zebra moray feeding

[tommy tucker]

hi guys been reading your site for a couple of days now think its awesome by the way, my question is about my eel. ive got a 100 g fowlr tank with volitan, radiata lionfish, regal and yellow tang, porcupine puffer and 7 inch zebra moray. ive had him just over 18 months hes not grown significantly maybe 2 inches im not sure if this is normal! im just wandering if its his diet all i can seem to get him to eat is small pieces of frozen prawn. ive tried muscle, silversides, squid etc but he just has a sniff and turns his nose up at it. any advice. thanks tom

[leebca]

WELCOME TO REEFLAND!

Unfortunately, the longer a fish continues to eat one food, the more they become focused on it. There are fish in the sea that tend to gravitate to a single diet, but in captivity this is not a good idea. Obviously, the Eel will die if not given the proper nutrition and that isn't obtained from the food being provided.

First be sure to at least add vitamins and fat supplements to the food. I would also recommend spreading out the fishes. They are over crowding that tank, without much room to grow. The Tangs, when over 3" long should be in a 6-foot long tank, like a 125 or 180.

Read through this post and try some of the ideas proposed there to get your Eel to eat other foods: Getting Fish to Eat the Right Foods

[Hevgotdat4u]

Hi I agree with Lee that tank is to small for all those fish.I myself have a Zebra he is 36 inches long and he lives in a 75 with a Mantis shrimp I feed him silversides and fresh shrimp and scallops from local grocery. I had to soak it in garlic gaurd/extreme in the beginnig(18 months ago)but not anymore. Hope this helps BTW he also likes Emarld crabs and live crayfish.