;( 2nd fire eel died why?
- Thread starter ska_kid
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I agree something must be off, but we will need more details in order to help you out...
1) What size is the tank your eel(s) were in?
2) What are the water parameters of your tank like
3) Is there any deco in the tank for the eel to hide? have you got a shot of the tank?
4) What were you trying to get your eel to eat? Pellets, Flakes, Seafood?
1) What size is the tank your eel(s) were in?
2) What are the water parameters of your tank like
3) Is there any deco in the tank for the eel to hide? have you got a shot of the tank?
4) What were you trying to get your eel to eat? Pellets, Flakes, Seafood?
Tank around 120g
Eel was 5 to 6 in
i try Everything
ghost shrimp
Pellet
Blood worms
Guppys
...i think he didnt wanted to come out because he was scare of my 2 peacock bass(3in) and silver arowana (7in)
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Eel was 5 to 6 in
i try Everything
ghost shrimp
Pellet
Blood worms
Guppys
...i think he didnt wanted to come out because he was scare of my 2 peacock bass(3in) and silver arowana (7in)
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they are hard fish to keep. at that size they hide alot they dont come out until over a foot ime. they also need a+ water quality, and generally only take live worms.
Just lost mine too and want to cry no joke. Mine was not eating and I am positive that's why could have been the same for yours
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I won't buy one under 10-12 inches. They are very hard to feed at the size you had, and need to be in a small calm tank with no other fish so you can give them as good a chance at getting food as possible.
They can be slow to find food and take awhile to eat, so they need to be by themselves and the tank needs to be filled with various live foods like ghost shrimp, small aquatic worms and bugs. With a pbass and arow they will be outcompeted for food, and they are also shy and may be scared to hunt.
If you try again with a small one keep it in a small tank by itself, with a sandy substrate, low lighting, and plenty of decor. And you are best off ordering from a vendor that already has the individual eel on food. Don't listen if they have a large group and say "they" are eating, because they're not likely watching every individual fish and they may not all have fed.
If the vendor claims they are eating flake or pellets at that size, they're likely not telling the truth or mistaken because they will almost never take to flake or pellets, especially for the short time they're with the retailer..
They can be slow to find food and take awhile to eat, so they need to be by themselves and the tank needs to be filled with various live foods like ghost shrimp, small aquatic worms and bugs. With a pbass and arow they will be outcompeted for food, and they are also shy and may be scared to hunt.
If you try again with a small one keep it in a small tank by itself, with a sandy substrate, low lighting, and plenty of decor. And you are best off ordering from a vendor that already has the individual eel on food. Don't listen if they have a large group and say "they" are eating, because they're not likely watching every individual fish and they may not all have fed.
If the vendor claims they are eating flake or pellets at that size, they're likely not telling the truth or mistaken because they will almost never take to flake or pellets, especially for the short time they're with the retailer..