Finally got the fire eel on shrimp

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syddakyd

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got it on my birthday plus or minus a few days (may 7th) now a little more then 5 months...it is officially weened off earthworms and just in time because i was worried about the first frost and not finding anymore.


now the next question. can a diet solely of shrimp truly be nutritionally balanced? its only the tails that are being eaten. all my other fish are being fex a mixture of different flakes and different pellets so i know they are good.

he takes crawfish too. i will throw in some occasionally.
 
k he just ate scallop. so thats shrimp tails, scallop, and crawfish(cut into pieces). that should be good, right?
 
Cool congrat's. How big is he?
 
about 18 inches i believe
 
k ill do it tonight or tomorrow after work
 
Thanks waiting for pics
 
I'll be waiting aswell =]
 
I'de still try mixing it up as much as possible. I've heard frozen silversides are also readily taken by some fire eels. My guys still will eat earthworms. I found out petsmart ( i know evil chain stores ;) ) carries earthworm, and smaller pan worms. You usullly have to ask them for them though, I ask the same person I'de ask for fish. here they are rediculously expensive.. about 4.5$ a dozen. But once the baitshops here stop selling for the year. 'mna be SoL, and cough up the cash if i can't convince my guys to take other things.
 
my peacock was weaned on preserved foods... but he got velvet...
 
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