Snowflake eel and a trigger fish

tbittner · 06-21-2007, 06:31 PM

Last night my family (my wife, 16 and 14 year old boys and 5 year old daughter) went to a pet store because I wanted to show them what a snowflake looked like. Of course it was hidden under some rock. The manager came over and I asked him if he could uncover the eel so my family could see it.

He said "Sure!". He reached into the big gold fish tank, grabbed two, and threw them in with the eel and trigger. The trigger IMMEDIATELY started taking chunks out of them. My wife grabbed out little girls eyes and said "You don't need to see this!". To tell you the truth, it kind of shocked me. I've never seen a trigger in action. He was very efficient.

The eel smelled what was going on and came out from where he was, and was about about half way up from the bottom. A gold fish "kind of" swam by the eel and the eel snagged him and dragged it under the rock.

My 14 year old (always a smart a$$) said "Now THAT is great entertainment!!!". LOL!!!

My 16 year old said "So if we get that eel we'll have to keep a tank of goldfish to feed it?". YIKES!!!

LOL!!!

(my wife wasn't impressed so I bought her a cairn terrier pup which is the main reason we went there anyway)

vdituri · 06-21-2007, 08:31 PM

Thats nature.
You never know what your in for. lol
Sounds like you had some drama and trauma last night.

mps9506 · 06-21-2007, 09:14 PM

Well, I hate saying they shouldn't be feeding them goldfish, but it's pretty unhealthy for em. Preferably both would get fed silversides, krill, squid, mussels, and other goodies.

tbittner · 06-21-2007, 09:15 PM

Yeah, nature at it's finest. I seriously had no idea you could feed goldfish to triggers and eels though. I have read that if you want the eel to switch to prepared/frozen foods, don't feed it live food though. I really love the eel but I'm afraid my 55 isn't big enough for it and I DON'T want it "thinning out" my fish in my 120.

tbittner · 06-21-2007, 09:17 PM

oops, cross posted. That's what I was wondering MPS but I doubt if they feed them the goldfish all the time but I don't know what they do feed them. I mean, the goldfish are for sale too!

kathywithbirds · 06-21-2007, 09:18 PM

I feel for your wife and kids. I wouldn't want my 3-year-old seeing that. I'm pretty forthright with her about death and the food chain and other stuff, but I don't think she's ready for that yet.

06-21-2007, 06:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Snowflake eel and a trigger fish Last night my family (my wife, 16 and 14 year old boys and 5 year old daughter) went to a pet store because I wanted to show them what a snowflake looked like. Of course it was hidden under some rock. The manager came over and I asked him if he could uncover the eel so my family could see it. He said "Sure!". He reached into the big gold fish tank, grabbed two, and threw them in with the eel and trigger. The trigger IMMEDIATELY started taking chunks out of them. My wife grabbed out little girls eyes and said "You don't need to see this!". To tell you the truth, it kind of shocked me. I've never seen a trigger in action. He was very efficient. The eel smelled what was going on and came out from where he was, and was about about half way up from the bottom. A gold fish "kind of" swam by the eel and the eel snagged him and dragged it under the rock. My 14 year old (always a smart a$$) said "Now THAT is great entertainment!!!". LOL!!! My 16 year old said "So if we get that eel we'll have to keep a tank of goldfish to feed it?". YIKES!!! LOL!!! (my wife wasn't impressed so I bought her a cairn terrier pup which is the main reason we went there anyway)

06-21-2007, 08:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,725 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Snowflake eel and a trigger fish Thats nature. You never know what your in for. lol Sounds like you had some drama and trauma last night. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

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mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,143 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Snowflake eel and a trigger fish Well, I hate saying they shouldn't be feeding them goldfish, but it's pretty unhealthy for em. Preferably both would get fed silversides, krill, squid, mussels, and other goodies. __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

06-21-2007, 09:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Snowflake eel and a trigger fish Yeah, nature at it's finest. I seriously had no idea you could feed goldfish to triggers and eels though. I have read that if you want the eel to switch to prepared/frozen foods, don't feed it live food though. I really love the eel but I'm afraid my 55 isn't big enough for it and I DON'T want it "thinning out" my fish in my 120.

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tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Snowflake eel and a trigger fish oops, cross posted. That's what I was wondering MPS but I doubt if they feed them the goldfish all the time but I don't know what they do feed them. I mean, the goldfish are for sale too!

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,712 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Snowflake eel and a trigger fish I feel for your wife and kids. I wouldn't want my 3-year-old seeing that. I'm pretty forthright with her about death and the food chain and other stuff, but I don't think she's ready for that yet. __________________ (\ /) This is Bunny crying. ( ; ; ) He thinks Brainy and Bunnina . ' ' ...are 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 Start: 163.5 Current: I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale...

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