Tire track eel

**plantedlab** · 05-28-2009, 04:58 PM

I don't have the tank or the eel anymore, though I hear he is doing well. The shot is from 2006.

I do miss the eel though. He was a superb hunter, and super smart. My wife used to be able to hand feed him blood worms and tickle his chin.

**plantedlab** · 05-28-2009, 05:42 PM

Found a couple more shots.

**Oscar_freak12321** · 05-28-2009, 06:06 PM

Looked like a healthy fish. Thanks for sharing with us!

**blacksnow** · 05-29-2009, 10:30 PM

nice tire track =]

I <3 mine...cant wait till my plants grow in some more and give more cover for him during the day.

He doesn't venture out much from the caves/rocks during the day. Soon as the moonlight kicks on though he is all over the sides =]

Cool watching him sneak around....

**Mith** · 07-25-2009, 06:08 PM

Can you get another one to replace him?

**Red** · 07-25-2009, 11:38 PM

Love tiretrack eels, wish I had a tank big enough for them.

**Mith** · 07-26-2009, 04:29 AM

Originally Posted by The Red Severum

Love tiretrack eels, wish I had a tank big enough for them.

How big do they get??

**Oscar_freak12321** · 07-26-2009, 04:43 AM

30". Great fish, that's for sure. Fire eels and tire track eels do get bigger though, maybe around 40"...

**Mith** · 07-26-2009, 05:22 AM

Originally Posted by Oscar_freak12321

30". Great fish, that's for sure. Fire eels and tire track eels do get bigger though, maybe around 40"...

WHOA! That's HUGE! So they eat fish then? Seems they'd not be safe to have in a tank with other fish??

**jordanthmn1** · 12-12-2009, 03:06 AM

A 40" tiretrack eel. Thats huge. I have personally never ever seen one over maybe 20" in captivity. Who knows though fish of anykind always are full of surprises.