I wasn't sure how to feed the eel, which I posted about on the newbie forum. I hadn't yet found a tube suitable to put the food in, but I had been dropping meat pellets in the water at night in hopes maybe he'd come out and munch on them.
Well he came out today. He was hanging out by the powerhead so I got a good look at him. He's thin. He has white patches on him that make him look like all the scales in the area are missing. And his beautiful tail is a little shredded.
I consulted my boyfriend and seeing how we don't have a quarantine tank we thought the best thing to do for him was to put him in a bucket with tank water and some tank rocks to hide under. So that's where he is now.
We also have silver dollars, a bichir, and some plecos in the tank. Lyder (boyfriend) thinks that the bichir is getting at him, the eel is smaller than the bichir but way to big to be eaten by the bichir. I don't think it's the silver dollars because they go to sleep at night and I never see the eel during the day. Another theory of mine is that perhaps the sand is too abrasive and that's what's causing the damage? Or perhaps something else, and he actually has some sort of disease?
Any theories about what might be wrong with him and how to treat my baby and perhaps some recommendations with what should be done with him in the future would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Well he came out today. He was hanging out by the powerhead so I got a good look at him. He's thin. He has white patches on him that make him look like all the scales in the area are missing. And his beautiful tail is a little shredded.
I consulted my boyfriend and seeing how we don't have a quarantine tank we thought the best thing to do for him was to put him in a bucket with tank water and some tank rocks to hide under. So that's where he is now.
We also have silver dollars, a bichir, and some plecos in the tank. Lyder (boyfriend) thinks that the bichir is getting at him, the eel is smaller than the bichir but way to big to be eaten by the bichir. I don't think it's the silver dollars because they go to sleep at night and I never see the eel during the day. Another theory of mine is that perhaps the sand is too abrasive and that's what's causing the damage? Or perhaps something else, and he actually has some sort of disease?
Any theories about what might be wrong with him and how to treat my baby and perhaps some recommendations with what should be done with him in the future would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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