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#251
June 7th, 2008, 03:13 PM
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Eels area great. Worth the investment of a cover on the tank. My personal favorite I have kept was the white-eyed moray. He ate out of my hand as well. He did bite me though as he was blind as a bat....poor bastard.
Speaking of feeding by hand. I successfully fed squishy by hand last night. He perched up on his front fins and allowed me to feed him 5 silversides. It was really cool. I am a fan!!!  -Doc Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 shark / angel reef tank and 90 gallon reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn 
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#252
June 7th, 2008, 03:54 PM
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Farm out Doc, see I knew you is crazy. That was my good ole boy immitation. My favorite eel is the Manchurian (dragon) eel. Any HUGE moray eel is nice though. I use to have a snow flake moray that would swim up fast enough to bring his head a good 10 inches out of the water when I fed him shrimp.I would try to throw them in the water in the same place every time. As soon as he saw my hand move he would shoot for that area, about one-fourth the time we were both accurate enough and the shrimp just as it hit the water would fly back into the air and fall back into his mouth just as he was almost fully back in the water. He was at least three foot long but he could propel himself straight up out of a 150 gallon tank. I had him four years or maybe a little more before he escaped. He pushed a hang on back overflow off the tank and apparently left from there. Besides loosing him I also lost 6 big SPS Acro coral colonies at the top of the tank as over two inches of water flowed out before the other overflow quit feeding the sump which back fed the other overflow that was knocked to the floor. the top of the corals cooked under three halides, especially as they were just an inch below the water surface before the water drained. Gee, what are some of the other reasons I have no fish in my tanks. Was the eel a naturally blind eel from deep depths are just a strange capture or something caused by medications, infections?
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120g SPS Mother Colony Tank, 40 g sump, back wall overflows, 2 closed loop circulation circuits 59X Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 35 years in marine aquarium trade and managing LFS's, 10 years with coral. Other Intrests: Coral Propagation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cabinetry, and Reef Systems Development Last edited by fatman; June 7th, 2008 at 03:57 PM.
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#253
June 7th, 2008, 06:16 PM
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dragon morays are awesome and at only $1200 they are a real bargin!! LOL. I have tried ribbon eels and a zebra morays (which isnt really a morays). I am sure I will get another one eventually.
-doc Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 shark / angel reef tank and 90 gallon reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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#254
June 9th, 2008, 04:12 AM
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I dont like eels ever since i got attacted in Hawaii by one free diving when i was 13.But anyway,love the shark.Cant wait till you get the real tank.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 150 gallon,20 gallon sump/fudge,Berlin turbo skimmer,200-300 Lbs of LR Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3 years unserious,1 year serious and consider myself a beginner. Other Intrests: Boating,Scuba Diving,Fishing,anything with water,Football,Watching the best show LOST.
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#255
June 9th, 2008, 10:20 AM
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120g SPS Mother Colony Tank, 40 g sump, back wall overflows, 2 closed loop circulation circuits 59X Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 35 years in marine aquarium trade and managing LFS's, 10 years with coral. Other Intrests: Coral Propagation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cabinetry, and Reef Systems Development
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#256
June 9th, 2008, 05:15 PM
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that's awesome that you got him to hand feed so soon! time for a new video please!!!!
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 180 gallon allglass, 30 gallon sump, coralife super skimmer, and 80 gal Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: circa 300 BC Other Intrests: motorcycle riding, Tattoos, classic cars
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#257
June 18th, 2008, 02:36 AM
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Awesome build thread Doc.Yeah,I just spent an hour catching up on it.
 Even though you passed on the bigger tank(where I would have moved the whole house to get it in the basement). Happy to know that you finally got your shark.
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#258
June 18th, 2008, 05:30 AM
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here is a math problem for all you smart folk out there. What do you get when you take 2 clown fish, add a shark and subtract an anemone?
 -Doc Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 shark / angel reef tank and 90 gallon reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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#259
June 18th, 2008, 05:37 AM
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Dead Shark!
 Current Aquarium(s) Description: 150g, 24g,8g Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: About 1 Year Other Intrests: Computers, Robotics
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#260
June 18th, 2008, 05:40 AM
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um... Nope! -Doc Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 shark / angel reef tank and 90 gallon reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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