Eels are mostly opportunistic feeders, they dont necessarily need to be fed live food. My suggestion would be to see if you can tempt him with some silversides dangled from a length of non corrosive wire or something similar and see if he'll go for it, I bet he will... This article may help...


Feed all kinds of live fish and meaty foods. Use a poker if necessary at first to place the food right in front of their mouth. Don't worry if it doesn't eat for a while at first, they can go for several weeks without food (and often do).