making an eel tank

[piemma]

Don't complicate the issue. Just use an old cooler and a cheap aquarium pump. I have done this for 20 years. You will need to change the water every few days if it gets real warm as the eels will sh*t up the water. Keep the cooler is a cool shadey spot. that's it!

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by piemma

Don't complicate the issue. Just use an old cooler and a cheap aquarium pump. I have done this for 20 years. You will need to change the water every few days if it gets real warm as the eels will sh*t up the water. Keep the cooler is a cool shadey spot. that's it!

Agreed 100%. No need to go high tech. I'll get some pics up of mine. Its an 86qt. igloo with an aquarium pump I purchased from netcraft. When the water fogs up, change it. I keep about 3 dozen at a time in mine. If I put more than 3 dozen in, I will change the water daily because it will get real nasty. Tap water is fine.

[Raven]

with an under gravel filter you can suck all the crud downwards
into gravel.........

and we used to have this cool filter called a system one

that thing was the balls... it was an extra maintenance type

but you'd slap that sucka on there and in ten minutes the water was
100% clear .... like sparkling drinking water...

friggan amazing to see... i still have it somewhere....
i think

i know this stuff cuz my ole lady worked
in a pet shop for a couple a years...

and we used to be big into fish tanks

[DZ]

I agree with Piemma and BackBeach. I keep mine alive in a 10 gallon container placed in the coolest part of my basement with a $10 aquarium pump. Change the water regulary and cull any eels for riggies that look like they're starting to expire - better to do this before they die as dead eels will get "fuzzy" and will funk up your tank. If you keep the water level high make sure you put a screen or cover over the container - they will jump out on occasion. One time an eel jumped out of my container into a batch of styrofoam packaging peanuts. My wife goes into the basement and there are styrofoam peanuts wiggleing across the floor - freaked her out. Anyway - keep the tank clean, the water cool, and the eels will live a long time. And DON'T feed them - food just funks up the water.

DZ

[t.orlando]

My very simple system in my condo.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by DZ

I agree with Piemma and BackBeach. I keep mine alive in a 10 gallon container placed in the coolest part of my basement with a $10 aquarium pump. Change the water regulary and cull any eels for riggies that look like they're starting to expire - better to do this before they die as dead eels will get "fuzzy" and will funk up your tank. If you keep the water level high make sure you put a screen or cover over the container - they will jump out on occasion. One time an eel jumped out of my container into a batch of styrofoam packaging peanuts. My wife goes into the basement and there are styrofoam peanuts wiggleing across the floor - freaked her out. Anyway - keep the tank clean, the water cool, and the eels will live a long time. And DON'T feed them - food just funks up the water.
DZ

Dennis, good point about the food that I forgot to mention.