I hope this is in the right section - please excuse my noobness if it is not.
*Picture was taken when he was in a quarantine tank. He's now in a 55gal with very fine gravel bottom. Temp is kept at 82 degrees F and is being fed live black works every other day.
I was told this was a fire eel when I bought it - but it doesn't look anything like any of the fire eels I've seen online. He's not doing well at all I think possibly dying. He's been lying on his side quite a bit, seems to be "breathing" more heavily than normal, not hiding as he usually does, and is not active at all (will actually allow me to move him instead of fleeing from my hand).
Is this possibly a saltwater eel? Does anyone know anything about these guys or can positively identify the species so I can properly take care of him and get him back to being healthy? Any help would be *greatly* appreciated. I'm really worried about this lil guy.
*Picture was taken when he was in a quarantine tank. He's now in a 55gal with very fine gravel bottom. Temp is kept at 82 degrees F and is being fed live black works every other day.
I was told this was a fire eel when I bought it - but it doesn't look anything like any of the fire eels I've seen online. He's not doing well at all I think possibly dying. He's been lying on his side quite a bit, seems to be "breathing" more heavily than normal, not hiding as he usually does, and is not active at all (will actually allow me to move him instead of fleeing from my hand).
Is this possibly a saltwater eel? Does anyone know anything about these guys or can positively identify the species so I can properly take care of him and get him back to being healthy? Any help would be *greatly* appreciated. I'm really worried about this lil guy.