Peacock eels and diet

[goosefork]

I bought two peacock eels (about 4 inches long at this point) a few
weeks ago and I am wondering about their care. One of the eels is
ALWAYS under the gravel and the other one hides in the back of the
tank and occasionally pops out to take a look around. I understand
this is normal as is the fact that they never leave the bottom.
However, I am afraid they won't get enough to eat as the other fish in
the tank are quick to the trough. I put in quite a few frozen blood
worms and freeze dried tubiflex cubes and feed just before lights out.
I think I may be overfeeding the rest of the tank and also spoiling
the fish to compensate. For example, my keyholes won't touch flake
food now, they just want worms. I used to only put blood worms in 2ce
a week prior and use a number of other types of foods for other days
but now its blood worms every day plus other options. Any thoughts on
solving this problem? (I have giant albino danios, keyholes, kribs,
corys as well as a few algae eating types)

Also, I was thinking about buying some meal worms for the eels. Other
than crickets (which don't sink I understand) meal worms are the only
live worms that can be purchased around here as far as I know. Are
they too fatty for the diet?

[blove]

found this on a site

Specific Care Information: Relative Care Ease: Relatively Difficult
The Peacock Eel is a sensitive animal. It is not recommended for beginning
aquarists. Peacock Eels should be kept in water with a pH level of 6.7, and
with a temperature of 78 to 86 degrees fahrenheit. Peacock Eels can be hand
fed, if trained to do so. They should be fed live foods, including
earthworms, blood worms, brine shrimp, and fish. Foods should not the larger
than one inch in length, however, because the Peacock Eel might choke and
drown. For housing, they should be kept in tanks which hold at least 30-50
gallons

and on another site

Feeding Habits Prefers small live foods such as crustaceans, earthworms,
fish, crickets, mealworms, blood worms, glass worms, brine shrimp and
tubifex worms. Frozen blood worms, brine shrimp, beef heart, plankton and
glass worms are also accepted.

[Karen Garza]

I have mine (two of them) in a 75 gallon tank. One of them hides all day
and the other spends most of his time poking around the bottom of the tank.
I tried giving them frozen bloodworms but they didn't seem to like them
very much. Now I feed them both frozen and fresh brine shrimp and they
seem to love them. I used to feed them at night because that was the
only time they would eat. Now they will eat at whatever time I happen to
feed them. I feed them brind shrimp once every two or three days. When I
feed brine shrimp, I don't feed anything else for that day. on the other
days I feed flakes. The eels are thriving and the tank stays pretty clean.
Yours seem pretty small. Keep in mind that they have pretty small
mouths. You will need to feed them small bits of food. I think mine may
have had a hard time with the bloodworms for this reason.

Karen