Exotic Fish

The Fire Eel is known from sluggish waters including inundated floodplains and the slower-moving reaches of rivers. Here, this nocturnal bottom-dweller stays partially buried in the substrate during the day, emerging at night to feed on benthic insect larvae, small fish, worms, and some plant material. The Fire Eel makes a great addition to the peaceful fish community where there are no small fish present. The aquarium should be spacious and furnished with a soft sand substrate so that these diggers can wallow and bury themselves. Provide plenty of hiding places amongst plant thickets, bogwood, smooth rocky caves, PVC pipes and so on.