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	Peacock ell
Osborne Small Fry Posts: 1 Kudos: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Apr-2005	My peacock ell doesnt seem to wont blood worms. I need some suggestions on what it might eat?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
1tankneverenuff Hobbyist Posts: 131 Kudos: 100 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Mar-2005	Wrong forum to post in, but, depending on it's size you need to try various frozen meats other than bloodworms. Also, these guys are mainly notcurnal. I've had a beautiful one for a while and NEVER see him/her eat, but he/she is never thin and always active at night. Find an LFS that has a freezer with different kinds of frozen meats, alot of them sell variety packs. I've had all kinds of Dottyback/Spiney eels for a long time and all I feed them is live ghost shrimp and various frozen meats and everyone is healthy and active.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	This isn`t wrong forum, eels are bottom dwellers as much as Corys are. You could maybe think of putting it in oddities b ut how many people actually check oddities?!?! Feed after lights are out and try various meaty foods like bloodworm, worms (wash them in milk first and then drop them in, if not eaten within 1 hour remove), brine shrimp and avrious other frozen meaty foods. He is bound to eat one of them and also if he don`t check the water and make sure everything is ok.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
1tankneverenuff Hobbyist Posts: 131 Kudos: 100 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Mar-2005	Yes, they do feed on the bottom, but that is not the only place they feed. Which is why I do not consider them bottom feeders. Mine all feed anywhere they can find food! And my LIVE food doesn't exactly sit at the bottom .
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	I have found that nearly all species of spiny eels enjoy frozen krill a lot. The krill are about 1" in size, so you may have to break them up if the eels are small. They are good food if you are trying to hand-tame your eels, because they are easy to hold and the eels absolutely love them. [hr width='20%'] "They package brine shrimp and sell them to kids? That's not right, man!" I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	how long have u had it sometimes it jsut takes a while for them to get used to the tank jsut give it time n see if it goes a week with out eating private message me n ill give u all the info on them ull ever want
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
susiq Hobbyist Posts: 101 Kudos: 68 Votes: 4 Registered: 14-Mar-2005	try feeding it mysis... after the lights go out and the other fish are all fed
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
madwill Hobbyist Posts: 110 Kudos: 92 Registered: 10-Oct-2004	ive seen them be fed young ghost shrimp....
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04


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