melrick1 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I got my new fire eel yesterday. He is 35cm long and a monster. Unfortunately he is only eating blood worms atm, will try and train eating shrimp. He is in with my Oscars so this could be a tricky process lol. Will add a photo as soon as I can so you guys can see him, he is very well coloured! Lives with my other fire eel and two other zebra eels and they all get along well and a buddy up in their caves together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 theres only one TRUE Mr Eel lol im assuming you have seen him on youtube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 make sure its RAW prawns not cooked, cooked will kill it. good luck, love the eels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 theres only one TRUE Mr Eel lol im assuming you have seen him on youtube? :nfs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Mr eel youtube video is amazing, huge fire eel THis is earnie love the fella tank height is 72 cms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted February 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 That is one cool eel Had people over and we did the quatic show of the fish tank lol The girls were jumping out of their chairs and the guys were amazed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcanine Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 lol 35cm a monster :sml2: mines 75cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Its not the size its how you use it haha :sage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Earnie is about 72 to 75cms, hard to measure, but hes sure is a fatty! loves beef heart, prawns. i think he has maxed out though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcanine Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 haha dead right you dont want them too big anyway mines a right pain in the bum, only eats worms and took him a month to eat anything, wont even look at anything else. he gets 20-30 worms a day/ second day. hes grown about 7cm since november after being fed bloodworms at bird barn is mr Eel yours henward? (i cant look at youtube, uses too much internet :an!gry ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 no mr eel is someone in the US i think with a monstrous fire eel, i mean MONSTROUS> mine is that link i put on, its earnie the TT eel lol fire eel i believe is way bigger than 70cm ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Woo-Hoo I have one of my fire eels eating shrimp :happy1: Now to try and tempt the others onto it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Success both are now eating shrip from my hand :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 They are both doing very well, the small one comes to the surface to eat and the large one is comming rite out of his cave to eat out of my hand. They go through three shrimp per night now. I am going to start stuffing them with the pellets and hopefully get them onto pellets at some stage. They have to compete with my greedy oscars though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 you need a Notopterus notopterus in with them ,ideal tank mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted March 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Yes they are very cool fish, was looking at maybe getting a black ghost knife (as they are easy to train at eating pelets). Would love a big Notopterus tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 it just so happens .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 LOL dont tempt me, I will get in trouble again haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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