Pellet training spiny eels is not easy, but it's definitely not impossible. I and at least a handful of other members have done it. Just takes a lot of patience, and maybe a little creativity... I got my old TT to take pellets by mixing them with the krill that I handfed him, and just gradually fed fewer krill and more pellets. I had actually tried several different methods in combination, but I believe this was probably what really got me the end result. Once he got accustomed to the pellets, he'd take them from the surface, as well. I'll eventually attempt to do the same with the 4 eels I have now, but for now they're just eating bloodworms.