Electric Eel

[Fish Room Plus]

18 inches, $125:)


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[Peanut_Power]

Whats he eating? I am thinkin of gettin a 55gal or something larger.....:D...would be nice to have...:D Magan can't stop me for this one...its not red!

[Fish Room Plus]

I feed frozen squid & frozen silver-sides

[rayman45]

great price... is that gold spots on it... i never knew they had spots.. i wish they could go in my 180

[Peanut_Power]

The gold spots are more spores and electrode holes than spots...;). Did you know that e-eels aren't really eels, but are actually a type of knifefish, thus the electric capabilities! Kewl eh?

[joeytoe]

Whats he eating? I am thinkin of gettin a 55gal or something larger.....:D...would be nice to have...:D Magan can't stop me for this one...its not red!

PP do you need another Love child? Lil Herby should be enough for you. :ROFL:

[Fish Room Plus]

He actually has a nice personality, come to the tank, beggin for food. If I wasnt a chicken, I would hand feed him :eek:

[rayman45]

LOL i herd they have grewat personaltys... i wont one as soon as i get my 75 up and running

[Peanut_Power]

Yes I do need another love child, but i don't think Magan would like this one...haha....

[Fish Room Plus]

Any-hoot, I go fishing today, I wil let you know what I bring back :D

[Peanut_Power]

You know Alex, I was thinkin, how the heck do you move it from tank to tank? Say it out grew the tank i put it in? Or i move? How the heck do i move it? LoL.....the thought of all the electricity going threw me doesn't sound all too much like fun.

[Fish Room Plus]

I have a large PLASTIC net, leather work gloves wouldnt hurt either ;)

[USMCtanker]

could a shock from one of these guys kill someone. or stop there heart?

[Fish Room Plus]

No, just give you alittle zip :cry:

[Peanut_Power]

If your old or young it could kill you yes, but generally a healthy adult will just get knocked on their azz...lol...either way, i don't wanna experience it if possible...:P

[Fish Room Plus]

So who are we shiping this bad boy to, you or the misses

[Peanut_Power]

It would be me...haha...but I need to get another tank....:P...before I do

[Fish Room Plus]

Thats OK, your girl wants the Rose Queen :clap

[USMCtanker]

im geting on in like a week and i have to see what it feels like if i own one so ill let you know how it feels

[rottbo]

hey peanut a 55 is way to small for an electric eel they will max out at 8' but probally only 6' in an aquarium and yes they are part of the knife fish family their closest family is the electric catfish but BGk are cllose to

[Peanut_Power]

Its only 18" right now, so i was either gonna put IT in the 55gal for a few months, or put my pikes in the 55gal. and put it in the 75gal till it out grew it. I'm lookin for a lotta tankz actually. BUT I've gotta 300gal thats empty right now...;). Can you keep them as pairs/groups or are they too territorial.

Alex, DON'T ENCOURAGE HER!! HAHA!! She was askin me if she could keep it in her 30gal last night....shes going down the FH path and I can't stop her...:P

[Fish Room Plus]

dont she know


THAT THE "PATH TO THE DARK SIDE" :WHOA:

[rottbo]

you can keep two together they will not argue as long as they are around the same size and are not crowded i would say minimum of 600 gallon for two but i would go bigger if you want two of these try and indoor pond its the way to go

[Peanut_Power]

I tried tellin her, but she no listen..haha. All she cares about is that they are pink...haha..

[rottbo]

im geting on in like a week and i have to see what it feels like if i own one so ill let you know how it feels
does not feel good but is bearable from smaller E eels big ones will make your arm tingle for awhile afterwards ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Peanut_Power]

600gal? Hmm......you contradict what everyone else has been saying. Most peeps tell me that they aren't very active and that they could live for life in a 125gal. Personally, i was rather confused how a 6' fish could live in a 125gal. for life...haha. 600gal is pushing my limit though, especially for just two fish. I can do a 300gal dedicated tank, but 600...oy.

[Fish Room Plus]

This fish is fairly active, come to the top of the tank when I come near...still looking for a good home :)

[Prowler]

If it's still available in 2 months I will take it. :thumbsup:

[Fish Room Plus]

Cool, we'll do some trading for your L-46s :D

[Prowler]

Cool, we'll do some trading for your L-46s :D

Hopefully I will have some fry. They had there first clutch of eggs yesterday, but they were unfertile. :cry:

[rottbo]

600gal? Hmm......you contradict what everyone else has been saying. Most peeps tell me that they aren't very active and that they could live for life in a 125gal. Personally, i was rather confused how a 6' fish could live in a 125gal. for life...haha. 600gal is pushing my limit though, especially for just two fish. I can do a 300gal dedicated tank, but 600...oy.
Electric eels can get to 8' long anybody who says a 125 is big enough for life is cruel because that is way to small im 6'4" and i wouldnt want to be kept in a 5' box

[Prowler]

People say a 125 can house a E.Eeel for life because the fish is extremely inactive. In the wild it just finds a spot to rest and waits for food.

[rottbo]

sorry but a fish that can grow 8' long does not deserve to live in a tank 6' long this is inhumane and they dont always lay around they move you know so what do they do just move up and down??? yeah right think about it 125 not big enough

[Prowler]

Don't get me wrong I totally agree with you. Although, I don't feel they need as much space as a normal 8' fish however.

[rottbo]

i agree with that but my minimum tank standards are way bigger than most peoples i would say you need atleast a 10x4 footprint to comfortably house one of these beasts