New Fire Eel!

Cathy G

Cathy G

Bolivians Rock
Jan 15, 2006
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My hubby got the coolest fire eel - he/she is about 1 foot long and eats red worms and frozen/thawed blood worms from his hand every night. So...
How much do you feed a 1 foot fire eel hubby wants to know? Should it get a medium size red worm every night? A thumb size pinch of blood worms every night? We don't want to overfeed! We know they pick off stuff at the bottom too, but we have never had a fish like this before and could use some tips.
(Don't they need any vegies?!)

Thanks is advance if you can help.
Cathy G
 
Cathy G said:
My hubby got the coolest fire eel - he/she is about 1 foot long and eats red worms and frozen/thawed blood worms from his hand every night. So...
How much do you feed a 1 foot fire eel hubby wants to know? Should it get a medium size red worm every night? A thumb size pinch of blood worms every night? We don't want to overfeed! We know they pick off stuff at the bottom too, but we have never had a fish like this before and could use some tips.
(Don't they need any vegies?!)

Thanks is advance if you can help.
Cathy G
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I just got a peacock eel last night and i would like to know the same thing you would, come on people help us out lol
 
your fire eel will double in size so you will need a 55 gallon minimum. i know a lot about them but i dont know how much you feed them try asking the petstore where you got him
 
I have a peacock eel, a zig zag eel, and a betta in my 20gallon who all eat black worms. I get about a dollars worth of black worms once a week. A dollars worth for me is about the size of a liquid cough medicine cup. My eels are both about 6 inches long and pleasantly plump. I know that they do stop eating when the have had enough so it might just be a case of trial and error to figure out how much to feed them. (I know, not very helpful, sorry!)

BTW very jealous that you have a fire eel!!! Thats one of my dream fish!! I can't wait until I have room for a bigger tank. What a beautiful and animated fish!!!
 
My friends tire track eel will gobble up an entire cube of frozen brine shrimp every day. His is about 10".
 
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