What do baby tire track eels eat?

[jclyde13]

someone has to nitpick.. my brother is the bio-major in my family. I just keep the critters. Now i want a patterned belly just to see if I can prove 28" isn't the full potential size .. And I agree completely the science backs up all of the info. But there isn't extensive research on spiney eels out there. I always try and er on the side of caution. Very few of these species have been kept in captivity for extensive lengths of time outside Public Aquariums. Very little is actually known of these fish in the General Hobby.

OP: unpatterned belly is indeed the larger species. 24" -40" have been recorded in captivity for max sizes ( males are belived to be the smaller specimines, and a few large eels have been confirmed females.) I would be very surprized if any spiney took chicken. invertibrates, and fish are readily accepted foods. You should expect your tire track to hit 12" his first year.

I would definitely be interested to see that, a 30"+ M. favus would be pretty awesome.

 

[jclyde13]

I've checked it, I think the eel has no patterns on its belly. (Btw, the sticky doesn't mention M. favus.) It has tried a piece of chicken yesterday but didn't like the taste I guess, and spat it out. I'll try more bloodworms today.

I've noticed that one of my Zigzags looks a bit bigger. It's been a month since I got them now, obviously they're foraging some kind of food. If only I could see them eat.

Yeah, I think it's probably because they are often misidentified as M. armatus, so I'd guess that the member who wrote the thread wasn't aware of the species at the time. They also left out Macrognathus aculeatus and M. zebrinus (both of which are fairly common).

 

[EmrePekdeniz]

Hmm, ask one of the moderators to update the sticky then? Also, is my bowl-feeding, shrimp-farming idea stupid?

Here are the photos of my juvie:

 

[MonsterMinis]

the lighter marking on the head tell me Favus. But not seeing the belly def makes it possible it's either. since either can have a fairly different pattern. def a TT, and a healthy one. Nice pick up.

 

[EmrePekdeniz]

Thank you! One of my zigzags gorged itself with frozen bloodworms today, much to my delight. The other one didn't accept any and looks awfully thin. The TT accepts both anchovy and shrimp.

 

[EmrePekdeniz]

I've started the cherry shrimp farm today. Both eels gulped down several shrimps each. Five minutes in the bowl, and they're full. I really want to watch them grow, they are so cute and small and pathetic. Their colours are also quite different, I wonder why?

 

[dragonsong]

Looks good BTW your tank is amazing, I love how it's set up (photobucket)

 

[drewdog31]

earth worms,blood worms,and red worms

 

[EmrePekdeniz]

Looks good BTW your tank is amazing, I love how it's set up (photobucket)

Thanks! I aim to improve it.

 

[jclyde13]

the lighter marking on the head tell me Favus. But not seeing the belly def makes it possible it's either. since either can have a fairly different pattern. def a TT, and a healthy one. Nice pick up.

Both species look like that when they're stressed.