Tire Track Eels and Baby Whales - Aquarium Advice

Concubine · 12-13-2004, 10:54 PM

there are two fish that i was wondering about; diet wise. first:tire track eels. i've heard and read that they will engulf small, live fish when they are large enough. but what do they eat when they're small? i've also read that they eat earthworms and bloodworms. anything else?i know that they might not eat for weeks when newly reinstated into an aquarium.
second:babywhales. i have been told that they will usually except any meaty items. anyhting more specific? any informative posts will be greatly appreciated.

i am new to this forum and this is my first post and i must say i am impressed by this board.

lyquidphyre · 12-13-2004, 11:25 PM

Welcome to AA !!!

I don't have the answer to your question but I wanted to welcome you =o)

Pufferpunk · 12-13-2004, 11:56 PM

I had a baby whale once in my 90g. After a few months, the whale lived in 1/2 of the tank & the other fish in the other half. He was a holy terror!

Toirtis · 12-14-2004, 12:02 AM

You have heard correctly....and small, meaty items are fairly well accepted by both, although both seem to have a particular fondness for worms of various sorts (tubifex, bloodworms, earthworms). I have never failed to have a tyretrack eel eat within 5 days of being introduced to a new aquarium, but the momyrids can be a bit tricky to get established.

Menagerie · 12-14-2004, 01:38 AM

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Welcome to AA, Concubine!

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Baby whale (for a second I thought I was reading a different thread)?!?!? Can someone please post a pic or a good link? Thanks

Pufferpunk · 12-14-2004, 01:40 AM

Looks like a grey elaphant-nose, w/o the "nose" (actually their bottom lip).

Menagerie · 12-14-2004, 01:45 AM

Hmmm, and here I was about to go to bed without learning something new today! Thanks Pufferpunk!

AlonelyCody · 12-14-2004, 01:56 AM

Welcome to AA!!!

I have had my Tire Track Eel for over a 15 months. When i got him he was only 4 inchs long and he ate frozen brine. with in a week i was hand feeding him live guppys. well he doesn't eat out of my hand anymore. but he is fun to watch hunt. for the most part he eats feeder guppys. he is about 8 inchs not. the only fish i have found that he didn't get along with was a Rope Fish i once had. my TTE was always biting him. but other than that he does fine with the other fish and hangs out with my BGK. they hide out together during the day.

I do not know anything about the Baby Whales so i cant help you there. (O:

DanW0007 · 12-14-2004, 03:00 AM

From what I've been told, Baby Whales wont accept flake or pellet foods usually, so stick with frozen and live food. They get rather large, so feeding them live food shouldn't be a problem.

Pufferpunk · 12-14-2004, 12:31 PM

Like all momyrids , their main diet is worms.

12-13-2004, 10:54 PM	#1
Concubine Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wisconsin Rapids,WI Posts: 47	Tire Track Eels and Baby Whales there are two fish that i was wondering about; diet wise. first:tire track eels. i've heard and read that they will engulf small, live fish when they are large enough. but what do they eat when they're small? i've also read that they eat earthworms and bloodworms. anything else?i know that they might not eat for weeks when newly reinstated into an aquarium. second:babywhales. i have been told that they will usually except any meaty items. anyhting more specific? any informative posts will be greatly appreciated. i am new to this forum and this is my first post and i must say i am impressed by this board. __________________ Humpty Dumpty Sat On A Wall, and no one knew what he was doing up there in the first place... "Idle Hands Are Playthings Of The Devil"

12-13-2004, 11:25 PM	#2
lyquidphyre Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: McKinney, Tx Posts: 2,860 Images: 21	Welcome to AA !!! I don't have the answer to your question but I wanted to welcome you =o) __________________ Have cats? Check out AA's sister site designed for our feline friends

