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    Posted: January 27 2011 at 9:11am
I have a Snow-Flake Eel that has become to big for the tank it is in.
 
It was 6 inches when I got it and it is now 18"
 
How is the best way to catch it? 
 
Thanks for your help
 
Linn
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Some would go with one hand, but I'd use two.

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I used a fish hook with the barbs cut off and a big huck of silver side. He swolled, I fished, nature took its corse, walla everyones happy.
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Linn,
 
Try not to squeal like a little girl when catching an eel.  Believe me, it doesn't help.
 
I have had some success using an XX-large net.  I placed bait (freeze dried shrimp) in the net and waited for the eel to go into the net.  When it was "mostly" in the net, I twisted and lifted and out it came.
 
The squealing came as I moved from the tank to the bucket and the eel came out of the net!  It evetually made it into the bucket, but not before I was completely embarassed!
 
Fun times ....
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how long did it took for the to eel grow those 12 inches?
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You all crack me up Big smile

I did grab him once and squealed like a little girl - knocked over corals - splashed water everywhere and hit my hand on the top of the tank when I let him go and pulled out faster than if I had been electrocuted. 

It took it about a year to grow that big.

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