chris b Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I have just been to chch today and brought a new fish from organism its a baby fire eel. What a cool fish it is too isnt bothered by me in the tank at all infact it was trying to nibble on my nails when i was vacuming. How long do my neons have till they become dinner? The eel is about 10cm and neons are fully grown. I also have small clown loaches at about 1.5-2inch, will they be big enough by the time the eel is fully grown to not get eaten too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redracer77 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Keep the fire eel fed up and you will be fine for a while, once you notice a couple of neons gone the rest will disappear pretty quick. The loaches should be OK, some eels grow quite fast others not so much, feed it on cut up raw shrimp and put in a couple of pellets and see if it will eat them. Henward is the person to speak to about growing it huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Raw prawns are good, pellets are better. Start training it early so that it doesn't become picky. Most eels are hopelessly addicted to bloodworms, but they are more of a treat than a staple, so if you want really good growth, get it on pellets. Some people have reported excellent fish growth rates from raw prawns, but personally I pump my fish up with hikari massivore lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris b Posted January 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 cool there are only 6 neons left anyway so no big deal if they all disappear (more worried about the clowns). i have been feeding raw prawns to all the fish aswell as sinking pellets flake foods and bloodworms so he should be fine on something there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 if he doesnt get a constant supply of bloodworms, fire and tt eels naturally i find tend to go towardfs raw shrimp and meaty smelly foods like mince beef heart, shrimp and fish fillets - all raw. never cooked. pellets is good, they get a massive concentration of protein and vits and grow rapidly but i have only ever had one fire eel that actually hard out fed on pellets, i mean ate pellets like it was prawns. the growth is faster, girth is better BUT as far as pellet growth vs meaty - i did not notice a drastic difference as i did other fish so i would say, might as well just feed prawn (my next eels i will not bother with pellets) when big enough (40 cms plus) you can stuff pellets into shrimp to boost its growth. basically, dont let the eel starve, when teh body is tapering thinner than the skul thickness, its starting to get stunted and chronic malnutrition. Also remember - most , a large majority of tt and fire eels will NEVER reach full size potential due to multiple factors. 1) not enough room 2) not enough food 3)quarantine stunting 4) lfs age unknown actually, this applies to most fish that dont move too rapidly in our local shops. basically, if a fire eel stays in a shop for 6 months whcih happens regularly, and it only grows 2 cm in 6 months - whcih also happens, then you know this is more likely gonna be stunted. Bird barn in auckland had a massive fire eel, certainly not stunted to get to that size i got one from hollywood that ate massivore and hikari arowna sticks - that was not stunted, i got a 40cm tt eel from I FORGET WHERE lol and not it is literally 73/74cm+.... thats luck IMO. This i found is similar to clown loaches. Once i had more than 80 clown loaches - HUGE SCHOOL. only about 15 to 20 grew fast, even though all of them ate lots and always fed well, water is perfect. Then after a few more months, the 15 to 20 grew rapidly and kept growing while everything else grew very slowly. This could be hormonal, genetics or stunting in quarantine or all of the above perhaps, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 this was taken 6 months ago, the eel has grown a lil bit since then. i think its pretty much reached its max, getting old im sure. but very thick! tank height is 71 cms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 this was taken 6 months ago, the eel has grown a lil bit since then. i think its pretty much reached its max, getting old im sure. but very thick! tank height is 71 cms :thup: :thup: :thup: !drool: !drool: !drool: my reaction: "Holey **** stick!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 haha must admit, its one of my favs! its huge! eats well, but feeds one day and doesnt for another couple of days. doesnt need so much food anymore it seems as its big. its a monster though, had to weight down its tunnel with a massive piece of wood to stop it from turning it upside down!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris b Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 hhhhmmmmmmmmm just feed fish some peas and the eel was scoffing into them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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