New Peacock Spiny Eel

[Kerrie]

Hello Im new to this site
I just wanted a little more info on a peacock spiny eel I have purchased. He is quite active, plays with the clown loach I have in the tank (clown loach has an inability to be nice to other clown loaches hence why he is a loner). Oh the tanks 3 foot. There are black neons in there I know he will eat them he not big enough though yet 4 inch long max.
Now I have live black worms, bloodworms and mosquito larvae when weather is warm enough. I put some sandy substrate in the tank although he doesnt seem interested in burrowing. It is heavily planted with many hiding spaces.
What else do I need to consider also is KH of 5-6 alright that is what the water he came in was I keep finding conflicting views.

 

[Straydum]

from the peacock eel profile,

Maximum size: 14"

Care: The smallest of the commonly seen spiny eels (tyre track and fire eels being the others) it is more suitable for home aquariums than its giant relatives, a minimum of a 36" tank should be used to house this fish. Offer a sand substrate since the fish likes to burrow, plants are best left out since the eel/s will continually uproot them. Being predators they should only be combined with fish that are over 3", smaller fish will be eaten. They are not fussy of water parameters but the extreems of hardness and pH should be avoided, neutral water is best.

Feeding: Like with all eels feeding can be difficult, most eels will only accept live foods at first so try bloodworms, daphnia, glassworm, brineshrimp and black mosquito larvea, larger specimins should also take river/ghost shrimp. Once the eel is feeding confidently live foods can be swapped for frozen.

Breeding: Difficult but possible, i have witnessed my 3 peacock spiny eels spawning on two occasions but neither time had a breeding tank prepared (also if you have ever tried to catch a spiny eel in a well furnished tank you will know that it is near impossible). The two male eels pursued the female (identified as being the larger more rounded of the trio) around the tank while she dropped many small clear eggs on the substrate and decor, the eggs were immiedietly eaten by other fish in the tank. The spawning triggers each time seem to be linked to large feedings of live foods and large water changes.

Comments: Unlike other spiny eels peacocks appear to like the company of their own kind, if possible keep a small group of them.

 

[Kerrie]

Thanks for that
Finally someone just gives me information instead of not answering my question and asking about other fish in the tank.
Feel silly though it was on this site all along
thanks

 

[invader]

No reason to feel silly! It takes a little bit to find everything on this site.