snowflake did the carpet dive

reefman420 · 08-30-2007, 09:10 PM

omg last night i got home from work around 11:30 pm,did my nightly routine went over to the seventy five do my useall head count.sat and stare for an hour.u know how it is.....anyway i went to walk downstairs to go to sleep,and looked in my 55(its directly infront my bed..to stare while falling a sleep)the snowflake eal wasnt in his normal hideing spot..so i started looking at all possible locations.he was gone.i started looking around,not under the stand,or around it..then out the corner of my eye i seen his tale wiggling under my dresser..i picked him up and put him back in his home.i dont know how long he was out of their but when i put him back in u can tell he was dry.his skin began to shed.lol.he was laying on the bottom breathing heavily.almost gagging.well i went to sleep.woke up thismorning and he looked fine swimming around and such....he has been around for two years im glad i didnt lose him to the carpet gods.lol

Melanie · 08-30-2007, 09:24 PM

Dang! That is a miracle.

reefman420 · 08-30-2007, 09:38 PM

ure telling me

goldenmean · 08-30-2007, 10:07 PM

Wow!
Lucky!
you should get a top for that tank.
eggcarte from Home depot (lighting department) is one option.

AQTCJAK · 08-30-2007, 10:09 PM

I have had large moray out of the water between 8 & 14 hours that have survive only with a carpet scar where they stuck. Everytime I thought they were dead they tried to bite me

AQTCJAK · 08-30-2007, 10:23 PM

Here are a few that did this:

bluespotjawfish · 08-30-2007, 10:54 PM

They are amazing!

Dentoid · 08-30-2007, 11:00 PM

Jack are they waiting for dinner or looking for a way out! Beautiful and majestic!

goldenmean · 08-30-2007, 11:08 PM

The last 2 pics look like sycronized swim at the Olympics.

lcstorc · 08-30-2007, 11:13 PM

Awesome stories!
I just love a happy ending.

AQTCJAK · 08-31-2007, 12:24 AM

I used to hand feed them before I sold them my son even did it

kathywithbirds · 08-31-2007, 02:10 AM

Wow biggest eel I've seen outside an aquarium (public one I mean). The last two are actually cute!

Karma for your snowflake, reef!

burning2nd · 08-31-2007, 08:44 AM

holy hell... i thought i was comeing over here to say im sorry... but forget it!

your lucky... NICe save!

good thing you didnt stop somewhere on the way home.

cover the top?

blue_eyes53813 · 08-31-2007, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AQTCJAK

I have had large moray out of the water between 8 & 14 hours that have survive only with a carpet scar where they stuck. Everytime I thought they were dead they tried to bite me

They can be out of the water this long???? You better be careful or it will climb in bed with you sometime...

Glad he is doing good.

AQTCJAK · 08-31-2007, 12:48 PM

eels have slime coat just like all fish except sharks. When an eel is out of the water the slime coat gets hard just like it does on a crispy fish. The major difference is on the eel it locks the body moisture in. The pronblem with it is when you go to pick them up because you assume they are dead. The coat breaks the eels get really aggressive because they are fighting for their lives & bite any & everything

08-30-2007, 09:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
reefman420 Elegance coral Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: minneapolis Posts: 1,085 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	snowflake did the carpet dive omg last night i got home from work around 11:30 pm,did my nightly routine went over to the seventy five do my useall head count.sat and stare for an hour.u know how it is.....anyway i went to walk downstairs to go to sleep,and looked in my 55(its directly infront my bed..to stare while falling a sleep)the snowflake eal wasnt in his normal hideing spot..so i started looking at all possible locations.he was gone.i started looking around,not under the stand,or around it..then out the corner of my eye i seen his tale wiggling under my dresser..i picked him up and put him back in his home.i dont know how long he was out of their but when i put him back in u can tell he was dry.his skin began to shed.lol.he was laying on the bottom breathing heavily.almost gagging.well i went to sleep.woke up thismorning and he looked fine swimming around and such....he has been around for two years im glad i didnt lose him to the carpet gods.lol __________________ 155 oceanic bow front,20 long refuge packed with caluerpa and mangroves,40 gallon sump,175lbs LR,3x250 watt xm 10ks,aqua-c remora,and pro-clear 150 skimmers sailfin tang,kole tang,royal gramma,cinnimon clown,2xpink skunk clowns,six line wrasse,mandarin, 155 bow coral-orange montipora cap,superman monti cap,scripps green polyped staghorn,ORA pink poccilipora,ORA blue millipora,green slimer,yellow UK acro,pink birdsnest,armor of god zoas,various zoas and shrooms,hammer,frogspawn,clove polyps,favite,fancey toadstool,reg toadstool,yellow leather,purple leather,devils hand,2 types xenia,ricordea florida,ricordea yuma,kenya tree,galaxia,bubble coral,button polyps inverts are lots of snails and hermits,crocea clam,maxima clam and seabae anemone,rbta

08-30-2007, 09:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Melanie Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 2,120 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: snowflake did the carpet dive Dang! That is a miracle. __________________ My Reef Journey Latest Recap My Videos My Flickr Photos Pres. of Dork Club I love ScubaDrew and North East Coral! Read why HERE...

08-30-2007, 09:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
reefman420 Elegance coral Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: minneapolis Posts: 1,085 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: snowflake did the carpet dive ure telling me __________________ 155 oceanic bow front,20 long refuge packed with caluerpa and mangroves,40 gallon sump,175lbs LR,3x250 watt xm 10ks,aqua-c remora,and pro-clear 150 skimmers sailfin tang,kole tang,royal gramma,cinnimon clown,2xpink skunk clowns,six line wrasse,mandarin, 155 bow coral-orange montipora cap,superman monti cap,scripps green polyped staghorn,ORA pink poccilipora,ORA blue millipora,green slimer,yellow UK acro,pink birdsnest,armor of god zoas,various zoas and shrooms,hammer,frogspawn,clove polyps,favite,fancey toadstool,reg toadstool,yellow leather,purple leather,devils hand,2 types xenia,ricordea florida,ricordea yuma,kenya tree,galaxia,bubble coral,button polyps inverts are lots of snails and hermits,crocea clam,maxima clam and seabae anemone,rbta

08-30-2007, 10:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: snowflake did the carpet dive I have had large moray out of the water between 8 & 14 hours that have survive only with a carpet scar where they stuck. Everytime I thought they were dead they tried to bite me __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com

08-30-2007, 10:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Tridacna maxima Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 4,942 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: snowflake did the carpet dive They are amazing! __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow Please Donate to the American Cancer Society: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/lorrainerichards

08-30-2007, 11:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: snowflake did the carpet dive Awesome stories! I just love a happy ending. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

08-31-2007, 12:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: snowflake did the carpet dive I used to hand feed them before I sold them my son even did it __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com

08-31-2007, 02:10 AM	#12 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,937 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: snowflake did the carpet dive Wow biggest eel I've seen outside an aquarium (public one I mean). The last two are actually cute! Karma for your snowflake, reef! __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

08-31-2007, 08:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: snowflake did the carpet dive holy hell... i thought i was comeing over here to say im sorry... but forget it! your lucky... NICe save! good thing you didnt stop somewhere on the way home. cover the top? __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

08-31-2007, 12:48 PM	#15 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: snowflake did the carpet dive eels have slime coat just like all fish except sharks. When an eel is out of the water the slime coat gets hard just like it does on a crispy fish. The major difference is on the eel it locks the body moisture in. The pronblem with it is when you go to pick them up because you assume they are dead. The coat breaks the eels get really aggressive because they are fighting for their lives & bite any & everything __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com

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