Synirr
"No one is a failure unless you try"
I went on a trip to Canton, TX last weekend with my mother and we stopped in a Walmart to pick up a couple of items. Of course, I had to look in the fish section.
There was a tank full of around 75 guppies, plus around 20 CAEs and 3 poor little peacock eels, one of which was already dead... man, I'm such a sucker. The eels were only $6, so against my better judgement, I bought one. I don't know why. It was a 3 hour drive home the next day, he would have to spend the night in a bag, and I've never even really wanted an eel in the first place, but I bought him anyway.
I ended up having to rebag him as well, since the person who bagged him for me obviously was never trained how to do so properly and filled with bag with nearly a gallon of water (literally, it weighed a ton) and only as much air as they accidentally trapped in there when rubberbanding it closed. Glad to say Mr. Eel made the trip just fine despite it all, and has made himself quite at home in my Betta imbellis 10 gallon
Later he'll be moved to the 29 gallon and eventually the 80, but for now a 10 is perfect, as he's only about 4"
Right at home in his burrow
Waiting patiently for bloodworms to be dropped on his head
Out and about
There was a tank full of around 75 guppies, plus around 20 CAEs and 3 poor little peacock eels, one of which was already dead... man, I'm such a sucker. The eels were only $6, so against my better judgement, I bought one. I don't know why. It was a 3 hour drive home the next day, he would have to spend the night in a bag, and I've never even really wanted an eel in the first place, but I bought him anyway.
I ended up having to rebag him as well, since the person who bagged him for me obviously was never trained how to do so properly and filled with bag with nearly a gallon of water (literally, it weighed a ton) and only as much air as they accidentally trapped in there when rubberbanding it closed. Glad to say Mr. Eel made the trip just fine despite it all, and has made himself quite at home in my Betta imbellis 10 gallon
Later he'll be moved to the 29 gallon and eventually the 80, but for now a 10 is perfect, as he's only about 4"
Right at home in his burrow
Waiting patiently for bloodworms to be dropped on his head
Out and about
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If you gave him a larger tank, Even a 30 Gallon, and fed your Eel everyday you would find your eel would grown quite consistently. They dont grow at alarming speeds, but they are just like ordinary fish who do grow, and require consistent feeding. 
