TTs or Fire Eels ever eat Feeders?

[Retuks]

Post count has nothing to do with whether a person joined for the joy of keeping fish that the average person couldn't, or have such low self-esteem that they need to throw defenseless fish to their deaths in an unnatural and inescapable setting.
As for the original topic no, mine only eat worms and shrimp.

you should re-read the site introduction. your patronizing the bulk of users assuming they all have low self esteem and its merely human nature to be fascinated by how predatory fish behave when feeding, and being able to watch them do so in your own controlled environment. as the site states.

 

[dragonfish]

you should re-read the site introduction. your patronizing the bulk of users assuming they all have low self esteem and its merely human nature to be fascinated by how predatory fish behave when feeding, and being able to watch them do so in your own controlled environment. as the site states.

Must have struck a nerve there. Since you were so eager to explain to everyone what you have decided this site is about, I thought I'ld give you a little different perspective. You go re-read the intro. It does not state step this way, only live feeders need apply. If that was a requirement for this site, it would not have anywhere near the amount of members and it would be full of nothing but lonely boys with low self esteem instead of the large number of respected and experienced people we do have. Didn't say that live is never to be fed, just said it's not the whole experience. If that is the only reason you got into the hobby, I feel sorry for your fish.

 

[Liba]

Just asked the original question due to the fact that everyone says not to have smaller fish with TT eels. but when I throw feeders to my oscar (shares the tank with the eel) once in a while eel never touches them. I just feed it blood worms and Krill now.

 

[dragonfish]

The fire eel never touches anything but worms and ghost shrimp. The tire track is eating chunks of fish also.

 

[meghanashley]

I had a panda cory that lived with a 2' Tire track and the little guy could swim right by his mouth na dhe was never interested, but he would readily eat live worms. When I fed silversdes he was never excited by them. Guess evry fish is different, I have a smaller Tire track now but would not trust him with anything that could not stand his ground with him, he's only around 16-18" but much more agressive during feeding time if I do not feed him first.

 

[groovitudedude]

Only blood worms for my Fire eel.

My 13 incher only takes bloodworms too.

judging by your post count (and the thread starter's) you must have forgotten why people would join a forum named Monster fish keepers in the first place?

Don't judge by post count. Ever.

 

[seanathon]

you dont ever want to feed spiny eels feeders because they are so prone to bacterial infections. it is probably bad to even put them in there for the oscar. i wouldn't do it anyway

 

[jah29]

my 15in tt went crazy for feeders for about a month.. now he wont even acknowledge their existence and all he'll eat now is bloodworms

 

[APAC]

Ive only seen my tiretrack eel eat a feeder rosyred once when it was intended to be my bichirs dinner. Ive never seen my fire eel eat a fish, he just loves ghost shrimp and nightcrawlers

 

[Wet Whiskers]

you dont ever want to feed spiny eels feeders because they are so prone to bacterial infections. it is probably bad to even put them in there for the oscar. i wouldn't do it anyway

So, yes, this is getting off topic, but I think it is important to note. Yes, spiny eels can be prone to infections, so I don't like to add anything that hasn't been quarantined such as feeders. However, I will note that I keep and have raised my fire eels with several (but carefully selected) species of well behaved plecos, messy catfish, discus, clown loaches, rainbow fish, iridescent sharks, tin foils, and the list goes on. I just keep the water quality good, and these guys hold their own well. As long as the Oscar isn't constantly picking on the eel, there is no reason for them not to be able to be housed together. In fact, my eels practically run the 180 gallon tank.

If you do run into infection, they are easily treated. I just inject their nightcrawlers with one of the Gel Tek medications. They have everything from broad spectrum antibiotics to medication for internal parasites. You can easily dose your fish without trashing the biological filtration in the tank.

So, basically, if your eel is happy, healthy, and has plenty of room to grow, I can't see any reason to not keep them with other species. Obviously, the tankmates will depend dramatically on the individual personalities.