Comments on: Peacock Eel

By: Edward Wickard

Edward Wickard — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:10:32 +0000

Got my first Pea Cock Eel very beautiful swims everywhere in my 55 gallon with Dalmation Mollys as well as a school of Tetras an they get along great. The eel has a giant Bonsai Tree/ Cave he can hide in as well as a giant shell 7″ wide. A wonderful addition to any tank be mindful he ate my baby Molly’s but thats what happens in an aquatic ecco system which is what I wanted. Also lives with my 2 eastern Painted turtles Argento and Cisero both hatchlings. Make sure to give the eel some bubbles he love playing in them as well as an LED nightlight. An a lot of areas so he can hide. Don’t worry about when he is missing he is just where you can’t see him. Enjoy your fish buddies an take good care of them. Feed your eel at night so your other fish won’t eat all the food before it reaches him.

By: Alix

Alix — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:44:01 +0000

hi i just got my peacock last night and its not rele moving or anything its just laying on the bottom of the tank upside down …..is this normal when you get them? im so worried about him…..hes my little guy…

By: Bazooka Benji

Bazooka Benji — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:52:28 +0000

WOW, I just got a peacock eel and the next morning i found it lying on the floor, i have 95% of the top covered with just a very small 1/4″ area around the filter open, he obviously tried escaping through this and actually knocked the lid off the biowheel area. Looks like it’s time for the seran wrap!

By: aline

aline — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:57:17 +0000

Hi … i just add some more fish to my tank . and i have the peacock too . i just need to know if the peacock will eat my smaller fishs ??? i have the fancy guppies . the neon tetra the ghost fish . and little mollys !!! thank u so much !!!

By: qucksilver

qucksilver — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:37:43 +0000

Hi. Guys. This species have the habit of poking their nose in holes. That means it may even think of poking it’s nose inside the filter’s delivering end.

As for feeding they are not picky about worms. They just love them. But their favorite is small earthworms. yes from organic soil. just wash them up.

By: shahin

shahin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:08:27 +0000

I just got my first eel today. having an external filtering system, i have about an inch or more of opening right next to it. do I have to now worry about this? will the eel jump out of it? any suggestions about how to fix this issue?

By: destiny

destiny — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:18:38 +0000

I have a baby peacock eel and would also like to know about the life span and i also hve some blue gourami fish with it but when it gets older and bigger should i move the peacock eel to another tank so it doesn’t eat the other fish
Also does the food have to be live or can i just get some blood worms from the pet store?

By: Joshua kelley

Joshua kelley — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:56:06 +0000

I would recommend using live blackworm, the are almost hair like and easier for them to eat. Take the worm, by hand, and place it as close to the bottom as possible. This will give the worms a chance to bury itself. It will still hang out About 1 to 2 cm, this will make a more natural feeding ground for them to use there anteater like snout to dig And catch the worms. The worm wil live longer, decompose poop And the other fish love to hunt the worms too. I have a couple peacock eel, cichlids, and jack Dempsey all chill together.

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By: Suenell

Suenell — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:08:34 +0000

I too would like to know if feeding worms from organic soil would be ok or would they need to go through any sort of cleansing feeding such as cornmeal, lettuce, or something else before being fed to the aquarium?

How about Mealy worms? Would those be ok to be fed to aquarium fish? I have those for my lizard & have been successful in breeding them, keeping a live cycle going at all times.