Fire eel

[FreshLife]

I was considering getting a fire eel recently but my friend got one a while ago and it ended up dying out of nowhere. He had a slightly brackish tank and he acclimated appropriately. Could someone help me out and let me know if the do not tolerate salt well. And what do they normally eat? Thank you

 

[elisuwe]

Mine eats shrimps and prawn 2-3 Times a day, I really don't know why your friend would put a fire eel in a brackish tank.. I really don't

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[lubz]

They can eat tubeflex worms or frozen worms. And nothing bigger. I keep mine in freshwater... No experience with brackish tho

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[brackishdude]

I have kept them for yaears in BW

 

[snake8myelbo]

I keep mine in fw. He eats shrimp tilapia and earthworms he's getting big!

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[dragonfish]

Had mine for years in fresh. About three to four inches when I got him and over two foot now. Ate blood worms only when small, graduated to red wigglers, ghost shrimp, earthworms and now market shrimp. Never heard of anyone keeping them in brackish.


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[xApostle]

ive heard of them in brackish but personally never tried that. Id stick to fw IMO

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[noelsfishland]

MAKE SURE THAT YOU TANK HAS NO OPEN SPACES OR YOU MIGHT FIND HIM ALL DRIED UP ON THE FLOOR they like to try to escape

 

[brackishdude]

Low end brackish, mind you, but brackish (<1.005ish)