I really didn’t have nearly as much trouble getting my eels to eat as most do. I basically started them off in their own tank and they got to know that it was feeding time when I came and opened up the lid. From there I started to introduce new foods and they would often eat them on accident because they were such voracious eaters that they would grab stuff immediately. Then, they would usually just start going for it. My eels will eat just about any frozen food I put in, but they still won’t touch pellets. Lol