eels

they are in a minnow trap,they stay in the creek all the time,and what i meant was would i be able to cycle a tank using the water they are in.
i have never done this so i need help.
 
If they came from the wild, I would say DON'T put them into captivity. Once you do, and they've been in a tank setting, you can never release them again. It's illegal, and the reason is because an aquairum situation exposes them to exotic diseases. If you release fish after they've been in captivity, they have the possbility of spreading diseases into the natural waterway and wreaking ecological havoc.

You're much better off releasing them out of the minnow trap and letting them continue their lives naturally.
 
im not able to release them,this guy that catches them snips a part of there fin so they cant swin right(he says it keeps them from fighting).do eels even fight?i think its very cruel,but its not illegal,sure if a nice cop were to see him doing that he would probably make him stop but since he lives on this privat street nobody sees him doing it.i found out because i was looking at the eels and saw thier fins and asked why they were like that.so they would probably die as soon as you release them either by crabs picking on them or minnows.
 
ahh, gotcha. Yeah, they wouldn't stand much of a chance back in the wild. I don't know if they fight, never kept 'em myself. Let's see if anyone else can give you suggestions on how to care for them (especially water chemistry) and what to feed them.

Good luck!
 
if they heal from the fin damage ill be surprised,they will probably out grow the tank i have so im looking into getting a 100 gal or bigger(im a little short on room and money at the moment).thanks paula! :p:
 
American eels are brackish to marine.

The fin-clipping sounds risky, I wouldn't get one that has been "fin-clipped".

Also, you may need a permit to takw them from the wild.
 
the eels are about to go to a seafood market,all of them have thier fins clipped,im not sure if its illegal but i know a few cops that i have told and they didnt mention anything about it.how big can a american eel get?
 
Yum

I think they are best kept in a broiler with kabayaki slathered on them...


...but seriously, I dunno if it is a really good idea. They get large, are highly predacious, and cannot be released.
 
hmm, bettagurl, I think you're better off not getting involved in this one. After doing a little research, Anguilla rostrata appears to reach huge sizes, like over 3 or 4 feet! So they'd need a tank hundreds and hundreds of gallons in size. They are also known as pretty aggressive fish.
 
alright,i didnt know that they got that big,i knew that they are highly agressive because i used to catch babies(6 to 15 inches)and i would walk about up to my knees and let them go,they used to turn around and try to bite,but i still like them.oh well,i guess ill just set up another fw tank,i always liked ropefish,do they have any special care?and what size tank would they need?
 
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