tire track eel wont eat :(

[bryan.u159]

I bought a new tire track eel and its really small I have it in a 10 gallon tank for now but it seems like its not interested in anything I put in the tank I tried pellets flakes feeders and nothing what can this baby tire track eat? I never had eels so I need help

 

[Yoimbrian]

Feeder fish? Nah.

Worms dude. Blood worms, meal worms, etc.


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[piranhaman00]

Blood worms. He will eat

 

[jclyde13]

New tire track eels often do refuse food for the first couple weeks, but you will have more luck if you offer more appropriate foods, like worms (frozen or live) and/or shrimp/krill (preferably frozen). Tire track eels can be converted to pellet foods, but it is not easy to do and will take a while. It took me several months to get my old tire track to accept Hikari Cichlid Gold, which I did by soaking the pellets with its favorite food at the time (krill) and offering them, along with the krill, by hand every night.

On another note, be prepared to upgrade your tank size pretty soon. Your tire track is going to reach 20+ inches within the next 2 years, and it will eventually need a 180 gallon aquarium (preferably larger).

 

[Browning]

They love blood worms, an ive had some luck with frozen brine shrimp as well with very small TT's

 

[bryan.u159]

Thank you guys I'm going to try worms tonight I hope it works

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