Eels For A 30uk Gal?

[corbypete]

Is there a type of eel suitable for a 30 gallon tank for life?

I am considering puffers, because my salvini isnt active enough for the tank, but I am also facinated by eels.

I say some eels in the local fish shop the other day that had almost dragon-like faces, and chunky bodies, they looked awsome. They wern't snakeheads.

I also saw the common sand hiding black eels with the little snouts that sit int he sand all day. They'r eok, but not active enough.

If you need huge tanks for any eels then fine, i'll look into puffers, but i'd at least like to find out first.

 

[nmonks]

Spaghetti eels, Moringua raitaborua, are probably the way to go. They are true eels, very closely related to morays but a bit smaller. They're traded just not commonly, so you can place an order if you want. Freshwater is okay, but ideally a little bit brackish will suit them best (SG.1005). Totally harmless and sociable. They eat bloodworms and other small invertebrates. Mix with glassfish, mollies, halfbeaks, or some other small, salt-tolerant fish. Like to dig.

http/www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=17226

Cheers,

Neale

 

[starrynightxxi]

also, eels with dragon faces may have been dragon gobies, not eels at all. An interesting looking fish, though i believe they are brackishwater. Not positive on their requirements, but i'm pretty sure there's a profile for them

 

[Gankutsuou]

hmmmmm... if it's 3 feet long freshwater, you could do peacocks.

 

[toddnbecka]

I have a pair of Lake Tanganykia spiney eels, Aethiomastacembelus plagiostoma, in a 30. They require haard, alkaline water, same as the Tanganykian cichlids. I use baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) to raise/buffer the pH to 8.2. My pair eats frozen bloodworms, mysis shrimp, and brine shrimp. They may learn to eat flakes or pellets, but I never really tried to adapt them to that diet. They have spawned several times, but the male eats the eggs almost as fast as they're laid. They aren't commonly available, but can occaisonally be found, or possibly ordered through a dealer who sells wild-caught stock. As far as I know, there has only been one successful aquarium spawning, in Germany. They grow to about 30cm, don't bury themselves in the substrate, and are more active by day than most spiney eels of any origin. Here's a couple pics
Male:

Female and a Paracyprichromis nigripinnis: