Hey what happened?! + Eels

[timbo_ska]

Hey guys long time no post, what happened to this place? i thought it closed up! or did i get kicked in a lame ass way for doing something wrong! (cant think what!) few shouts - pufferpack, lithril and everyone who ive probably forgtoten "sup!" well Im moving on in the world of oddballs currently fig 8'ing and im after an eel that could go in another 12g of mine! is there small enough to be in one?? filtered by fluval 304 (first one was so great had to buy another except this one didnt want to start - other just flew away! - anyway thats for another post)


timbo

 

[Boggnials]

hey dude i am way into eels. i thinkn i have just the right eel for your situtation, you could try a zig zag eel. (Yah yah we all know "no such thing as a freshwater eel" who cares.) the zig zags only get about 6 inches long so you could definatly put one in there. If you only want an eel tank you could get 2. personaly i would get the 2 and a couple of nice fish arround 2-3 inches. (i would get a nice filter though and i clean my gravel about every 10 days personally.) thats what i would do for the tank situtition. : band:

~Boggnials

 

[Perky]

The smallest Eel I can think of is a Half Banded Peacock Eel which gets to 12". A zig zag gets to 24 " sometimes.

 

[CFC]

The smallest species of spiney eel are the Short finned or zebra spiney eel Mastacembelus zebrinus which reaches a adult size of 6" and the Belted spiney eel Mastacembelus circuminctus which also reaches a adult size of around 6". Unfortunately neither of these fish are commonly seen in the hobby and the smallest spiney eel you are likely to come accross easily is the Peacock spiney eel Macrognathus aculeatus which grows to around 13". All eels require a tank with a minimum length of 36" (30 us gallons) as they can be sensative to fluctuating water conditions.

 

[Perky]

That is news for me. What is the smallest tank for a Fire Eel?

 

[ryan]

That is news for me. What is the smallest tank for a Fire Eel?

Fire Eels are one of the biggest species of Eels and can reach 36" in captivity although usually smaller. They would need at least 75g but I would recommend a 100g.

 

[SirMinion]

There's a freshwater eel from Lake Tanganyika called the Mottled Spiny Eel (Afromastacembelus moorii) which is very tolerant to diverse water conditions but is actively predatory (as are most eels)

Grows up to 18" maximum