Fire Eel

[Columbian Shark Catfish]

Well, it's been awhile since i kept my last one, but I bought the first one (about 3 inches), and he lived for about 2-3.5 weeks. that night i put in some thawed frozen bloodworms, but didnt see him eat. the next day he has a bulge in his stomach and he starts thrashing around and soon dies. So my mom and dad got me a new one (around 4 inches) and he died within 3 days, and that night, i gave him bloodworms and he died the next morning.

i havent kept them since but I did my research and when i get my 125 and make it brackish for my columbian sharks, i would like to keep another one with them.

they were in a 26 gallon with 1 weather loach and 1 red tailed black shark.
please help.

thanks

 

[Columbian Shark Catfish]

44 views and no response?

 

[uncwnells]

what do you want help with? there are no questions in your post. If you want my opinion I say let the fire eels live and go with something else.

 

[Loves severums]

just hand fed him he will eat eventually. sometime you have to starve them first then they will eat.

 

[Columbian Shark Catfish]

what do you want help with? there are no questions in your post. If you want my opinion I say let the fire eels live and go with something else.

im not going to get anymore. but i just want to know why they died right after the blood worms?

 

[prskiller]

Not sure why they died. Could be a sick batch from your lfs or could be your water parameters. I just got mines (3") over a week now and it's getting fat on hand fed blood worms.

 

[Columbian Shark Catfish]

Not sure why they died. Could be a sick batch from your lfs or could be your water parameters. I just got mines (3") over a week now and it's getting fat on hand fed blood worms.

ye, probably just bad luck. cuz the tank they went in was fine

 

[Columbian Shark Catfish]

TTT for any reasons why?

 

[swarrrm]

try live earth worms or raw shrimp, that's what mine eats and i've had him for almost 2 years. It will also need at least one place to hide. Some aquarium salt wouldn't hurt. Mine is in a planted tank with ph 6.5 / soft water / temp 79F. Also, i wouldn't put it in brackish since it will be sold as fw.

 

[Columbian Shark Catfish]

try live earth worms or raw shrimp, that's what mine eats and i've had him for almost 2 years. It will also need at least one place to hide. Some aquarium salt wouldn't hurt. Mine is in a planted tank with ph 6.5 / soft water / temp 79F. Also, i wouldn't put it in brackish since it will be sold as fw.

yea i read up and the salitiy limit i guess for fire eels isnt as much as columbian sharks

so i might just get a tire track eel in my 75 soon