lionfish28
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Shuld i by feeding my 7in chainlink eel 2 times a week with a little piece of silver side?If not then how many times?
Feeding my eel
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moraym
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My large moray in my brackish tank (about 16 inches) eats every day. Eats a chunk of seafood about one inch cube. Diet depends on the day. That is an aggressive feeding schedule though, as he is still growing well in his new tank. If he doesn't want it, he'll leave it alone and won't eat for a couple days.
I asked on this board a few days ago about my new snowflake eel, was told he wouldn't eat himself to death either.
So I presume your chainlink would be about the same. Silver sides are pretty small, you should be able to feed him more than a piece of silver side. I thaw out frozen silver sides (about three inches long, really skinny) and feed about four or five to my tiny SFE every couple days. You should be able to up the feeding to 3-4 times a week, and a little more food.
It also depends how your eel is acting? Is he acting like he is hungry? ie- swimming around a lot, at the surface, etc.
I asked on this board a few days ago about my new snowflake eel, was told he wouldn't eat himself to death either.
So I presume your chainlink would be about the same. Silver sides are pretty small, you should be able to feed him more than a piece of silver side. I thaw out frozen silver sides (about three inches long, really skinny) and feed about four or five to my tiny SFE every couple days. You should be able to up the feeding to 3-4 times a week, and a little more food.
It also depends how your eel is acting? Is he acting like he is hungry? ie- swimming around a lot, at the surface, etc.
lionfish28
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sometimes he will swim up to the surface but he mainly stays in his big rock.
polarpooch
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I feed a variety of frozen/fresh stuff...squid, shrimp, silversides, tuna, swordfish, octo, smelt....and occasionally live feeders
I feed mine once a week...I feed them as much as they'll eat in one sitting.
I have a big green, medium tesselata and ghost moray...all of them I feed once a week, appropriate sized food until they're full. I also use feeding tongs to direct the food to each individual eel.
I feed mine once a week...I feed them as much as they'll eat in one sitting.
I have a big green, medium tesselata and ghost moray...all of them I feed once a week, appropriate sized food until they're full. I also use feeding tongs to direct the food to each individual eel.