Always great seeing the eel pit ecosystem develop! Have you ever considered adding ricefish (Adrianichthyidae), coldwater danios (Danio), stickleback (Gasterosteidae), hogchokers (Trinectes maculatus), or grass shrimp (Palaemonetes)?
They’d have to survive near freezing temperatures and more than likely be a snack for the other inhabitants. If I can source them cheaply enough I definitely would.
@@CowTurtle I haven’t has experience with most of these species, so hopefully this online information is mostly correct: Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes): 3-42°C but prefers 15-28 °C, prolific breeder Zebrafish (Danio rerio): tolerates 7-41°C, easy to breed, popular laboratory animal Three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus): 5-29°C but prefers 15-18°C Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus): 5-22°C, prefers brackish water, but tolerates freshwater Riverine grass shrimp (Palaemonetes paludosus) prefers 10-35°C, easy to breed Admittedly, I would assume not all the given temperature ranges would be ideal in the long term.
Just discovered this channel and I’m in love with this style of content, I would absolutely love a live stream of this to just watch this ecosystem develop over time. Shit is therapeutic lol. Thanks for this man!
We need just a constant livestream in the eel pit. What a cool opportunity to watch the various spawning cycles, predation, and other interactions in real time.
This is so cool man. I'm not nearly the fish keeper you are (40 gal, 2 20s, 2 10s with Bettas) but I just love creating little biomes that you know the creatures you keep can thrive in, and i can see how important you treat that norishment in your critters.
came here to tell him handling them could result in parasites in the brain and also the answer to your question is there's pretty much no way short of testing all of them and even that's not conclusive
can you add some sand and smooth some of the concrete rocks in the water since eels love to play in sand and can sometimes get cut from the concrete bricks but if you sand them down a bit it won’t be a problem for them since they act as good hiding spots i also recommend adding some pipes in the water for them to go into
Just found your channel. Recently getting into my small 50gal aquariums… all tropical fish store stuff. I have wanted to make a big local fauna tank! Have to do it now. Very cool and inspiring! Cistern is a great eel pit!
You’re awesome! I love these videos! Can’t believe people just keep asking you to do more stuff in the comments. I’m very entertained just watching the videos you put up! Keep up the good work dude this is so cool
Longer videos please I love seeing the pit since when you first started on tik tok I would like to see feedings and maybe some cool decorations I really like the pit man suck a good idea and keep up the amazing work
Keep an eye on the muscle/clam he probably won’t have enough food in the water column to filter feed and will eventually die and could pollute the water for the eels. I’ve tried keeping them in freshwater aquariums before and you need a large eco system for them. Tank looks sick wish I could see it in person. Cheers.
Cipangopaludina japonica (Japanese trapdoor snails) are a snail that I don't have personal experience with, but can offer some insight into because I keep mystery snails (Pomacea bridgesii). JTS and mystery snails have about the same care requirements, give or take a few things. If you really want to breed the JTS, you could move a couple to a separate tank and see how it goes. Freshwater snails like JTS, mystery snails and so on need a higher pH, and KH/GH than other freshwater animals. I don't know what your water parameters are in your eel pit, so I can't say if the JTS will thrive in there or not. In general, snails breed best when they are kept in ideal conditions.
How is the blue crab surviving? I didn't know they can stay in freshwater for long. I know the eels can but the blue crab, I've never known them to move in freshwater.
i love everything about this channel. subbed, liked, commented. i dont wanna be a concern troll idk how else to say it though - snails are highly likely to carry brain eating parasites. it isn't a joke, look it up. you're an adult so do what you will. but...ya know; risk vs reward. up to you. wouldn't want this great content to stop bc of snail parasites in the brain!
So you got them from Maine? Strange to know I could have caught one as a baby because I’m a tribal eeler (Glass eels) Edit: if you want to search them up just search “glass eel” that’s them as babies and what we catch.
oh god the things id do with a water pit in my basement like that. id line the roof with grow lights and make a tiny eco system with plants too. i probably wouldnt leave the hole..
