"Tynk" wrote in message
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On Oct 3, 6:57�pm, "Reel McKoi" wrote:


How large is your tank? 12" is a good size critter.

It's a 75g. They're only about 4-6" long and aren't growing too fast
at all.
Actually, come to think of it I don't think the one I've had the
longest (I got Gonzo a year ago) has grown longer at all. Fatter
sure...but longer, not really.
I just doubled checked the info on these eels, and they reach 12" in
the wild, but grow 6-8" in captivity.
That's bigger plus IMO to choose a peacock instead of a Fire or
Tiretrack eel.
For a much larger tank, I'd go for a Fire eel, as they are beautiful.

== The PetsMart here has these peacock eels. They were all hiding under a
decoration. Does yours come out and socialize or move around much? I didn't
notice the price here.

They relish live Blackworms, however, I got a bad batch of them and
lost several fish because of it.

Where did you get them? You bought them live?


I can get live black worms at a local pet shop in town. They usually
have them for sale because they feed their Discus the worms.
The bad batch which made my fish sick and caused the death of a few,
went rancid on them quickly.
I brought my portion back the next day because there was obviously
something wrong with it.
It was too late for some fish though, as they were fed some it when it
was bought. It looked fine when it was bought, and that wasn't the
first batch I had purchased from the store. Never had a problem in the
past, but new there were risks when feeding live black worms.
Well, it only takes once. I lost a favorite pair of pearlscale angels
that were in between spawnings, a peacock eel, as well as other fish
too.

== I can just imagine how upset you were. Did the store offer to replace
the fish that died?
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RM....
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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