saltees ty for sharing. That recent

 

[Saltees]

@Saltees ty for sharing. That recent

yes, added a month ago, ate on the second day, and every 3-4 days thereafter. Fed him market shrimp meat.

 

[GK3]

yes, added a month ago, ate on the second day, and every 3-4 days thereafter. Fed him market shrimp meat.

Mix the food up, clams, shrimp, squid etc.

if you stress them, like move around rock work, they’ll sometimes go on a food strike.

 

[Saltees]

Mix the food up, clams, shrimp, squid etc.

if you stress them, like move around rock work, they’ll sometimes go on a food strike.

Sure do! Till date the resident tangs aren't allowing it to explore.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Great coloration good luck w it. Where did u find

 

[Saltees]

Great coloration good luck w it. Where did u find

Got it from my LFS from a Brazilian Shipment, even they said they haven't seen one for years.

 

[Steve and his Animals]

I think some wholesales are selling them out of Tahiti or the Philippines. They may be collected in Hawaii. But I saw one recently and was told "collected in the Philippines" I was also told it was rare to find them there. It was in fact a true species im looking for but I was to slow to purchase.

I'm sure once in a while the pelagic fry make it to neighboring islands and actually survive at other islands, albeit rarely. This happens with other endemics, like some end up near the Johnston Atoll I believe.

 

[Jesmann]

Hope to find one soon.

 

[jasonrusso]

Hope to find one soon.

How is the search?

Here is mine. I've had him around 7 years. He was a baby when I got him.

He hasn't moved from his cave in years. He has 3 openings under the same rock.

 

[14 foot reef]

I just received one also

 

[littlefoxx]

Does anyone know where to get a golden dwarf eel? I know they are hard to get due to hawiian ban. I know a few have been coming from the Philippines also.

Let's see some pictures and share your experiences with them. How long have you kept one? Are they invert and reef safe?

Ive been looking for one for a while, never seen one in stock anywhere! I had to go with a different eel species. I have a snowflake, ghost ribbon, and a jeweled. Inverts get eaten all the time in my tank lol. I replace hermits a lot, but use stars, cucumbers and snails in mine. My jeweled will also eat small fish.

Edit just noticed the thread dates

 

[jasonrusso]

Ive been looking for one for a while, never seen one in stock anywhere! I had to go with a different eel species. I have a snowflake, ghost ribbon, and a jeweled. Inverts get eaten all the time in my tank lol. I replace hermits a lot, but use stars, cucumbers and snails in mine. My jeweled will also eat small fish.

Edit just noticed the thread dates

It's still a valid thread. They haven't been any easier to find.

I've had my guy for 8 years. He was tiny when I got him so I assume he was a baby. Hopefully he lives many more years, because I don't know where to find one.

 

[tkong]

I found one at my LFS last year. Unfortunately, I forgot to close the lid last night and found him this morning on the ground dead . Absolutely heartbroken today.

He stayed this gold even after more than a year of husbandry in my tank.

Video of him in my observation tank when I first got him

 

[littlefoxx]

I found one at my LFS last year. Unfortunately, I forgot to close the lid last night and found him this morning on the ground dead . Absolutely heartbroken today.

He stayed this gold even after more than a year of husbandry in my tank.

Video of him in my observation tank when I first got him

Was he fully dead? Ive had eels jump and been out of water for 12 or so hours and thrown them back in and theyve recovered

 

[CO2TLEY]

Interesting dwarf. Didn’t know there was a 12” species

 

[tkong]

Was he fully dead? Ive had eels jump and been out of water for 12 or so hours and thrown them back in and theyve recovered

Ya I was hoping he would maybe recover so I put him back in the tank but he was pretty stiff and stuck to the concrete floor. Maybe because it’s a dwarf, they aren’t able to survive as long outside of the water?