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About Spotted Garden Eel
The Spotted Garden Eel is a long, slender eel with a tan or beige body covered with distinctive brown or dark spots and markings. It has a blunt snout and relatively small eyes, with a habit of hovering nearly vertically in the water column. The body is elongated and somewhat compressed laterally, typical of garden eels.
Key facts
- Care Requirements
- • 75+ gallon tank with 6" sand bed for burrowing • Temp 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.4, SG 1.023-1.025 • Stable sand/mud substrate; minimal water movement (low flow) • Feed small frozen foods (mysis, copepods); nocturnal grazer • Peaceful; house singly or with compatible reef mates
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Common Health Issues
- Starvation, intestinal parasites, lateral line disease, fin rot
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, including waters around Indonesia, the Philippines, and other tropical reef areas in the western Pacific.
- Feeding Schedule
- 1-2 times daily
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Care Level
- Hard
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet Details
- Feed small live or frozen foods such as mysis shrimp, copepods, and small crustaceans 1–2 times daily. Garden eels are natural plankton and small invertebrate feeders and may be reluctant to accept prepared foods initially.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Difficulty Level
- Spotted Garden Eels are challenging in captivity due to their specialized feeding habits, need for a deep sand bed, and tendency to hide or refuse food. They require pristine water quality, calm tank conditions, and a patient hobbyist willing to acclimate them slowly.
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