molotov256
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hi there!
I bought a peacock eel at an LFS today... I just went in to buy a pleco, but this eel really caught my eye. He's in my 55g tank with 2 gouramis, 2 cichlids, 5 columbian catfish, 2 plecos, and a small crayfish...
After I got him in my tank and swimming around (happily, it looks like), I did some reading online about peacock eels, and learned:
1) feed them live food like brine shrimp and earthworms
2) keep a soft substrate, because they spend most of their time burried in the ground with their head poking out to breathe
I have gravel in the tank now, but I'd be willing to switch it to sand or something if it's necessary for the eel, becaues he's super cool looking. I don't have any experience with live food, though. I used to feed oscars frozen brine shrimp; would that work? Anybody who has experience with these guys would be a big help!
Thanks in advance,
Andrew
I bought a peacock eel at an LFS today... I just went in to buy a pleco, but this eel really caught my eye. He's in my 55g tank with 2 gouramis, 2 cichlids, 5 columbian catfish, 2 plecos, and a small crayfish...
After I got him in my tank and swimming around (happily, it looks like), I did some reading online about peacock eels, and learned:
1) feed them live food like brine shrimp and earthworms
2) keep a soft substrate, because they spend most of their time burried in the ground with their head poking out to breathe
I have gravel in the tank now, but I'd be willing to switch it to sand or something if it's necessary for the eel, becaues he's super cool looking. I don't have any experience with live food, though. I used to feed oscars frozen brine shrimp; would that work? Anybody who has experience with these guys would be a big help!
Thanks in advance,
Andrew