Fire Eel refusing food

[phreeflow]

So.....

I called the lfs yesterday morning. I know the manager very well and we are on good terms.

Discussed the situation with all the options. And he recons that there is either a parasite (requiring a dewormer) or a flagellate issue (requiring Metro). I don't have qt facilities, so he offered me to bring it in:
And either leave it with him to treat
or to swap for another one.

I watched him feeding the ones in his tank
Decided on balance that I would prefer to swap.
So that's what I did.
Hopefully this second one will settle in quicker!

Sounds like a cool LFS owner. Good luck on the new one!

 

[thefredpit]

I agree cool LFS

 

[Yoda1]

So this 2nd Fire has been taking earthworms for the past 3 nights. First time I had chopped one up, and the bits were oozing liquid. A bit grim, but at least it tempted him, and he ate it. I tried a whole one on the second night. He mouthed it a bit and then finally ate it.
And then tonight he gobbled 2 up very quickly.

Now to get him on to prawns and silver sides etc.

 

[thefredpit]

I use tilapia

 

[Yoda1]

Fire is now eating anything and everything - worms, prawn, silverside etc

With hindsight, I got the first one too soon - a few days after it came into the fish shop as a wild caught.
This 2nd one had a bit more time to settle down.