Chain Eel
Chain Eel
(Echidna catenata)
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Care Level: Easy
Color: Black, Yellow, Tan and White
Diet: Carnivore
dKH: 8 - 12
Family: Muraenidae
Maximum Size: 28"
Minimum Tank Size: 125 Gallons
pH: 8.1 - 8.4
Reef Compatible: With Caution
Specific Gravity: 1.020-1.025
Temperament: Semi-Aggressive
Temperature: 72 - 78° F
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Overview
It needs refuge among or in between coral and rocks in a 125 gallon or larger aquarium. It spends most of its day hiding and moves about at night in search of food.
The Chain Eel requires 2 or 3 live meals (grass shrimp, fiddler crabs) per week. If it does not eat at first, try impaling some food, such as live or frozen fish, krill, shrimp, or crustacean flesh, on a feeder stick.
Approximate Purchase Size: Small: 4" to 8"; Medium: 8" to 12"; Large: 12" to 18"