Banded white and black eel q.s

joey · 10-28-2006, 01:33 PM

I just got this fella. he's about a foot and a half long. In a 55gal tank with a sail fin tang. I know you can feed him shrimp but what else? Will he try to escape on me? Any good tips on keeping healthy and well would be great. thanks joey

andregarcia_73 · 10-28-2006, 02:04 PM

tHEY LIKE MEATY ITEMS AND ARE ESCAPE ARTISTS!! kEEP ALL YOUR TOP COVERED AND MAKE SURE THRER IS NOWHERE HE CAN ESCAPE THROUGH!! THEY WILL EAT FISH FLESH AS WELL AS OTHER MEATY IEMS!! YOU WANT TO VARY HIS DIET THOUGH!!

abigtroutt · 10-28-2006, 03:30 PM

Joey, I have a banded eel and he is very cool. I feed mine live guppys for a treat and hand feed him frozen krill. Do you have any pics?

joey · 10-28-2006, 03:34 PM

No pics yet i just got him this morning, and he's only moved in the tank once. A little worried but i'm sure he'll get use to the tank in a couple of days. I will get some pics up here soon for you though

abigtroutt · 10-28-2006, 03:51 PM

Nice! What part of Jersey you from?

joey · 10-28-2006, 04:30 PM

South jersey, winslow area

Geoff · 10-28-2006, 08:56 PM

hard to tell exactly what type of food is best for it without a pic, but crustacean bits are always a good bit with eels.

G~