will my fire eel be ok???

[danjo]

i just bought a fire eel at my LFS at about 8"...once in a while i catch him trying to swim up my cannister filters out pipe...so far he hasn't succeeded but i'm afraid he might hurt himself...anyone else seem something like this??

 

[WyldFya]

Fire eels like to go into tubes, wood, rockwork, gravel and just about any other tight fit. Offer him some other hiding spots and he will probably stop. I have had them completely dig up and go under tank dividers. Gotta watch out they are tricky.

 

[Bud_Man_Jr]

if he goes in your filter most likly he will still live.just watch out and if he gone whip open that filter

 

[importracer]

Hide some PVC pipiing under driftwood/rocks....

 

[benzjamin13]

It's probably looking for some place to hide. Do you have anything it can hide in, like driftwood, pipes, or caves?

 

[joeytoe]

Def put in some sortve small (lil bigger than the eels girth) hiding places. Mine hides most of the day in a 3/4" piece of PVC.

 

[danjo]

thanks for the input...i have 2 pieces of large driftwood and a rock that i can push against a wall of the tank to make another cave...he seems to have lost interest in rushing up the out pipe...does pvc pipe under a driftwood make a significant difference???my eel does go under my driftwood just wondering if he would feel safer with a tighter squeeze...