I am obsessed with this, I’m now on a mission to convince my parents to turn their cistern into an underground eel pit 🙏🏾 Lol jk, I am looking forward to watching the pits progression though!
You do business with (and/or have a friendly relationship with) an aquarium shop around you, right? If the snails end up breeding out of control, would you consider selling excess through that shop? Or do you know of a pond stocking outfit in the area that sells Cipangopaludina snails?
I hope you read this man I thought of a great idea put a trashcan down there drill small holes in the bottom an add few rocks or cinder blocks to weigh it down add a water pump could put all the snails in it fence It off with plastic screening cut vary small holes turn into like waterfall all ur big snails will stay in it while babies get dumped into main pond
he has a lawn chair in there, no way he just casually sits and watches the eel pit like its the superbowl
i would too if i had an eel pit
Livin the dream 😔
You wouldnt?
@@ImFloor Id put a whole bed in there mounted to the wall
Honestly it would be a fun meditation spot
Came for the eel pit, stayed for the eel pit. excellent idea, out of the norm but satisfying results.
Always great seeing the eel pit ecosystem develop! Have you ever considered adding ricefish (Adrianichthyidae), coldwater danios (Danio), stickleback (Gasterosteidae), hogchokers (Trinectes maculatus), or grass shrimp (Palaemonetes)?
They’d have to survive near freezing temperatures and more than likely be a snack for the other inhabitants. If I can source them cheaply enough I definitely would.
@@CowTurtle I haven’t has experience with most of these species, so hopefully this online information is mostly correct:
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes): 3-42°C but prefers 15-28 °C, prolific breeder
Zebrafish (Danio rerio): tolerates 7-41°C, easy to breed, popular laboratory animal
Three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus): 5-29°C but prefers 15-18°C
Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus): 5-22°C, prefers brackish water, but tolerates freshwater
Riverine grass shrimp (Palaemonetes paludosus) prefers 10-35°C, easy to breed
Admittedly, I would assume not all the given temperature ranges would be ideal in the long term.
@@hypanusamericanus9058 ricefish can survive even under 0°C (below freezing)
I was thinking redhorse or quilbacks. Something that roots thru the gravel
@@CowTurtle is it just me or what? I didn't see the gar in the video?
I don't think I've ever craved more pit content than this channel here 😁👍
My husband is going to be so pleased I've found a new hobby to aspire to. The chickens, garden and refrigerator mushrooms aren't enough.
“Rough day, babe?”
“I don’t want to talk about it. I’ll be down in the Eel Pit.”
Consider adding more water or a deeper section for them to retreat to if possible.
A deep spot would be really cool.
That’s a beautiful caiman lizard
It'd be cool just to have a live feed of the eel pit sometime.
I’d tune in and sleep to it, honestly
I agree or just like a 10 hour video
True, I would watch
Oh man i love the eel pit sooooo much, cant wait for the next update or maybe a long video
Same!
It is always a treat seeing your eel pit sir.
Just discovered this channel and I’m in love with this style of content, I would absolutely love a live stream of this to just watch this ecosystem develop over time. Shit is therapeutic lol. Thanks for this man!
We need just a constant livestream in the eel pit. What a cool opportunity to watch the various spawning cycles, predation, and other interactions in real time.
Bro…. This is awesome. Your very own ecosystem! Love the camp chair so you can sit and enjoy! Nice touch! Keep it going!
The More updates the better!
This is so cool. You obviously know what you're doing. Very cool to watch. I imagine it's tempting to just spend all day down there watching them.
So glad I found this channel. Awesome content man!!
This channel makes me so happy
So glad to hear you've got more fantastic names for these creatures. This time we've got Rangoon the blue crab 😂
This is so cool man. I'm not nearly the fish keeper you are (40 gal, 2 20s, 2 10s with Bettas) but I just love creating little biomes that you know the creatures you keep can thrive in, and i can see how important you treat that norishment in your critters.
