In general, snowflake eels are excellent reef-safe morays [Figures 1, 3, 4, 5]. They adapt quickly to tank life, readily accept prepared marine-based foods, and are much less of a threat to fish than members of Gymnothorax. What do reef eels eat? Eels eat insects, fish, and crustaceans as part of their carnivorous diet. Eels … Read more
These creatures are clearly amazing. Juvenile eels are transparent until it’s time to metamorphose. What are glass eels? Glass eels typically refers to an intermediary stage in the eel’s complex life history between the leptocephalus stage and the juvenile (elver) stage Glass eels are defined as “all developmental stages from completion of leptocephalus metamorphosis until … Read more