How much food should I feed my pet eel?

Question

I caught him/her a couple of weeks ago, hes mad himself as home and looks happy, I've only seen him eat worms *I dropped a few in his tank* but I"m not shor how much to feed him, anyone know? also what other food would he like, he doesn't like boatmen or earwigs or hard shelled bugs

Also he is only 30 cm long so still a baby, the eels in our creek can reach up to a meter , thats the biggest I've found

Thanks :D

Answer 1

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well have u tried crickets. feed him a few crickets or worms. feed him about 2 worms maybe 3 and see how he does. if he likes crickets id try about 7 maybe 8 at the most. also minnows would be a thing to try. about 3 to 4 of them

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ok, I'll try some crickets :D we have lots of them around

Answer 2

Depends upon what you are feeding it, normally a few worms that you are doing is allright. You can feed it 2-3 times a day after certain intervals.

Do remember, its always better to underfeed a little rather than overfeeding any fish.