Feeding my Tesselata Eel

This is my Tesselata eel eating. It has been three days since he was last fed, normally it is only two days and he is STARVING apparently. This was 4 pieces of fresh tuna and 2 pieces of shrimp. This is just a temporary home for the eel, I realize it isnt a large enough tank for long term keeping. I like to start all my fish out in a small tank where I can make sure they are healthy, used to my presence and heartily eating the food I offer.

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Pets & Animals

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• Tesselata
• Eel
• Aquarium
• fish
• feeding
• food
• shrimp
• tuna
• saltwater
• tank
• PVC
• home
• attack
• live
• rock

[DevilshUniverse]

Hey i'm Getting a Big fish tank and i want to Collect Saltwater Stuff Can "Tesselata Eel" Live with other Fishes ?? Pls Answer!!

[Mezico]

@DevilshUniverse No, they are piscivores. They will eat fish, for sure, guaranteed. This is what they do in the wild. If you keep them super well fed you might have a chance of them not eating MANY fish, but they will eventually consume anything they can fit in their mouths.

[ultrafish33]

how many gollans is that

[Mezico]

@ultrafish33 This is just a 29g growout tank.

[Mezico]

@Asken96 If I put my hand in the water and wiggled it around in front of it, I think I'd probably get a finger bitten. Eels have lots of bacteria in their mouths, the bite itself wouldnt be too bad with a small eel BUT the subsequent infections would be horrible. Anyway, I just try not to put my hand in the water and wiggle it like a fish :)

[Mezico]

@screw66 This is just a temporary tank, it now resides in a 200+ gallon tank.

[Mezico]

@kirksajerk LA is AMAZING for ordering from. They are the best there is. I prefer to get my fish there rather than at a local fish store. They really take care of the fish and they ship them really well. Plus, you get a 2 week warranty on all your fish, if they die during or two weeks after shipping, you're given all your money back. I bet your local fish store wont do that for you!

[kirksajerk]

@Mezico hi i love your eel. and is liveaquaria good for buying fish online. im trying to tell my dad to but he thinks it will arrive dead or not healthy. when you got ur eel how long did it take to get ur fish and was it healthy and colorful.

[Mezico]

@SuperTouchthis Around $150. I think I paid that much for mine, online from Live Aquaria.

[Mezico]

@rlmast In the wild, around 5-6 feet. In captivity, I'd guess more like 4 foot, although nothing says they cant hit max size in captivity, it's just pretty rare.

[SuperTouchthis]

How much would an Eel like that cost ? Ive got a spiny eel but im intrested in buying a tess eel

Thanks!

[rlmast]

how big do these guys get??