Eel watch 2005

I had to move in with my parents because i couldn't find a job. My 55 gallon tank has been dismantled and is in storage. My eel is now residing in a 25 ish gallon cooler. His filter light and heater are set up and i was able to capture about 5 ghost shrimp to keep him company.

I am taking this opportunity to acclimate him to SW... right now the SG is only up to around 1.015 i plan on having him at 1.020 by August.

So far he seems to be doing well, I will post pics of his habitat ASAP and i hope that I can help other ppl that are having to move large fish.

He's still not eating... and to post pics i would have to find the cord for my cam and you know how that is when there are boxes everywhere.

I'll try to keep this updated. i think i might try garlic tommorrow to see if it will get him to eat.

yeah my eel just stopped eating one day and straved himself to death he was even in sw

Yeah still not eating... I'm about to descide to just freeze him or something... Now i have to start thinking of my next project... im thinking about a small reef so it would be easier to move and selling my 55 gallon. I'll keep you updated on every thing.

That sucks Predator.

Predator - how is your eel doing?

Is he still holding in there?

What kind of FW eel do you have? This is my Echidna rhodochilus

More great pictures!

That's an awesome looking eel, Evanish

-Ross

Thanks

Im re-doing the tank that hes in today so ill have pictures soon.

Wow, very nice.

gymnothorax tile is what i have

Mine looks kinda like a gymnothorax tile

Whatever it is, it looks amazing. Keep it up.

-Ross

Really nice!

Just got the tank finished and hes back in the tank. I took out the gravel I had and replaced it with sand and added baserock.

Get some pics!!

Ill post some once I get them burt to a disk.

ok, great!

YAY more pictures!

yeah, I'd love to see them.

-Ross

dont give up predator eels have been know not to eat for 2 or 3 weeks and than start eatin all of a sudden

I think it may have been more than 3 weeks since it last ate, froggy.

Heres the tank.

looks pretty good... what is that a 30 gallon?

all im gonna comment on is it looks pretty open... my eel liked to be learl out of site and like to be hid.

if it were me i would pile the rock so he really has a good hiding spot, but then again i am the one with the dying eel

Thats just a 20 gallon high. I thought about adding more rock in the future. Im just getting the eel use to rock cause hes never been in a tank before with rock. just pvc pipe.

Nice tank, Evanish.

Looks really good. nice and simple. Your not keeping anything with the eel though, right?

-Ross

Just him in the tank

Good to know, Evanish.

Predator, maybe you should check with a LFS to offer him instead of freezing him as you said. I might be able to recover that way.

the LFS is non existant... its like 20 miles away.... and they have no idea what brackish water is in that place. even if they did i work 6 days 10 hours a day and they close at like 5... its not like i can take him.

although if someone wants to give it a try ill give him away, but it would be local pickup only and me being located in SW arkansas i really doubt that anyone will jump at the opportunity

as an update i have tried my best to regulate water conditions after a nasty evaporation episode and his stress levels seem to have dropped... still not eating, but im hoping that with some normalness he will start again

Im actually impressed with how long he has lasted... its been a month or more since his last meal.

Good luck, predator.

I hope things work out, good luck

Yes, good luck. I'm sorry about it.

Hope he makes it!

still not eating... still alive... lil booger is on one serious diet

yeah he passed about a week ago... just wouldnt eat... although i have to say 4 months 4 months not eating is really an acheivement... i felt sorry for him but there was really nothing i could do... i had some BAD SG spikes, but i got every thing regulated at about 1.018 sg and he seems to be doing good... just wouldnt eat...