Hand-Feeding Fire Eels

[Zeppelin3k]

So, I've had this fire eel for about a 6 months and have never seen him eat. Finally I tried some earth worms and WOW!!!! he eats them out of my hand. This fish just got 1000 x's more cool. The black spotted eel already eats anything out of my hand but this is a milestone for the fire eel! YES!

Congrats mine would only eat worms for years. took along time to get him on shrimp

 

[Carefree_Dude]

I bought a fire eel saturday and i'm so excited! its a 7 incher, and cost only $20. It already eats out of my hand; not only worms, but also broken up carnivore pellets!

 

[Polyptasaurus]

Thats awesome, I'm glad to hear it!

 

[maztom83]

is there any sort of growth rate for these eels i have just bought 2 for my 400l setup, they are only roughly 10cm. they are eating but it did take 4 days for them to venture out from under the filter. they only come out to feed if i put in bloodworm (frozen).

 

[Loves severums]

is there any sort of growth rate for these eels i have just bought 2 for my 400l setup, they are only roughly 10cm. they are eating but it did take 4 days for them to venture out from under the filter. they only come out to feed if i put in bloodworm (frozen).

they grow about 1" per month

 

[maztom83]

brilliant. i really enjoy watching these fish when they are out, just a shame they dont stay out for long. any advice you can give me for the general care of these fish

 

[kevinfleming21]

I love my fire eel. She lives in the HOB filter of her growout tank. When it is feeding time i remove the cover and filter, she then checks to see if it is me before plopping out into the tank to chow. I got her at about 5 inches and she is 12-14 inches now if not bigger. Cool fish.

 

[Parrotsrule]

I love my fire eel. She lives in the HOB filter of her growout tank. When it is feeding time i remove the cover and filter, she then checks to see if it is me before plopping out into the tank to chow. I got her at about 5 inches and she is 12-14 inches now if not bigger. Cool fish.

Pics?


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[kevinfleming21]

I will shoot a video of it tonight and load it on here

 

[MonsterMinis]

lol kevin cant wait to see this.. as to their care and general husbandry.. clean low nitrate water is a must, regular water changes, good food, and no ammonia/nitrites in your water. avoid large heavy decor as they are much stronger then they look, and can get crushed easily. feeding is debatable, imomlive blackworms and nightcrawlers for larger fishnare best foods out there will frozen mysis, krill, and other seafoods adding to,their diet. they are notorious for refuseing pellets, but a few have been successful. the bigger they get the more outgoing they become, 3 is ideal, as aggression can often cause one fish to jump from the tank. they can be jumpers, but ime again not so unless some need is not being met in their husbandry ( my fire eels never had a lid in the 3 yrs i had them. they only jumper i had was when imlost my whole tank to a dissaster)