Garden Eel Tank?

[morganatlanta]

I'm thinking of doing a tank more or less dedicated to garden eels. Has anyone here done one with success?

 

[merkywater]

Tim from Keen Reef had one at his shop long time ago it was nice had quite a few eels in it too. His shop is no longer open, but maybe you could get his number from someone. Maybe he as pics of it he could share.

 

[frantz]

Is the Georgia aquarium reefer friendly when it comes to care info? They of course have that nice garden eel... garden

 

[skriz]

It's very doable. You'll need a very deep sand bed to the best odds of success. You'll also need to choose your inhabitants carefully, but it could be a very cool tank when done.

 

[elfloyd]

This is something I considered but decided not to do. Here's what I found:
- you need a deep sand bed... 8"-10" minimum
- water flow needs to be where it directs food at the fishes head level... they will not rise to take food.
- Choose inhabitants carefully: seahorses and pipe fish are good, the eels will not compete for food.

I decided not to do it because:
- I would use a 50g cube... not deep enough
- Directing flow would be a problem I do not want to tackle
- Tank would be tied into my larger tank system that usually runs too high a temp for the garden eels

I would love to see someone on ARC set this up... it may change my mind!

 

[morganatlanta]

Thanks. Still considering it. It will be a few weeks before I move into the new office where I was thinking of putting the tank.

I was thinking about a 120 with garden eels, softies, pipefish and just a few fish that would hang out up high, but the eels would drive the design.