Cut him back to three feedings a week, then in a couple weeks two, if you're feeding him an *entire* block of bloodworms.
Do a 50% water exchange, sucking as many of the little shits out as possible. In a week, do another. Clean your filter cartridge just in case they're in there, too.
Add salt, using the lesser dose on the box instead of the higher, as I'm not sure how well eels take to high salt concentrations. Keep the heater at 80 or 82.
Let's see how well that works before resorting to the chems.
I forget what brand of dechlorinator I gave you, but if it mentions that it removes ammonia, dose the tank for five gallons.
It's almost a pity I can't loan you a clown loach. You might want to go ahead and add a cory cat, they should be more than happy to help clean up Ed's excess food and will likely eat the worms, too.
Or a red-tail shark. Although if you're going to do Ed (6"), a shark (4"), *and* a gourami (3"), you'll want to invest in a larger tank at some point. If not, go with a cory (2"...I recommend the cute little spotted ones...the other color varieties are kinda blah). Or an upside-down cat (4").
Or a snail. Granted, snails can be worse, if you get the kind that breeds out of control. If you can find one, go for the "apple snails;" they're white with small spots of bright orange.
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Do a 50% water exchange, sucking as many of the little shits out as possible. In a week, do another. Clean your filter cartridge just in case they're in there, too.
Add salt, using the lesser dose on the box instead of the higher, as I'm not sure how well eels take to high salt concentrations. Keep the heater at 80 or 82.
Let's see how well that works before resorting to the chems.
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It's almost a pity I can't loan you a clown loach. You might want to go ahead and add a cory cat, they should be more than happy to help clean up Ed's excess food and will likely eat the worms, too.
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Or a snail. Granted, snails can be worse, if you get the kind that breeds out of control. If you can find one, go for the "apple snails;" they're white with small spots of bright orange.
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