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Peacock Eel- Feeding, Care, and Compatibility Q’s?
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Spiny eels are not true eels but have long, eel-like bodies. They originate from Asia and Africa, and the family has now been subdivided into four genera.
The genus Mastacembelus contains well-known spiny eels such as the Fire eel, Mastacembelus erythrotaenia, and Tyre-track eel, Mastacembelus armatus.
These two species grow too large for a more general community tank. However, there are some smaller ones. Among these is Macrognathus circumcinctus, sometimes known as the Half-banded or Bar-bellied spiny eel. It may be found in stores
simply as “Striped spiny eel”.
This attractive little eel grows to about 15cm/6?. Its colour can vary from vertical bars to horizontal light and dark bands in the same individual at different times.
They are shy fish and appreciate caves of wood or rocks to retreat to. They also bury themselves in a soft substrate, so sand is preferred to gravel. Often they will be observed with just their head peeking out from their favourite resting place.
Frozen or live bloodworm and brineshrimp seem to be favourite foods, though small pieces of other meaty foods can be offered, such as mussel and earthworm.
This species seems to thrive in a range of water, so soft to medium hard and acidic to slightly alkaline water will be fine. Temperature should be around 24-26?C/75-79?F.
I personally wouldnt choose a bamboo shrimp, but if you want one then give it a try but if i wans you i would play it safe and buy an Armoured shrimp instead
Hope this helps you
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they will eat small fish such as neons and baby guppies when they get big enough, also ghost shrimp are good too.
they will eat bloodworms. but i had one that wouldnt touch anything i had except for live earhworms cut into small peices.
he would even eat from my hand. he like would actually interact with me when i came to my tank.
they are a nocturnal feeder
feed them only 2-3 times a week.
make sure your tank is well covered. they can be escape artists.
they can grow to a foot or even 15inches or so.
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Type in spiny eel because that is one of there family members as there is no such thing as peacock eel.
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