snow flake eel

[j-spot]

My eel hasn't came out in over 5 days. I can see him hiding in his usual spot inside 1 of the rocks so I know he is still alive and breathing, he just won't come out to eat. Is this normal behavior or should I be concerned?

 

[j-spot]

Bump

 

[sweetdawn]

how big of an eel

 

[hot883]

Have you looked in the tank at night? Thats when they are the most active. Has he eaten? What size tank, what size eel, other inhabitants?

 

[j-spot]

The eel is about 10 inches long. Currently he is in a 90 gallon tank with a humu humu trigger and a blue dot puffer. He has been eating frozen food off of a feeder stick. Nothing has changed, water tests fine. I have had him for 3 months without any problems eating until now.

 

[konrade]

They go on hunger strikes every once in a while and they can survive months without food. He should come out of it

 

[j-spot]

Well the eel finally came out and ate. Then he decided he was in the mood for a taste of lion fish

. So, needless to say, no more eel, but my zebra lion is doing well.