tire track eels are mean...

[ballsmcgee1234]

I had two peruvian gars, an aro, and one tire track eel. All were living together peacefully for over a year. One day I came home to discover one of the gars had been bitin stomach just in the right spot, it died. The gars and aro are friends, so I can only imagine it was the eels fault. Lesson learned about my eel

 

[DeLgAdO]

i thought tire tracks have small mouths and can only take small food items like bloodworms?


ITS A SET UP!!!!!!

 

[lizardfishman]

i bet the other gar got hungry and bit it.

 

[guppy]

The aro is pulling a frame, Large spiney eels have relatively small mouths but strong bites, I saw one take the tail off a 6" bala once, snip.

 

[clare]

No ,usually tire track eel will harass fire eel until injury or death even though fire eel grows bigger.Injuries to spiney eels are notoriously difficult to cure.

 

[that drumin guy]

Yeah, I lost my fire eel from a small mbuna bite which triggered some sort of skin fongus deal.

 

[ballsmcgee1234]

The aro is pulling a frame, Large spiney eels have relatively small mouths but strong bites, I saw one take the tail off a 6" bala once, snip.

My aro use to swim all over the tank, and he would have nips out of his fins. The gars would stay at the top without any injuries, that's why I feel it was the eel... but who knows...they got fed everyweek a couple dozen fish...

 

[clare]

Have you seen any full size eels?Even though many sites state sizes as maximum in the wild,fire eels usually grow larger especially in terms of thickness.

 

[snogard]

biggest i've seen in person is 24" tire track. and 18" fire eel. i have both but they're still both under a foot. my tire track is very territorial. and always hiding. total opposite of my fire.

 

[arapaimag]

I had two peruvian gars, an aro, and one tire track eel. All were living together peacefully for over a year. One day I came home to discover one of the gars had been bitin stomach just in the right spot, it died. The gars and aro are friends, so I can only imagine it was the eels fault. Lesson learned about my eel

What size were the fish when the attack took place?