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About Garden Eel EXPERT ONLY
Taenioconger hassi is an elongate, laterally compressed eel with a tan to yellowish body often marked with brown or white bands and spots. The head is relatively small with a terminal mouth, and the dorsal fin extends along most of the body.
Key facts
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Diet
- carnivore
- Care Requirements
- • 75+ gallon tank with fine sand substrate for burrowing • Stable parameters: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, sg 1.020-1.025 • Requires live sand with infauna; nocturnal, low-light preferred • Feed small meaty foods (copepods, mysis shrimp) • Peaceful schooling species; keep in groups of 3+ for best behavior
- Appearance
- Taenioconger hassi is an elongate, laterally compressed eel with a tan to yellowish body often marked with brown or white bands and spots. The head is relatively small with a terminal mouth, and the dorsal fin extends along most of the body.
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Max Size
- 12
- Care Level
- Expert
- Family
- Congridae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, including the Red Sea, East Africa, and extending to the Indo-Australian Archipelago and Philippines.
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