Came from tiktok so glad for these longer videos😮
These videos bring me so much pleasure cuz I’m like “who tf is this guy!?” Like this is insane to me in the best way
With the wild snails, how do you treat them to make sure they dont pass on parasites to your eel/crabs or lizard?
came here to tell him handling them could result in parasites in the brain and also the answer to your question is there's pretty much no way short of testing all of them and even that's not conclusive
He's probably not going to eat the snails, the disease you're talking about, rat lungworm is only transmitted if you eat the snail.
Pray
Cool spot to meditate and relax. 🧘♂️
That water is super clear! you must have a good filter system!
I am hooked on this eel
Put idea
This is literally my favorite thing on youtube
I have no idea why I find this so interesting, but it is.
can you add some sand and smooth some of the concrete rocks in the water since eels love to play in sand and can sometimes get cut from the concrete bricks but if you sand them down a bit it won’t be a problem for them since they act as good hiding spots i also recommend adding some pipes in the water for them to go into
This guy really makes me want an eel pit for real his is so fascinating I love it
I'm intrigued by all this. This pit you have is amazing. How did you get a pit?
It came with the house. It's a rainwater cistern from before the area had city water.
He’s got a pit-guy.
Dude you are so awesome. I love the content. You da man. Much love.
I love checking in seeing the development
i could sit in that area for hours, its so nice, i wanna build a pond outside to just enjoy
Do it. I did last summer and it's been totally worth it. The fish are waking up for me right now as a matter of fact.
Just found your channel. Recently getting into my small 50gal aquariums… all tropical fish store stuff. I have wanted to make a big local fauna tank! Have to do it now. Very cool and inspiring! Cistern is a great eel pit!
No idea why RUclips started suggesting me these videos but I am fascinated. What a cool project.
I love your intro. It's a feel good one.
HI EVERYBODY!
You’re awesome! I love these videos! Can’t believe people just keep asking you to do more stuff in the comments. I’m very entertained just watching the videos you put up! Keep up the good work dude this is so cool
I don't know why the algorithm sent me this suggestion but now I am thankful it did. Never knew I needed to see an eel pit
That's amazing that fella! Subscribed 👍
Love watching the eel pit
Such a cool setup!
I have an aquarium for some years, and now that I discovered your videos I want a underground eel tank
This is, in fact, infinitely more interesting than broadcasted sports. The Super Bowl doesn’t have shit on this content. Keep it up man
You got me with the crab, Rangoon, hahahaha
Honestly this is so cool. I want to do a Karp pit like this
When I first saw the eel pit I was like; That's weird.. But after a while you realize you can't live without the eel pit.
I'm so glad yt recommended your channel again! I remember catching a video of yours in passing but forgot to subscribe the first time around 😅
MAN you have a cayman lizard?? And that is not the first thing you show?? This is insane lmao so envious
Love your channel brother. The dynamics of how everything interacts with each other. More crawfish! More videos, for r-eel.
Longer videos please I love seeing the pit since when you first started on tik tok I would like to see feedings and maybe some cool decorations I really like the pit man suck a good idea and keep up the amazing work
Found your channel a week ago and now I'm jumping on every new video notification
your indoor zoo is a banger good job
looks like a healthy ecosystem. They have enough room, and have stuff to do.
genuinely interesting and good voice!
Rangoon didn't appreciate being woken up lol
Love that cayman lizard have you let him swim around in the pit?
Man we definitely need a tour of all of your pets 🥺
Keep an eye on the muscle/clam he probably won’t have enough food in the water column to filter feed and will eventually die and could pollute the water for the eels. I’ve tried keeping them in freshwater aquariums before and you need a large eco system for them.
Tank looks sick wish I could see it in person. Cheers.
The crawfish as soon as he said we probably won’t see him again my brain said you’ve been banished the the shadow realm jimmbo
Oh algorithm you never cease.
The way that crab was appalled you bothered his dinnertime
Thank you so much for your videos ❤
Hey buddy I live in nky I'd love to see your ells one day if possible at all but great work it is impressive
This is the most cool thing i have seen today ;)
What kind of lizard was that? Super cool
Aren't snails notorious for parasites, like Schistosomiasis?
I thought that was a decorative lizard at first.
