Can Eel's catch fish disease?

[snorvich]

I agree that in this case transfer is better than copper or hypo. My only point on eels and the tranfer method is that they are a diffrent ball of wax when it comes to getting them from point a to point b- which can result in misadventure injuries to the skin and open them up for infection. One has to be extra careful- this being a dwarf species makes it easier than a 6 foot green for example. I will always stress though- until a eel has shown definate signs of ich- no treatment should be risked.

I totally agree. Your expertise with eels greatly exceeds my nonexistent experience.

:fish2:

 

[syrinx]

This is the fine case where a ich person and a eel person can fill in the gaps for each other-

EDIT- I too don`t consider myself a expert, the wife asked me that today in fact. My response was I am a pro aquarist- but there is just too much to know unless you are going to specialise on a minor area- which I am unwilling to do.

 

[snorvich]

This is the fine case where a ich person and a eel person can fill in the gaps for each other-

Absolutely. I learned a lot on this thread thanks to your input. My best days are when I learn something on here.

EDIT- I too don`t consider myself a expert, the wife asked me that today in fact. My response was I am a pro aquarist- but there is just too much to know unless you are going to specialise on a minor area- which I am unwilling to do.

The field is simply too broad. One can be a knowledgeable generalist but there will always be total gaps about which we/I know little to nothing.

 

[Robka]

I totally agree. Your expertise with eels greatly exceeds my nonexistent experience.

:fish2:

Thanks to all that have contributed to this thread. I certainly have learned a lot and my GDM Eel would like to thank you as wll:spin3: The good news is that my eel is still behaving normally (most of the time), but every once in a while he looks to be trying to scratch his head. He hasn't eaten in a couple of days, but he usually gets hungry every third day, so he will probably feed today. I am going to maintain premium water quality & observe for now. If my eel refuses to feed for an extended period or looks to be bothered by any parasite then I will try the transfer method. I hope that whatever killed the fish in my tank was MI, because if it is Brook or some other disease, I'm not sure if the transfer method will be successful?

 

[Sk8r]

I love your photo of him. Such a cheerful looking eel. Long may he thrive.

 

[Robka]

I love your photo of him. Such a cheerful looking eel. Long may he thrive.

It does always look like he has a grin I will try to get some footage of him feeding tonight. I love watching him attack his feeding stick:thumbsup:

 

[Robka]

My GDM hasn't eaten for 4 days now, but he is still acting normal (except occasional head shake) & has good coloring. I was adding a new supplement to his shrimp/scallop/squid chunks for the last 4 days, so maybe he doesn't like the taste of it? I will soak his next meal in my normal supplement of choice

 

[syrinx]

I seldom fed mine on a daily basis- I would feed every few days. Not to say that its the right way to do it- but what I have seen of many is they like to eat a big meal and chill. The dwarfs and peg tooth eels I would feed smaller meals- but still a couple days apart. Its not uncommon for them to take a week or two off food as well-as long as they are in good body weight its not a problem.

 

[Robka]

I seldom fed mine on a daily basis- I would feed every few days. Not to say that its the right way to do it- but what I have seen of many is they like to eat a big meal and chill. The dwarfs and peg tooth eels I would feed smaller meals- but still a couple days apart. Its not uncommon for them to take a week or two off food as well-as long as they are in good body weight its not a problem.

When there were fish in the tank I could tell when he was hungry by the way he reacted when I fed them (usually every 3rd or 4th day),but now that all the fish are gone I will have to ask him to give me another sign when he is hungry

:wave: Maybe he was eating too much when the fish were around because of the fish frenzy/Pavlov's dog effect?

Thanks again for the advice

 

[rubensito]

as for the eel's head shake, did that ever go away? I've only seen that in eels during situations of less than perfect water quality (high nitrates or ammonia spike, etc)

 

[Robka]

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My GDM eel is doing well but will still shake his head once in awhile. He recently went a month between feedings, but usually he eats once a week.