caferacermike
Sat, 2nd Jun 2007, 09:45 PM
This is a pic I found on Yahoo of my newest eel a spotted snake eel, Myrichthys_maculosus
http://www.tjorvar.is/assets/images/Myrichthys_maculosus.jpg
Anyone have any thought as to
A.) How long do blue ribbon eels "typically" take to die in captivity?
B.) How long would you expect a blue ribbon eel to last if not eating?
C.) Would you consider 6 months or longer to be a success?
Mine is going on about 6 months or longer at this point and looks fatter than when I got it. Have never heard an "exact" diet or any good proof of anything they eat. About the only thing I feed my tank is Mysis shrimp. I do buy 40-60 ghost shrimp about once a month in vain hoping that by placing them in the water an hour after lights out that maybe it eats them but have never seen it personally attack anything. I'm hoping that something I'm doing is working because I've been told it usually takes less than 2 weeks for blue ribbon eels to die in captivity.
http://www.tjorvar.is/assets/images/Myrichthys_maculosus.jpg
Anyone have any thought as to
A.) How long do blue ribbon eels "typically" take to die in captivity?
B.) How long would you expect a blue ribbon eel to last if not eating?
C.) Would you consider 6 months or longer to be a success?
Mine is going on about 6 months or longer at this point and looks fatter than when I got it. Have never heard an "exact" diet or any good proof of anything they eat. About the only thing I feed my tank is Mysis shrimp. I do buy 40-60 ghost shrimp about once a month in vain hoping that by placing them in the water an hour after lights out that maybe it eats them but have never seen it personally attack anything. I'm hoping that something I'm doing is working because I've been told it usually takes less than 2 weeks for blue ribbon eels to die in captivity.