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fishoholic 01-11-2013 12:10 AM

My snowflake eel's friend LOL
 
So for some odd reason my snowflake eel likes to do circle laps around my Blueline trigger. My Blueline trigger is super aggressive and when he's ****ed off enough he'll take a chunk out of the other fish. What blows me away is that for some reason bizarre reason he doesn't seem to mind/care when the eel swims around him.

Here's a link to the video I took of it on youtube. It's taken with my iPhone (so not the best quality) and the glare from the lights over the other tank doesn't help, but I find it funny to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8FdO...ature=youtu.be

flipzed 01-11-2013 12:23 AM

Ha that's strange. I wonder y the eel likes doing that.

fishoholic 01-11-2013 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by flipzed (Post 781100)
Ha that's strange. I wonder y the eel likes doing that.

Not sure, I notice he seems to do that when it's close to feeing time so maybe he's trying to distract the trigger so he can get the food :lol: :noidea:

Mike-fish 01-11-2013 01:05 AM

That's awesome

naesco 01-11-2013 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by fishoholic (Post 781096)
So for some odd reason my snowflake eel likes to do circle laps around my Blueline trigger. My Blueline trigger is super aggressive and when he's ****ed off enough he'll take a chunk out of the other fish. What blows me away is that for some reason bizarre reason he doesn't seem to mind/care when the eel swims around him.

Here's a link to the video I took of it on youtube. It's taken with my iPhone (so not the best quality) and the glare from the lights over the other tank doesn't help, but I find it funny to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8FdO...ature=youtu.be

Nice video.
I could be wrong but dont snowflake rely 100 per cent on smell. If so she is not aware of who she is cuddling. I suspect that most fish leave snake like critters alone

reefwars 01-11-2013 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by naesco (Post 781163)
Nice video.
I could be wrong but dont snowflake rely 100 per cent on smell. If so she is not aware of who she is cuddling. I suspect that most fish leave snake like critters alone

not 100% but are basically half blind, mostly smell:)

reefwars 01-11-2013 02:08 AM

thats so cool the trigger doesnt seem to care at all , did you have the eel since it was small??

Leah 01-11-2013 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 781170)
thats so cool the trigger doesnt seem to care at all , did you have the eel since it was small??

Nope the eel is a fairly new addition. :biggrin: Sorry Laurie... answered for you.

Very Cool!!!

Delphinus 01-11-2013 05:01 AM

That's wild!!!

ChizerBunoi 01-11-2013 05:04 AM

Wow do you ever get scarred to put your hand in the tank. chomp

fishoholic 01-11-2013 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 781170)
thats so cool the trigger doesnt seem to care at all , did you have the eel since it was small??


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Originally Posted by Leah (Post 781196)
Nope the eel is a fairly new addition. :biggrin: Sorry Laurie... answered for you.

Very Cool!!!

That's right Leah I got him a month or so ago from Neal at Marine experience. I had wanted him for awhile but was scared to add him cause I was worried the trigger would hurt him. Saw the eel at the store and figured I'd risk it since he was so big I figured he could handle himself. Never thought they'd be buds :lol:

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Originally Posted by ChizerBunoi (Post 781230)
Wow do you ever get scarred to put your hand in the tank. chomp

Absolutely especially since the trigger thinks my fingers are food :twised: Thankfully a good tap on the glass scares him to the back of the tank, and I'm usually pretty quick when I've got my fingers in the tank. He hasn't gotten me yet but has come very close a few times.

Lance 01-11-2013 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by flipzed (Post 781100)
Ha that's strange. I wonder y the eel likes doing that.

Why not? Eels like to spoon too. :lol:

fishoholic 01-11-2013 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Lance (Post 781346)
Why not? Eels like to spoon too. :lol:

:pound:

ChefFish 01-21-2013 12:55 AM

I have a snowflake eel about the same size and she never swims out in the open in the day like that. Beautiful specimen you have!

fishoholic 01-21-2013 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ChefFish (Post 784774)
I have a snowflake eel about the same size and she never swims out in the open in the day like that. Beautiful specimen you have!

Thank-you. He mostly only swims in the open around feeding time but every now and then he gets adventurous.


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