Tire Track Eel

Awesome! Fat and personable fish, that one looks healthy

 

Nice find and healthy looking. One of the many fish types that is on my maybe one day list

 

Ahhhh its gorgeous!!!!!

@Cesar is going to be jealous... hahahah
Just joking... he has wanted one for a long time..

 

Very nice.

 

If memory serves me right they are both quite rare which i suppose explains the price

Is tyre track eating or you baby feeding again?

 

I agree.. thats not long, besides.. she looks very nice and fat so I dont think she has been starving herself

 

A very handsome fish, there. What was the LFS feeding before you got it?

I used to have a peacock spiny eel (M. siamensis) that was a troublesome eater, but I slightly buried the food (defrosted bloodworm) and it took to that, eventually just eating bloodworm around the tank. It loved to root around, though. Maybe give that a shot?

 

Had a spiny eel in my stupid years and I fed it defrosted shrimp by hand without any issues went crazy when I offered it some. Maybe try that

 

And... baby eating?

 

Does it not show any interest in food at all? Maybe it's a strictly nighttime feeder? I had a few catfish and eel-like species that would only feed once not only the tank lights were off, but the surrounding room lights as well.

Although, not to cause concern, but now would be the time for looking for any problems with the fish. Signs of injury, deformity, or disease around the mouth, stomach region, and anus are places to start looking for things that would affect feeding and appetite. I can't see anything from the picture, but a look up close might help?

That's all I can think of to throw out there for now.

Regards,