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[Slocke]

The dilemma of "true" predatory" fish in captivity. I say "true" because other predatory fish say like triggers, can be somewhat domesticated. If you remember me mentioning this dilemma in some of my writings in regards to feeding live food. A natural instinctive predator will start to tuck away and just wait to be delivered food as their natural hunting instinct dies. Yes managing feeding can help but the real challenge is to create some kind of enrichment in their environment. I am still trying in regards to eels. Yours may benefit from occasional live feedings, as they could eat ghost shrimp or fiddler crabs, I suggest these as they are less expensive than a saltwater choice of crabs or shrimp, and unless it is an eel species tank, feeding live fish to fang tooth eels is a big risk in a community tank. The goldspotted may be still getting stimulated because some of your fish may be enticing him. Having dither fish in eel tanks sometimes help, as they try and catch and eat them. I'm in the same dilemma with my tessa and am considering a couple of triggers for him to wrestle with; my last fang tooth, a jeweled, was always out and about, because he had a niger as his nemesis, and they were always wrestling. I am also considering some dither fish like mollies or maybe some damsels, but damsels aren't as cheap as they used to be.

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You make good points they probably need some stimulation. It would need to be fiddlers as I know how effective the wrasse are at hunting ghost shrimp. Also I'll restart with food burying.

Was it you I was talking to about working with wild land animals, we used to hide food and suspend it in trees and such for them to "hunt" for it. We would give some of cats pumpkins to chase around and batter into pieces. Some of our cats would bond with humans so we enriched them with human interaction. The tigers loved to swim and even though not water cats; we had a male lion that also loved to swim. A dirty secret of keeping wild animals in captivity, as they lose their natural instincts, it lessens their lifespan.

Possibly. Obviously the cheetah preserve did that especially with the rehab ones so I feel stupid not thinking that when it came to the eels.

I miss a bood pumpkin. Those were fun to make.

 

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Shots time!!

 

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Haven’t updated in forever. Here’s a video I was too lazy to YouTube but Reddit is far easier anyways!

 

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Two new additions. This dragon wrasse and a rock with some large blue and orange clove polyps and some sort of tree leather.

 

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Two new additions. This dragon wrasse and a rock with some large blue and orange clove polyps and some sort of tree leather.

She looks to be maturing, look at that mask appearing on her face

 

[Slocke]

She looks to be maturing, look at that mask appearing on her face

I would have preferred one slightly smaller but this one was so healthy and not timid at all.

 

[SaltyT]

Two new additions. This dragon wrasse and a rock with some large blue and orange clove polyps and some sort of tree leather.

A dragon wrasse is on my list if I ever get around to making room for a fowlr. Love those guys! Very cool personalities.

 

[Mschmidt]

Two new additions. This dragon wrasse and a rock with some large blue and orange clove polyps and some sort of tree leather.

I almost got one a while back, but got scared away cuz of the size.

 

[Slocke]

A dragon wrasse is on my list if I ever get around to making room for a fowlr. Love those guys! Very cool personalities.

I’m already loving this gals personality. It’s checking out all the pipes even the ones that are too small for her. She has already proven one of her names by knocking the lid off my acclimation box.


Also here is the coral rock though all the corals are closed.

 

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Clove polyps, nice. I wasn't able to keep them without dosing calcium they melted in my tank. They are technically a softie but they have a calcium structure. Good luck

 

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So that’s nepthea I believe?
This guy is crazy for food and loves the bigger morsels. Was chewing on this for quite a while.

 

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So that’s nepthea I believe?
This guy is crazy for food and loves the bigger morsels. Was chewing on this for quite a while.View attachment 3135333

Looks like Kenya tree or Colt coral to me.

 

[Slocke]

Looks like Kenya tree or Colt coral to me.

It’s got the same crystal like skin as my big nepthea so I’m pretty sure it’s a nepthea too.

Nice to see you here BTW. Sorry no sharks yet!

 

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I love this new fish! It’s as inquisitive as a cleaner.

 

[Petcrazyson]

I love this new fish! It’s as inquisitive as a cleaner.

Someone needs to cut them nails sorry sorry just had to

 

[Slocke]

Someone needs to cut them nails sorry sorry just had to

I was literally just thinking that. I forgot mine on the trip and only just got back. Forgive me

 

[Petcrazyson]

I was literally just thinking that. I forgot mine on the trip and only just got back. Forgive me

Your conscience was bugging you

 

[Goaway]

FREKKING HELL thank you. I swear some people do not understand, some fish are delicate like wet paper.

I'm bad with words..

 

[Slocke]

FREKKING HELL thank you. I swear some people do not understand, some fish are delicate like wet paper.

I'm bad with words..

Yeah…
Certainly something I’ve learned is you can’t keep aggressive or even semi-aggressive with some fish. Having a peaceful tank and a plan for aggressive fish is key.