Need help again strange fire eel problem

[Troy.m]

I have the fire eel I've had about a year maybe two years and he's more active than ever hunting down food through the tank and he gets excited when he sees me from under his log BUT When I look at him with a small light last night he had small scrape like white spots all on his left side. I added a half dose of salt and went to bed in the morning there are 0 spots, none at all, also I can't get his stubborn *** to eat anything besides blood worms he will nibble a frozen block of krill but the run off looking for worms, any ideas?



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[Troy.m]

Parameters are 0 ammonia 0 nitrite 10 nitrate 7.5 ph pretty hard water temperature is at 78, my hypothesis was he was scraping himself on his fake log he looooves to dig under But would a scrape heal in one night?


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[Rubes]

If it's only a scrape it should heal up just fine in a couple of days. However, since eels are covered in a protective slime and excrete the slime in certain areas that might be damaged, so it could simply be slime buildup as a result of something else. I suggest you keep a close look at it and hope it heals up soon.

 

[ImACoolguy]

Keep his water as clean as possible. Scrapes can heal pretty quickly in good conditions.


Caleb

 

[Troy.m]

That's what I'm saying though they're already all gone, is it possible that he can change color a bit a night and have pale spots? And any idea on the coaxing into eating some varied diet?


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[ImACoolguy]

I know with my own fish they can change "shades" in different lighting but not exactly change colors altogether.


Caleb

 

[Troy.m]

Yeah I wonder if they're just really light scraped and his slime coat thickens in those areas to protect it


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[ImACoolguy]

Yeah I wonder if they're just really light scraped and his slime coat thickens in those areas to protect it


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You added salt. Salt medicinally increases slime coat by stressing them to build up resistance against infection.


Caleb