Zebra eel

[hanse_2020]

Hey hope everyone is going great I got a question I got zebra eel and I had try everything possible to making his or she to eat any suggestions

 

[Terry Martin]

What have you tried? Clams and shrimp are best for my eel.

 

[ChrisV]

How long has it refused food?

 

[hanse_2020]

What have you tried? Clams and shrimp are best for my eel.

I have try shrimp but not clams

 

[hanse_2020]

How long has it refused food?

Before I got him I got it from a post on Bostonreef. I got him Nov 4 and still nothing. He move around and he's breathing looks normal

 

[Terry Martin]

Definitely try clams then. 8 days is not long for an eel to refuse food. I have a snowflake for 3-4 years and he's twice refused food for over a month and then started eating normally again. No idea why. I'd dangle a clam with prongs in front of a hole in rockwork where he tends to come out and see if he goes for it.

 

[pugz508]

Before I got him I got it from a post on Bostonreef. I got him Nov 4 and still nothing. He move around and he's breathing looks normal

Was this the free eel?

 

[hanse_2020]

Before I got him I got it from a post on Bostonreef. I got him Nov 4 and still nothing. He move around and he's breathing looks normal

Was this the free eel?

Yes

 

[hanse_2020]

Definitely try clams then. 8 days is not long for an eel to refuse food. I have a snowflake for 3-4 years and he's twice refused food for over a month and then started eating normally again. No idea why. I'd dangle a clam with prongs in front of a hole in rockwork where he tends to come out and see if he goes for it.

Ok I definitely will

 

[ChrisV]

Ah so he was refusing food before he came to you.

You may also try some scallops or squid. I've heard of molar toothed morays going nuts for those two foods in particular.

In the wild, moray eels are MUCH more active at dusk. If you have the ability to ramp down your lights, I'd suggest that you wait until the end of the day, ramp your light down substantially, and try to feed that way. Maybe put food in the tank and leave the room, and then check back a few hours after lights out to remove uneaten food.

 

[Zeefishies]

I had eels for many years.
Go get a few feeders( gold fish) i might like live food.
Good luck

 

[hanse_2020]

Ok I definitely will thank u

 

[kgstei]

I don't know much about eels, but is it possible to source live feeder shrimp anywhwre?

 

[ChrisV]

Live aquaria sells them, or if you're willing to drive to the coast, you can catch them at low tide in the tide pools.

 

[hanse_2020]

Last question how much will someone charge me to come check my tank to make sure everything is running ok

 

[ChrisV]

I'm sure there is a member in Quincy who wouldn't mind stopping by.

 

[ChrisV]

Do you mean in this specific case, or when you are away for extended periods?

 

[highfive52]

I feed chuncks of shrimp with tongs. They can't see well so always feed same spot. Once he come out and up put it right next to him. He'll grab it. Small chuncks.

 

[hanse_2020]

I feed chuncks of shrimp with tongs. They can't see well so always feed same spot. Once he come out and up put it right next to him. He'll grab it. Small chuncks.

Yeah but my is not interested at all

 

[hanse_2020]

I feed chuncks of shrimp with tongs. They can't see well so always feed same spot. Once he come out and up put it right next to him. He'll grab it. Small chuncks.

Yeah but my is not interested at a

Do you mean in this specific case, or when you are away for extended periods?

Just once to make sure everything is doing ok