So those are the glass eels from Maine? I used to dip and fyke net them. I live Midcoast Maine.
I just wish you held the phone sideways when filming. Fascinating stuff though. Thanks for the share
Cipangopaludina japonica (Japanese trapdoor snails) are a snail that I don't have personal experience with, but can offer some insight into because I keep mystery snails (Pomacea bridgesii). JTS and mystery snails have about the same care requirements, give or take a few things. If you really want to breed the JTS, you could move a couple to a separate tank and see how it goes. Freshwater snails like JTS, mystery snails and so on need a higher pH, and KH/GH than other freshwater animals. I don't know what your water parameters are in your eel pit, so I can't say if the JTS will thrive in there or not. In general, snails breed best when they are kept in ideal conditions.
He can get a bunch of clam shells and crush them. Will raise the pH and be a source of lime/calcium for the snails.
How is the blue crab surviving? I didn't know they can stay in freshwater for long. I know the eels can but the blue crab, I've never known them to move in freshwater.
We need a 24/7 live eel pit feed. I'd keep it on my TV in the background all day and just see what they get up to.
Maybe some worms , crystals mushrooms , more crawfish , plants ,frogs or bugs
You should get a little submarine with a camera. I would love to see them in their little hiding spots.
add some cover and vegetation, fish will hang around em and use em to get away from anything, put em near some big rocks snails can use them too.
i love everything about this channel. subbed, liked, commented. i dont wanna be a concern troll idk how else to say it though - snails are highly likely to carry brain eating parasites. it isn't a joke, look it up. you're an adult so do what you will. but...ya know; risk vs reward. up to you. wouldn't want this great content to stop bc of snail parasites in the brain!
You should try to add some more natural cover and plants along with a up light to really liven it up
You could then try to add a lot of food guppies a sandpit and some freshwater stingrays
This is so cool, do you have a heavy duty filter? The water is crystal clear.
I love the *hi everybody!*
i love the eel pit!
More snails for the crabs! I like the happy crabs. I was sad the burrrowing craw dad didn’t have anything to burrow in?😊
the inner shell on those snails are so blue, is that true to life or just the color due to the lighting?
I saw the TikToks but I deleted TikTok. What more animals does he have added to the eel pit, looks pretty cool.
I’m a simple man, I see the words “eel pit” and I click
So you got them from Maine? Strange to know I could have caught one as a baby because I’m a tribal eeler (Glass eels)
Edit: if you want to search them up just search “glass eel” that’s them as babies and what we catch.
looking forward to seeing an episode on putting chinese portable thermonuclear fusion reactor in the eel pit
Now that there is a light in there, would you consider adding species of cold, freshwater turtle/terrapin?
hey just a heads up goldfish are very unhealth for animals to eat so you should probably replace them with shiners, chubs or something.
this is pretty damn awesome
Id love to see him put more plants in here
Isnt a blue crab live in salt water? How did it survived in your tank?
There’s a part of me that really wants this to become a mostly self sustaining ecosystem.
oh god the things id do with a water pit in my basement like that. id line the roof with grow lights and make a tiny eco system with plants too. i probably wouldnt leave the hole..
Lol yeah the snails are invasive. They suck good luck, I hope they work for you.
That caiman lizard is awesome!
A cleaning video for the eel pit would be cool!
I am obsessed with this, I’m now on a mission to convince my parents to turn their cistern into an underground eel pit 🙏🏾
Lol jk, I am looking forward to watching the pits progression though!
You do business with (and/or have a friendly relationship with) an aquarium shop around you, right? If the snails end up breeding out of control, would you consider selling excess through that shop?
Or do you know of a pond stocking outfit in the area that sells Cipangopaludina snails?
i wonder if the cinderblocks hurts the eels? (genuinely curious)
I hope you read this man I thought of a great idea put a trashcan down there drill small holes in the bottom an add few rocks or cinder blocks to weigh it down add a water pump could put all the snails in it fence It off with plastic screening cut vary small holes turn into like waterfall all ur big snails will stay in it while babies get dumped into main pond
Could maybe add shrimp aswell