Fire Eel Not Eating : /

[abstract373]

did you every try black worms? mine is picky eats frozen krill not the cubes i get the big sheets so there shrimp like my rope fish and bichrir love them if you want feed a good pellet or blood worms befoe you feed your eel...you can see if they ate lol

 

[Mudfrog]

I've tried the frozen (sheets) krill and brine shrimp. Mine still only eat worms.

Anyway.. this pic is a few weeks old.

 

[vanimal]

did you every try black worms? mine is picky eats frozen krill not the cubes i get the big sheets so there shrimp like my rope fish and bichrir love them if you want feed a good pellet or blood worms befoe you feed your eel...you can see if they ate lol

Well I put in shrimp pellets and my eel and bichir wont touch them. I might try frozen krill. And I couldnt find black worms

 

[Mudfrog]

Well I added the pic and it disappeared.. I edited and readded and the same thing happened.. lets try this again.

NM.. photobucket is performing maintenance.

 

[vanimal]

Is a 150 to small for a fire eel because I read on a site that they need 180 gallons?

 

[Mudfrog]

150 should be fine for several years. I've seen a 30" in a 150.. 180+ is ideal but 150 is manageable.

 

[vanimal]

150 should be fine for several years. I've seen a 30" in a 150.. 180+ is ideal but 150 is manageable.

Ok that's good I have good filtration and do 50% weekly water changes. What size is yours in??

 

[Mudfrog]

Mine is in a 50g breeder. 48x18x13 (a short 75)

 

[vanimal]

Do you think trying krill is a waste of my money?

 

[Mudfrog]

Not if you have other fish that will eat it.

 

[abstract373]

Your bichir will love em you might have to order the black worms...im getting a pound for 22 bucks

 

[vanimal]

Your bichir will love em you might have to order the black worms...im getting a pound for 22 bucks

I wish I could buy a few and see if he likes them... : /

 

[Mudfrog]

I believe most pet stores have frozen black worms for around $6

 

[vanimal]

I believe most pet stores have frozen black worms for around $6

He wouldn't take frozen blood worms so I'm guessing he wouldn't like the black worms. He wont even eat dead ghost shrimp.

 

[abstract373]

Live black worms look like brown strings that dont get longer then 1.5 inches have not found a singal aquatic creature that wont chow down on those even my bn pleco goes to town on them..my tiretrack eel lives off ghost shrimp and black worms.every once in a while eats an earth worm

 

[Mudfrog]

You get live blacks? What do you keep them in?

 

[abstract373]

Yes i do keep them in a zip lock bowl in the fridge next to the earthworms...rinse them daily w/ aquarium water

 

[vanimal]

The picture worked yours is way bigger than mine

 

[vanimal]

The picture worked yours is way bigger than mine

Heres my little guy! Can you guys see him??

 

[abstract373]

i think thats why your having trouble feeding it. it so small worms are it same size as it keep trying with the ghost shrimp bulk it up...i dont recall whens the last time i saw my eel eat but stuff ends up missing and its still alive... i go threw 100 shrimp and 100 guppys a week plus 4 oz of black worms