Em Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Hi all, name's Emma though I will answer to Em or Toady more than 'hey you' or 'Oi' ) I own over a dozen bettas, an Australian short finned eel and a slowly growing Oscar (who bangs his head on the lid trying to get the container of my fry's baby brine shrimp) I live up on the Mid North Coast of NSW, an hour-ish south of Coffs Harbour and closer still to the place where that Chinese boat ran a ground back in 1999. Um.. I think that'll do for now, I'm online a lot because, well I have no life Em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Hi Em, Welcome to the forums I am Jess :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Hi Emma, lovely to see you here. Short finned eel - excellent! Do you have any pictures of him/her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najoha Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Hi emma Glad u found your way here. Do post some pics of your set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Hi all! Unfortunately Lilli I don't have a good picture of 'Elva' yet, funny as I've had him a grand total of three years and only have blurry shots. He's only about 12 inches long and hasn't grown that much since I saved him from a drying up dam where I used to work. I'll get a photo soon as well as one of my not so great set-up ) :grouphug: to all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Hi Emma glad to see you here! You rescued him from a dam? Thats got to be the most unusual way I've heard of anyone being adopted by a betta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Hey Mouse... and it wasn't a betta that I saved from a dam, it was Elva; my short finned eel. My then co-worker, now my mother's fiance saved him when the dam at the quarry we worked at was drying up in the 2001/2002 drought.. funny because about two months later (March '02) we had floods that cut the Pacific Highway about 15 minutes down the road. He/she loves getting hand fed blocks of frozen brine shrimp and bloodworms, yep, spoilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 awesome! blurry or not I'd love to see pics :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 I caught a native eel in the river at Audley in the Royal National Park yeras ago. We put him in a 6' tank and fed him gambusia for 2 months and he grew to 5 times the size! Then we released him again. He was absolutely mesmerising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 I've thought about letting little Elva go, but after 3 years he's turned into a real pet and I don't think I could part with him. He's got a three foot tank to explore and has only grown about 2 inches in those three years so I think I might have him for a while yet. Oh and I'll try to get a photo tonight. Then again I am the girl who buries pretty much every fish that passes away, and I cry when they do. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 I was considering getting a Snowflake(moray) eel for my marine tank, but decided not to incase he decided to eat my fish or become a carpet snake as there is gaps in the lids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciara Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Hi Em, and welcome to the forums. Looking forward to pics of your fishies, especially your Oscar! I love Oscars, just wish I had the room for one. Perhaps one day I'll have a tank big enough. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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