Eel problems :(

[Gboy66]

I've been doing some research cause I'm getting mine soon. Supposedly your not suppose to feed them flakes it does nothing for them. They like worms bloodworms and brine shrimp. They a carnivorous.

Im guessin the flakes are for his other fish

 

[Sharkbait54]

Sorry i meant wafers, and thise are for my feather fin catfish! Haha my eel eats lots of bloodworms! Do brine shrimp come in little frozen squares like the blood worms do..? Thanks! I hope ur eel does well! Name him nu nu.. Or na na.. Or ne ne

Hahaha ok that's good. And yes they do come in convenient frozen cubes for feeding. Just curious where did you get those names from?

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Oh really sick! And nu nu is the name of the vacume on telitubbies (idk how i know this), and my eel looks and eats like that vacume so nu nu it is! And na na/ ne ne were my 2nd and third choices

 

[Sharkbait54]

Lol that's awesome.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Hahaha its far fetched i know. My eel is abt 7" a pretty big boy make sure u have lots of caves and floor space. He also likes to swim through the plants abd bury himself in the gravel. Im sure u know this stuff though haha seal up openings out of ur tank, and if u have a power head or filter with holes big enough for him to get sucked into, fix that for sure!

 

[Sharkbait54]

How big of a tank u have him in... Ya I have the lid pretty tight.

 

[Sharkbait54]

Nvm I saw.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Ya what size tank u gunna out him in??

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Put*****

 

[Sharkbait54]

54g he should be ok I already made him a cave with a clear tube about 7" to 8" long and tied 2 almond leave on it. It looks pretty cool if he gets here tomorrow "LFS ordered it" I'll post it on a different thread. So I take it your guy survived and is doing well?

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Yea nu nu is doin ok so far! haha and i hope u have lots of floor space because the fether fin will be quite territorial twards any other bottom feaders that go in his area. My feather fin it 2 1/2" and is nu nu goes in his cave, the 7" eel gets chased out. Hahah hes territorial, but not too agressive

 

[Sharkbait54]

I have cories and yoyos so they will probably get out of his way lol!

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Hahaha ya i hope they do! Have u gotten him?

 

[Sharkbait54]

Not yet sometime today. They should call me if it get here.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Oh could u post a pic of how ur fish is shiped? I have always wondered how it works

 

[Sharkbait54]

Lol me 2. They usually already have it acclimated to one of their tanks when I get there, they quarantine the fish before they sell them.

 

[Greenphantom]

I have a 22 tire track eel he has been through many ich treatments. You just have to be careful what you use as far as medicine is concerned my tank is also planted and I lost no plants if I were you if you get ich go to your lfs and buy a medicine that is safe for scale less fish everything will be fine never lost a fish also turn your heat up NOT 86 more like 82 83 and in EXTREME cases of ich 84 85 just my 2 cents

 

[Sharkbait54]

It didn't get here have to wait till next week.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

I have a 22 tire track eel he has been through many ich treatments. You just have to be careful what you use as far as medicine is concerned my tank is also planted and I lost no plants if I were you if you get ich go to your lfs and buy a medicine that is safe for scale less fish everything will be fine never lost a fish also turn your heat up NOT 86 more like 82 83 and in EXTREME cases of ich 84 85 just my 2 cents

Wow amazing eel!! And yea my tank is 82 now and beibg treated herbal, fish and plant friendly medz!

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

It didn't get here have to wait till next week.

Ohh are u buying an eel or feather fin?
I got confused :/ haha i hope u get a bigger one, rather then smaller