Fire Eel Attacks!

[BostonPatriot]

Hey guys,

I was able to snap these shots of my eel attacking one of my apple snails. For some reason he has been attacking the snails for the past 2 or 3 days. He actually tries to pull them out of their shells and I've seen him push and pull them from one side of the tank to the other.

The bottom pic is the "get away from me or you are next." pic.

 

[cuban jey]

lol what a jerk i guess hes craving some escargo

 

[BostonPatriot]

Ha ha I guess so. This eel has been alot less shy lately. I never knew eels develop quite a personality.

 

[dapike1979]

lol what a jerk i guess hes craving some escargo

 

[jenBLKAROWANA]

You should try feeding him pieces of snail....ZOOMED makes a canned product called 'CAN O' SNAILS". You can use these to feed him with, maybe he will leave your snails alone then! If you do get them, make sure you refridgerate them after opening. My fish love to eat these "delicacies". They also have canned crickets, caterpillars, meal worms, and grasshoppers. It is an excellent product and fortified with vitamins & minerals!!!

Jen

 

[Hakon]

Awesome pic-up. I agree with jenBLKAROWANA, I think you shall try to feed him with snails.

 

[loach43]

Maybe he's lonely. Looks like he's trying to mate with it

 

[BostonPatriot]

You should try feeding him pieces of snail....ZOOMED makes a canned product called 'CAN O' SNAILS". You can use these to feed him with, maybe he will leave your snails alone then! If you do get them, make sure you refridgerate them after opening. My fish love to eat these "delicacies". They also have canned crickets, caterpillars, meal worms, and grasshoppers. It is an excellent product and fortified with vitamins & minerals!!!

Jen

Thanks jen. I'll give that a shot and see if it calms him a bit.

 

[BostonPatriot]

Maybe he's lonely. Looks like he's trying to mate with it

Ha ha. Yeah those pics make it look that way. I couldn't snap any pics in time of him actually biting and doing his little spin move.

 

[loach43]

Great fish. I've only had one fire eel in my life and it was not as young & frisky as yours when I got him. He'll be one kewl monster someday. Pic taken at the Shedd aquarium in Chicago.