snowflake eel escape artist

RiffRaff · 09/22/2008, 09:00 AM

I have a 29g Biocube with a small snowflake eel. The problem I'm having is that he likes to hang out in the rear chambers with all the filters and such. He can get in and out of the chambers no problem. I guess its not really too big of a deal, but I'd prefer for it not to be in there. Is there some way I can block it off without it being stupid looking?

fatdaddy · 09/22/2008, 09:51 AM

Get some plastic mesh and ties.

Do you have enough rock caves for him to hide in?

RiffRaff · 09/22/2008, 11:33 AM

ya there are tons of spots he's dug out underneath all the rocks, he just seems to be pretty active and like to swim all over the place. especially in the back chambers. He's really not hurting anything. Just afraid he'll take it to the next level and hop out of the tank altogether.

bladeyamaha · 09/22/2008, 11:38 AM

I used to have one and based on my experience he will. Covered tanks are a must for snowflake eels.

fatdaddy · 09/22/2008, 12:14 PM

+1 on covered tank. They can and will escape.

mike tv · 09/22/2008, 01:03 PM

how long will he be able to keep that eel in that 29gallon tank?
any experienced reefers know?
I have a friend with a 90 who wants one, but a smaller one will get demolished by his triggers. How long could one be expected to be able to keep a baby eel in a 20 or a 29 before it got too large?

1628mna · 09/22/2008, 01:49 PM

i have a 90 with a snowflake eel in it, hes a monster est. about 12in. and a 1/2 in.round. he kept going in my overflow when he was smaller and what a fellow reefer told me to do was go get some egg crate from either h.d. or lowes. then cut out the inside footprint of your tank and add 4in. then cut that out. now you have what looks like a picture frame,set that in your tank then put your hood over that and he will never want to have his body out of the water long enough to try and crawl over that lip you made. it worked for me ! that would even work without a hood to but it might look a little weird at first. also there are no lighting issues as far as the lighting shinning thru the egg crate.

i hope this works for ya mike

mike tv · 09/22/2008, 02:27 PM

12in is a monster snowflake? i always thought they hit 24-30

zambavi · 09/24/2008, 03:29 PM

yes... a top is a must. I use the reflective eggcrate from H.D. Works great! and ya... that 29 will be too small for the eel in just a few months.

09/22/2008, 09:00 AM	#1
RiffRaff Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,120	snowflake eel escape artist I have a 29g Biocube with a small snowflake eel. The problem I'm having is that he likes to hang out in the rear chambers with all the filters and such. He can get in and out of the chambers no problem. I guess its not really too big of a deal, but I'd prefer for it not to be in there. Is there some way I can block it off without it being stupid looking?

09/22/2008, 09:51 AM	#2
fatdaddy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast Florida Posts: 1,191	Get some plastic mesh and ties. Do you have enough rock caves for him to hide in? __________________ "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -- Aristotle

09/22/2008, 11:33 AM	#3
RiffRaff Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,120	ya there are tons of spots he's dug out underneath all the rocks, he just seems to be pretty active and like to swim all over the place. especially in the back chambers. He's really not hurting anything. Just afraid he'll take it to the next level and hop out of the tank altogether. __________________ reefin ain't cheatin Current Tank Info: 72 gal bowfront

09/22/2008, 11:38 AM	#4
bladeyamaha Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: AGGIELAND, TX Posts: 72	I used to have one and based on my experience he will. Covered tanks are a must for snowflake eels. __________________ 10 gallon seed tank later to become quarantine tank(phosban 150 reactor, using carbon in it currently), Sea Clone 100(a joke of a skimmer-modded heavily), 80 gallon reef system to go back up in the near future, 50 gallon cube by Oceanic (24x24x20), built circa 1998, drilled and tapped for (3) 1/2 inch bulk head drains and (1) 1/2 inch bulk head inlet, loc line directional inlet, 100 gallons per hour through refugium, Deltec TS1060, 2 Kent Marine Phosban Reactors usually filled with activated carbon, various power heads, biowheels, 33 gallon long (48 inches long)-Oceanic converted refugium, 5 gallon homemade frag tank(given to me), 150 pounds of Pink Fiji sand, 30 pounds of live sand, 250 pounds of Fiji Rock(Live and Dry)total, 150 watt HQI MH, Working on DIY LED Project for 50 gallon cube, 4x24watt T5's (96 watts total T5's)for refuge, 1 Coralife Power Compact 65 watt single for refugium, 1 Coralife 2x54 watt (108 watts total on 48 inch dual strip)for refuge.

09/22/2008, 12:14 PM	#5
fatdaddy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast Florida Posts: 1,191	+1 on covered tank. They can and will escape. __________________ "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -- Aristotle

09/22/2008, 01:03 PM	#6
mike tv Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stoney Creek, Ontario Posts: 145	how long will he be able to keep that eel in that 29gallon tank? any experienced reefers know? I have a friend with a 90 who wants one, but a smaller one will get demolished by his triggers. How long could one be expected to be able to keep a baby eel in a 20 or a 29 before it got too large? __________________ DISCLAIMER the above is an independent, paid advertisement and does not necessarily represent the interests and opinions of mike tv thank you Current Tank Info: 10gallon going into 20 gallon DIY everything

09/22/2008, 01:49 PM	#7
1628mna Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: brunswick ohio Posts: 725	i have a 90 with a snowflake eel in it, hes a monster est. about 12in. and a 1/2 in.round. he kept going in my overflow when he was smaller and what a fellow reefer told me to do was go get some egg crate from either h.d. or lowes. then cut out the inside footprint of your tank and add 4in. then cut that out. now you have what looks like a picture frame,set that in your tank then put your hood over that and he will never want to have his body out of the water long enough to try and crawl over that lip you made. it worked for me ! that would even work without a hood to but it might look a little weird at first. also there are no lighting issues as far as the lighting shinning thru the egg crate. i hope this works for ya mike

09/22/2008, 02:27 PM	#8
mike tv Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stoney Creek, Ontario Posts: 145	12in is a monster snowflake? i always thought they hit 24-30 __________________ DISCLAIMER the above is an independent, paid advertisement and does not necessarily represent the interests and opinions of mike tv thank you Current Tank Info: 10gallon going into 20 gallon DIY everything

09/24/2008, 03:29 PM	#9
zambavi Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Jose, California Area Posts: 276	yes... a top is a must. I use the reflective eggcrate from H.D. Works great! and ya... that 29 will be too small for the eel in just a few months. __________________ Jeff