HUGE tessalata eel?

Triterium · #1 04/12/2006, 02:56 AM

Ive heard a lot of talk about how big tessalatas get in captivity but have never heard a first-hand account of a 6' tess. Im not saying they dont get that big, just that i see a lot of people repeating what they hear. I would love to see a picture of one bigger than 5' in an aquarium.

According to liveaquaria.com, tessalatas get 5' 10" in aquariums and should have at least a 180 gallon.
Liveaquaria isn't the fish bible but they tend to give good advice on tank size.

So lets see those HUGE tessalatas everyones been saying wont fit in a 180.

Patchy · #2 04/12/2006, 08:28 AM

Tessalatas canbe quite active its not just size which gallons is worked out on.
Any aquarium that can house a full grown tessalta i would rather put a shark or ray in

T-T-Trigger · #3 04/12/2006, 11:36 AM

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Originally posted by Triterium
Ive heard a lot of talk about how big tessalatas get in captivity but have never heard a first-hand account of a 6' tess. Im not saying they dont get that big, just that i see a lot of people repeating what they hear. I would love to see a picture of one bigger than 5' in an aquarium.

According to liveaquaria.com, tessalatas get 5' 10" in aquariums and should have at least a 180 gallon.
Liveaquaria isn't the fish bible but they tend to give good advice on tank size.

So lets see those HUGE tessalatas everyones been saying wont fit in a 180.

great question

btw- I have seen an 8 year old (approx.) in a 1000g tank, well fed/taken care of, and it was in no way over 5 ft.

Lord Voldemort · #4 04/12/2006, 05:46 PM

Just trying to keep thread alive. Well I have seen tesses on SW.com while I was still there no bigger than 3ft though.

marrone · #5 04/12/2006, 09:27 PM

I have seen in a LFS where they had a couple of them in the 4"-5" range in the same tank, I don't remember the size but I think it was 6' tank. The eel gets quite thick and both took up a good amount of the tank. They didn't have a lot of space to move around.

Patchy · #6 04/12/2006, 10:20 PM

seen a 5 foot tess. wasnt to old either only 3 years before he got it at 2ft.
these things live for like 20-30 years and reach upwards of 9 feet.

given proper diet sized aquarium i dare say they could reach a good part of their natural size

http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary...ry.php?id=5391

marrone · #7 04/12/2006, 10:25 PM

Triterium · #8 04/12/2006, 11:40 PM

Here's mine, Its hard to measure it but id guess its 3-4'. I know, the water is yellow. My tank is lit with 100% natural sunlight and has a ton of algae in the 2 refugiums which turn the water yellow.

zemuron114 · #9 04/13/2006, 04:40 AM

such a nice eel, to bad they are monsters!

Triterium · #10 04/13/2006, 08:33 AM

zemuron, now why would you say something so sterotypical like that?

The most aggressive fish in my tank is the domino damsel.

T-T-Trigger · #11 04/13/2006, 12:49 PM

no doubt, lol. I have a titan trigger, giant hawkfish (C. rivulatus), and a stonefish in my tank - and guess who attacks me??? The freakin' 4-stripe damsel! he is a terror.

Triterium · #12 04/13/2006, 03:56 PM

lol, my domino damsel will swim right next to the tessalatas mouth and fan its tail, trying to scare the eel out of its territory. One of these days......

zemuron114 · #13 04/15/2006, 12:50 AM

monsters as in GIANT not mean..

However i have heard they to get mean when they get big. But i relate that to people cramming them into a 150 gallon tank when they are 4' long

My blue damsel is a freakin' terror.. I hate it. lol