@Justsomedude, awesome collection! Are they all in separate tanks or one large one? Have you have any problems with the dragon eating fish?
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How often do you feed your eels? I've had GDMs in the past and have another one now that will be getting it's own tank. I usually fed every 2-3 days as the eel responded when feeding the other fish.
I had to ask yeahh... u got more than one eel and also you got an octopus there? or starfish?
I never considered keeping an octopus in a community tank. I have one in it's own tank and there is little that she won't eat, cowry snail, sea urchin, algae. Pretty much everything else is on the menu. I might try this in a predator only tank I'm planning on setting up soon.There is a skeletor, snowflake, fimbriated,white eye, and dragon moray as well as three sand sifter star fish and a starry night octopus. The truck is adding one at a time and slowly. Also in a communal predator enclosure everything comes down to feeding. I have had over 25 years dealing with communal setups from tropical frogs from all over the world to even a form of communal tarantulas. I decided when building this that I was going to try a predatory communal tank again with the addition of corals this time around. So long as your feeding schedule is on point they don’t get aggressive. So far I have had zero incidents in the 6 months it’s been up. The hardest part is dealing with protozoans. It’s impossible to try this and quarantine and not expect the parasites to find a way in through bottom dwelling predatory fish. So long as you don’t mix two of the same species and again monitor feeding and keep a schedule of what’s eating and when it’s really not that hard. I spend a lot of time with the system and have learned that you can in a way train them to an extent. They recognize you and you get to know their behaviors as well.
I never considered keeping an octopus in a community tank. I have one in it's own tank and there is little that she won't eat, cowry snail, sea urchin, algae. Pretty much everything else is on the menu. I might try this in a predator only tank I'm planning on setting up soon.
Let's have an official eel show off thread! Post up pics of your eels here! If we can get some pics going, I'll sticky this one so we can have easy access!
There is a skeletor, snowflake, fimbriated,white eye, and dragon moray as well as three sand sifter star fish and a starry night octopus. The truck is adding one at a time and slowly. Also in a communal predator enclosure everything comes down to feeding. I have had over 25 years dealing with communal setups from tropical frogs from all over the world to even a form of communal tarantulas. I decided when building this that I was going to try a predatory communal tank again with the addition of corals this time around. So long as your feeding schedule is on point they don’t get aggressive. So far I have had zero incidents in the 6 months it’s been up. The hardest part is dealing with protozoans. It’s impossible to try this and quarantine and not expect the parasites to find a way in through bottom dwelling predatory fish. So long as you don’t mix two of the same species and again monitor feeding and keep a schedule of what’s eating and when it’s really not that hard. I spend a lot of time with the system and have learned that you can in a way train them to an extent. They recognize you and you get to know their behaviors as well.
Go for it! Send pics and start a thread it’s not easy! I think the biggest component to being successful is heavy in heavy out tons of filtration and tons of feeding. As the current theme seems to be moving towards technology that allows us to have to do less and less work to maintain an ultra low maintenance aquarium. I absolutely love taking care of this thing and I think that’s what the hobby is all about. Don’t get me wrong I love the new technology and everything but I’m leaning more towards a remarkable community reef tank with predatory fish and it’s no simple task however extremely interactive and entertaining
Do you have a build thread?
Still love the snowflake eels. I was trying to source one before my spotted eels got to big but all the ones a lfs were too small and now I think it might be to late. I might get lucky and find someone getting rid of a larger one but it would have to be soon as the spotted are growing fast.This is my snowflake. There are many like it, but this one is mine.