so this is my baby fire eel, mr e. i've had him just over a year, picked him up at fondren fish-n-pet for 20$ at 4/5 inches. wild caught, as are most, he was an extremely picky eater, only taking earthworms dug from my garden. i tried red wrigglers and other store-bought foods to no avail, only my backyard worms would do. eventually i got him trained to eat frozen brine shrimp and bloodworms, and now he happily eats sinking carnivore pellets as well, although i still dig up worms for him when it rains (like today). his current home is a 10g tank with a specially rigged HOB filter, black sand, PVC joints for caves, and java ferns. the first couple months we spent getting to know each other, and although he was always a curious little guy, it took months to get him hand-tame (as he is now). we had to rescue him from the kitchen counter, the kitchen floor, and the HOB numerous times. i eventually learned to keep the water level low (3-4in) below the top of the tank, and had to build a screen to keep him from swimming up the outflow waterfall from the filter and getting inside. once i think he was in there for 2 days, and seemed perfectly happy to stay. these days he is about 10-11 inches long and is about to get upgraded to a 29g tank with everything else the same, except i will be upgrading to a canister filter. i'm feeding heavily every 3-4 days to simulate his natural diet, and he's starting to grow faster. oh yeah, and he has roommates... 2 african dwarf frogs and a ornery gold gourami that i had to separate from another tank.

well, theres mine. now show me yours!!!