how far from the tank did you find your escaped eel?

kevensquint · 07/08/2006, 07:32 AM

I have a 10" snowflake...I can't find it anywhere. The tank is covered but there are a few 1/4" holes that may be enough for it to get through. If it actually did, I am very impressed, they are not easily accesible so he would have to be like a magician. Any ways,I have been looking in the tank room, is it possible for them to get very far? should I search all the rooms?

littlemannin · 07/08/2006, 09:18 AM

Eels can go quite a ways. I once bought a fresh water moray and the guy at the pet store chased it about 20 feet. I still bought it at a discount and it lived for over 2 years before it got some weird disease. I can't remember what the disease was. But it wasn't from being on the floor. That thing could be anywhere, good luck searching!

McCrary · 07/08/2006, 09:24 AM

With the tile floors in my house my old zebra moray has made it from the living room to the kitchen.

07/08/2006, 07:32 AM	#1
kevensquint Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: new york Posts: 2,277	how far from the tank did you find your escaped eel? I have a 10" snowflake...I can't find it anywhere. The tank is covered but there are a few 1/4" holes that may be enough for it to get through. If it actually did, I am very impressed, they are not easily accesible so he would have to be like a magician. Any ways,I have been looking in the tank room, is it possible for them to get very far? should I search all the rooms?

07/08/2006, 09:24 AM	#3
McCrary Can't Stop Time Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,079	With the tile floors in my house my old zebra moray has made it from the living room to the kitchen. __________________ Matt Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC), Rudens

07/08/2006, 09:18 AM	#2
littlemannin Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 276	Eels can go quite a ways. I once bought a fresh water moray and the guy at the pet store chased it about 20 feet. I still bought it at a discount and it lived for over 2 years before it got some weird disease. I can't remember what the disease was. But it wasn't from being on the floor. That thing could be anywhere, good luck searching!