Re: NANFA-- American eel in TFH

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Wed, 24 Jan 2001 20:34:30 -0500

Have you tried leaving the cover off the tank over night?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Scharpf" <ichthos_at_charm.net>
To: "NANFA Mailing List" <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- American eel in TFH

> Moon asked:
>
> >Hey Chris how do I get an eel out of my tank without tearing it down and
> >emptying it?
>
> I've never had to catch one; I just leave the top open and they crawl out
for
> me!
>
> Anyhow, a variation of Sajjad's soda-bottle idea should work, depending
upon the
> size of the eel. Bait it with a recently dead fish. Sink it into the
aquarium at
> lights out. Set your alarm clock for 2 or 3 in the morning. Then, without
> disturbing the eel by suddenly turning the lights back on, retrieve the
bottle
> from the tank. With luck and patience, the eel should be in the bottle,
happily
> gorging on the dead fish. A bristleworm trap, like those used in reef
tanks, may
> work also (but I have no firsthand experience with these).
>
> Eels are also attracted to flowing water. Set up a small hanging filter
and
> somehow rig it so that the eel doesn't get banged up by the impeller
blades. As
> an extra incentive, bait the filter box with a dead fish. Check it in the
middle
> of the night.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Chris
>
>
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