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[mclife]

I have a 5" tyre track eel. Had him for just over a week. He seems to be thriving except that I never see him eat. I have been feeding frozen brine shrimp and freeze dried tubiflex worms. Is there a better food for him? Something he might like better?

I drop the food right next to him, but he doesn't seem to care much. All my other fish get so excited and go into an eating frenzy.

Any suggestions, advice?

[mclife]

Ne1?

[OrionGirl]

Meaty fods are a good choice. I found that mine prefers the frozen foods--I feed Emerald Entree that has a mix of meaty foods-to the freeze dried foods. They tend to be nocturnal, so feeding after lights out will help. Live blood worms are taken with relish, as are small chunks of earthwrom--they must be small enough that the fish can eat them. I had to pull an overly large piece from mine's mouth--too big for him to swallow. They can be fussy initially, and a week or two to get comfortable isn't unusual.

[mclife]

Thanks OrionGirl. I fed him some frozen brine shrimp today. I saw him eat a couple of them. Its a start. Yeah, he seems to be getting more and more comfortable. Maybe I'll try those emerald entrees too.

[FooF]

mine loves ghost shrimp... all my eels do. i just got 30 today and theyre all gone already, heh. i only see him eat when i feed ghost shrimp, but i dont feed him them constantly, so he must get nutrition elsewhere... just when im not looking.