Wut do i feed this guy?

[trev_j_02]

I hve a spiny eel or (Peacock Eel) iv had him for about a week and he wont eat, i dont no if im not feeding him the right thing or what i feed the rest of my fish blood woems and he dosent eet them.

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/img/eel1.jpg

 

[sublime1184]

bad link...eventually he will settle in and eat. It'll take some patience. Is he bullied by anyone? Or maybe he is just stressed by his conditions.

 

[Hrafnkel]

He should take the bloodworms eventually. Get one with some tweezers and wiggle it in front of him, maybe? Works with my two peacocks.

 

[FreddytheFish]

peacocks are nocturnal, so try feeding at night, right before you turn off the tank lights.

bloodworms should be fine, peacocks like small wormy foods. It will also eat live foods, frozen foods, mosquito larvae, small crusteaceans, sinking bottomfeeder pellets, and might scavenge any leftover food on the bottom.

Hope this helps, and I hope you get him eating. :dive2:

 

[moemtb]

I feed mine red worms, he LOVES them. When I drop one in, he immediately attacks it. I don't even know how he does it, as sometimes it looks as if the worm would be too big for him. I'm an avid fisher-woman and I actually grow my own red worms. (Bought a small worm farm kit at wal-mart for about $8). Hope this helps.