12-13-2004, 11:56 PM	#3
Pufferpunk Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 641 Images: 11	I had a baby whale once in my 90g. After a few months, the whale lived in 1/2 of the tank & the other fish in the other half. He was a holy terror! __________________ The Puffer Forum http://www.thepufferforum.org/ Pufferpunk's Tanks http://wetwebfotos.com/Home?actionRe...ew&userID=1918

12-14-2004, 12:02 AM	#4
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,768	You have heard correctly....and small, meaty items are fairly well accepted by both, although both seem to have a particular fondness for worms of various sorts (tubifex, bloodworms, earthworms). I have never failed to have a tyretrack eel eat within 5 days of being introduced to a new aquarium, but the momyrids can be a bit tricky to get established. __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

12-14-2004, 01:38 AM	#5
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,266 Images: 77	[center:48f248e6b7] Welcome to AA, Concubine! [/center:48f248e6b7] Baby whale (for a second I thought I was reading a different thread)?!?!? Can someone please post a pic or a good link? Thanks __________________

12-14-2004, 01:40 AM	#6
Pufferpunk Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 641 Images: 11	Looks like a grey elaphant-nose, w/o the "nose" (actually their bottom lip). __________________ The Puffer Forum http://www.thepufferforum.org/ Pufferpunk's Tanks http://wetwebfotos.com/Home?actionRe...ew&userID=1918

12-14-2004, 01:45 AM	#7
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,266 Images: 77	Hmmm, and here I was about to go to bed without learning something new today! Thanks Pufferpunk! __________________

12-14-2004, 01:56 AM	#8
AlonelyCody Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ogden Ut Posts: 222 Images: 7	Welcome to AA!!! I have had my Tire Track Eel for over a 15 months. When i got him he was only 4 inchs long and he ate frozen brine. with in a week i was hand feeding him live guppys. well he doesn't eat out of my hand anymore. but he is fun to watch hunt. for the most part he eats feeder guppys. he is about 8 inchs not. the only fish i have found that he didn't get along with was a Rope Fish i once had. my TTE was always biting him. but other than that he does fine with the other fish and hangs out with my BGK. they hide out together during the day. I do not know anything about the Baby Whales so i cant help you there. (O: __________________ Cody 55 gallon - Live plants, gravel: 3 Bala Sharks, 4 Tiger Barbs, 3 Long Finned Rosy Barbs, 1 Tire Track Eel, 1 Black Ghost Knife, 1 Gold Gourami, 2 Gold Barbs, 1 Pecock Eel ,1 Chinese Algae Eater. 45 gallon - Live plants, sand. 6 Cichlids = 1 Pink Convict, 1 Electric Yellow Hap, 1 Kenyi, 1 MUTT, 1 Johanni Mbuna, 1 Jacobfreibergi Peacock, 1 Plecostomus. 1 gallon - [acronym:270aadbcc3="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:270aadbcc3] - crushed coral, live rock. 4 Dwarf Hermit Crabs, 2 Astraea Turbo Snail. Hitchikers - 1 green shroom, 2 polyps, and one muscle. 1 gallon - [acronym:270aadbcc3="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:270aadbcc3] - crushed coral, live rock. 4 Dwarf Hermit Crabs. Hitchikers - 4 yellow polyps. **10 gallon sump attached to both the 1 gallons. 10 gallon - [acronym:270aadbcc3="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:270aadbcc3] sand, rock. 30ish Cichlid fry. 30 gallon - DOWN - Awating [acronym:270aadbcc3="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:270aadbcc3] or [acronym:270aadbcc3="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:270aadbcc3]

12-14-2004, 03:00 AM	#9
DanW0007 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 49 Images: 1	From what I've been told, Baby Whales wont accept flake or pellet foods usually, so stick with frozen and live food. They get rather large, so feeding them live food shouldn't be a problem.

12-14-2004, 12:31 PM	#10
Pufferpunk Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 641 Images: 11	Like all momyrids , their main diet is worms. __________________ The Puffer Forum http://www.thepufferforum.org/ Pufferpunk's Tanks http://wetwebfotos.com/Home?actionRe...ew&userID=1918

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