suggestions for giant tiretrack and fire eel

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toehead11183

Fire Eel
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my fish guy has xxl fire eels and tire track eels availible. talking 24"+ for like $60-80. im supper interested in either but i got a few questions:
-ive had great luck with tame fire eels in the past, are tire track eels as outgoing and easy to feed as fire eels?
-ive never kept either this big, do i need to worry about them eating 2" clown loaches, 2" black skirt tetras or 2" clown plecos?
-im assuming these are wild caught, considering they have been in the wild for a few years, how hard would it be to acclimate to captivity and prepared foods?
 
Wow. I would be all over a fire eel that size. I would be getting 2 at that actually. Love the eels but I need large ones for my tank. If the Guy has a few pm the contact info if he can ship one or two.

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tire tracks are just as outgoing as fire eels.. but not as "tame" ime.. mine also ate small fish. as for being WC at that size... QT tank is a must.. and treat/be wary of IPs. you may also never get them offa live food, so I would hope for the best but be prepared for the worst as they say. And I would jump all over them at that price myself as well if I had the space.
 
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