kingmatherz Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Hi Guys I have been wanting a Fire eel for ages, and finally got one last week after selling some of my smaller fish to pay for it! It had been in the tank 4 days, stayed in this bell but I would hold the bell up (in the water) and feed it the bloodworms which it use to take. Yesterday I couldn't find it anywhere, pretty much tore the tank apart and its gone! Other fish in the tank are Black Ghost knife, catfish, bristlenose and Plattys (eel was only about 10cm - I know it will get bigger and was planning on getting rid of other fish when this happened). Tank is 270L, had a large lid, its pretty much closed on top, there is a real small hole where the filter cords etc go in, I doubt it jumped out of that but thats the only thing I can think of. The tank is against the wall but used my phone to video the back but its not dead on the ground. Any ideas where it went? I am so upset! Ground of tank is gravel not sand. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Out the gap maybe. Possibly the ghost knife got hungry. Fire eels are very good at hiding. Not tucked up between the filter intake and the glass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 What filter is in the tank? Might be in the filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redracer77 Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 If its not on the floor dead, it will be hiding in the gravel. I have been through the same thing when I got mine, they are good at hiding, it will be there somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 They can get further on the floor than youd think, expand the search. They are one of the best escape artists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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