z28sseater, I think that you should open up and chat with me on what your doing and what other ideas you have, specially when it comes to keeping and maintaining eels. You need to know that you are about that 10,000 person who thought of doing what you have right at this time, and yes, perhaps the number is a bit exaggerating, still so many before you tried it, and failed. The biggest problem most not realized is that the Tess moray isn't or wont when of size, will prefer to swim a lone, their only social behavior is when they mate, but after doing so, they part company. Large eels in the same tank, depending on the species, will have a great deal of conflicts, what you would see is, scares the next day almost anywhere on their bodies. Eels, not like triggers and groupers who will attack until one is dead, few eels in this method will do as the groupers, very few, for the most part, eels are concern much on becoming injured themselves. In which is why they move in for a quick bite and back away into some secure location.
Actually, I ran out of count to just how many did have a Tess moray in their tanks. Like one other, he had two in a slightly smaller tank then yours, with two other eels. I tried to tell him of the dangers that he faces, but he wanted me to show him proof to what I was saying. I told him that in months to come, he will have all the proof he wants. In later months, I checked in on him posting anything more of those eels, its been like more then a year now, and I see nothing more of the pair of tess eels he was showboating.
Sure, right now your tank appears to be under your full control, but it be only a matter of time before all hell breaks loose. In your video, did you take notice how the eel acted when the puffer was in front of it? When larger the eel becomes, it will start to take tank mates, just how much larger will be up to the eel, but it will happen, rest assure on that.
Another error in so many who kept the tess eel, all were in too small a tank for the eels life span, know this that the eel will live longer then most any other marine species you would want to maintain, and were talking decades, surely longer then 50 years. But being that all those with tanks so small for its full growth, will always leave it that the eel has no place to swim around.
You really need to see these amazing animals out in the wild, When I was healthy and all, up till 8-10 years ago, I gone diving many times, and was blessed with the appearances of either the tess, green or gaint morays. mostly its been the Tess moray and I always look to be in its path so that it would go through my legs and I bend to fell its body as it swims through.
Eels like this require a great deal of open free space, if I were to want to own this animal, I would have it in nothing smaller then a 2,500 gal system. But this is me, my .02 cents worth for what it is worth. And I did mention to how strong the eel will become due too its large growth in size, you will need to secure your tanks glass cover as best you can, even use duct tape across the back and sides were the glass cover will remain closed at all times, and even add gravel bags at the edge of the glass cover at different points, but be careful not to but it to over weight to the center of the glass.
I do however have a question or two, do you have a sump? Skimmer? I hope your no (HOB) hang on the back items.
So this eel again requires lots of open free swimming space, its better for this eels long term health. You can ignore my words, or take it to heart that you really have to consider here on that you really need to do something better and not cause so many fish species demise.
Do know this, that its only a matter of time, before another who will do this same thing.
Buddy
Actually, I ran out of count to just how many did have a Tess moray in their tanks. Like one other, he had two in a slightly smaller tank then yours, with two other eels. I tried to tell him of the dangers that he faces, but he wanted me to show him proof to what I was saying. I told him that in months to come, he will have all the proof he wants. In later months, I checked in on him posting anything more of those eels, its been like more then a year now, and I see nothing more of the pair of tess eels he was showboating.
Sure, right now your tank appears to be under your full control, but it be only a matter of time before all hell breaks loose. In your video, did you take notice how the eel acted when the puffer was in front of it? When larger the eel becomes, it will start to take tank mates, just how much larger will be up to the eel, but it will happen, rest assure on that.
Another error in so many who kept the tess eel, all were in too small a tank for the eels life span, know this that the eel will live longer then most any other marine species you would want to maintain, and were talking decades, surely longer then 50 years. But being that all those with tanks so small for its full growth, will always leave it that the eel has no place to swim around.
You really need to see these amazing animals out in the wild, When I was healthy and all, up till 8-10 years ago, I gone diving many times, and was blessed with the appearances of either the tess, green or gaint morays. mostly its been the Tess moray and I always look to be in its path so that it would go through my legs and I bend to fell its body as it swims through.
Eels like this require a great deal of open free space, if I were to want to own this animal, I would have it in nothing smaller then a 2,500 gal system. But this is me, my .02 cents worth for what it is worth. And I did mention to how strong the eel will become due too its large growth in size, you will need to secure your tanks glass cover as best you can, even use duct tape across the back and sides were the glass cover will remain closed at all times, and even add gravel bags at the edge of the glass cover at different points, but be careful not to but it to over weight to the center of the glass.
I do however have a question or two, do you have a sump? Skimmer? I hope your no (HOB) hang on the back items.
So this eel again requires lots of open free swimming space, its better for this eels long term health. You can ignore my words, or take it to heart that you really have to consider here on that you really need to do something better and not cause so many fish species demise.
Do know this, that its only a matter of time, before another who will do this same thing.
Buddy