TRENT Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I have had this rock for a few weeks now (16.5 lbs). It traveled from salem to Redmond out of water. Placed in a holding tank for a week, then taken out to burn some pests off the rock, placed in RO/DI water and finally into a freshly setup Nano tank (not cycled yet). Last night my son goes down to get a glass of water and finds a Snowflake Ell swimming around. We feed him, obviously very hungry. This morning I look for the little guy and nothing. So I grab some more food and sure enough he comes out. Crazy how hardy this guy is. Just thought I would share my find. He's not staying. We'll fatten him up then find him a good home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilmca Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 WOW, that's amazing. How long did you have it in the RO/DI water, I assume that it was fresh water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 very nice suprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 That's awesome. That's one way to get the cycle started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 hehe ya those suckers are tough. I brought one home in a tupperware tub, went around a corner too fast, tub spilled out on the floor, so there was an eel squirming around on the floorboard of my car for 30 mins. Got him home, washed him off in saltwater and tossed him in the tank none the worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 LOL Great story! I heard they were pretty hardy and even if you found them dried up on the floor after escaping a tank, to put them in the water anyway but would have never bet on this guy! What a find! He's a keeper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Great story!! How long in fresh water? And out of water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharoleb Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 That is amazing! Very nice piece of rock too. Would definitely love to hear details also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 lol I wondered what happened to that little guy. He was so small that he went down through my overflow grids and must have found his way into your rock... Very suprised he lived through all of that. Amazing creature and really great story. Hopefully he is a welcome suprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hozer21 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Wow that crazy but a great story and cool eel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talkalot82 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Oh I have a snow flake in my reef tank. we even hand feed him. I think he is ten pounds now. Had him for ever. he never bothers anything in my tank. except small hermit crabs. Thats even the tank my clowns lay their eggs in. The cool thing about the snow flake is that they are the mellowest of the eels and he eats all my bristlle worms. he tunnels through the sand. I hade to close all the tops to my tank though. little excape convics they are.. he even tries to swim up my skimmer. If you werent so far away Id say id take him. But boy are you going to have fun catching him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrcrain Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 You don't have to catch him, he comes with his own carrying case(laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 When I took mine out it was easy to catch. I just put a piece of krill in a net and it swam into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 When I took mine out it was easy to catch. I just put a piece of krill in a net and it swam into it. yep, they can't see so they are easy to catch. Mine swam into the net after the food in it, then I grabbed the rest of him(he was 2 ft) and put him into a big rubber made container... I miss mine. how big is he? My be cool in a little tank for the office(plotting)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 That's incredible!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRENT Posted October 19, 2010 Author Share Posted October 19, 2010 He was placed in the (fresh no salt) RO/DI water for about 30 seconds before being placed in the Nano. Garrett, thats kinda funny. Your always trying to sneak in freebies. This guy will not come out unless their is food? Do you think a Spider Decorator Crab would be ok with him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 .... This guy will not come out unless their is food? If they can smell the food then chances are they will come out. It doesn't even need to be in the tank yet as they have great smell but poor eyesight. Because of the poor eyesight and dirty mouths (Possibility of nasty infections from the bites) I highly recommend that you do not hand feed it. They will not intentionally bite your hands but rather will accidentally do so if they are trying to get the food. (And I've found that they can be quite fast when they do) You will occasionally see them come out at other times or will see their head poking out of a hiding place unless they are getting hungry. Then you will see them out hunting for food. (Mine would start hunting every 3 or 4 days which is when I knew it was time to feed it) .... Do you think a Spider Decorator Crab would be ok with him? I wouldn't count on it. While they are sometimes okay with some inverts chances are good that they will eventually eat them. Mine decimated my cleanup crew. When I took it out I still had maybe half a dozen snails, 2 hermits, and my red fire shrimp. Prior to putting it in I had a fairly large cleanup crew (125g tank) including a couple of sally lightfoot crabs that also disappeared. It also ate a few of my fish including one orange clown and 3 gobies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRENT Posted October 19, 2010 Author Share Posted October 19, 2010 If they can smell the food then chances are they will come out. It doesn't even need to be in the tank yet as they have great smell but poor eyesight. Because of the poor eyesight and dirty mouths (Possibility of nasty infections from the bites) I highly recommend that you do not hand feed it. They will not intentionally bite your hands but rather will accidentally do so if they are trying to get the food. (And I've found that they can be quite fast when they do) You will occasionally see them come out at other times or will see their head poking out of a hiding place unless they are getting hungry. Then you will see them out hunting for food. (Mine would start hunting every 3 or 4 days which is when I knew it was time to feed it) I wouldn't count on it. While they are sometimes okay with some inverts chances are good that they will eventually eat them. Mine decimated my cleanup crew. When I took it out I still had maybe half a dozen snails, 2 hermits, and my red fire shrimp. Prior to putting it in I had a fairly large cleanup crew (125g tank) including a couple of sally lightfoot crabs that also disappeared. It also ate a few of my fish including one orange clown and 3 gobies. Thanks Rick for the info. I will keep him for a while in the nano alone. He just doesn't fit into the direction I want to go with the Reef tank. I have a friend that has a aggressive fish only tank. I'll see if he's interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 FWIW, my reason for removing mine was because I had too many big eaters for the tank. (A Dwarf Lionfish, a decent size Niger Trigger, and the Snowflake Eel) It was a matter of choosing the one that was the least favorite however it was a hard choice as the Eel added a lot of personality to the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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