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USMCtanker
04-03-2006, 9:12 PM
what can live with an electric eel. i would think nothing would be safe in a tank with one. but i have never tried it so i wouldnt know. does anyone know or have tried it? thanks
I'm sure you could find some fish to live with them...... for a little bit. As soon as he's annoyed and zaps the tank, it's all over.
USMCtanker
04-03-2006, 9:59 PM
thats what i thoght. thanks 4 the answer tho
ocellatus
04-03-2006, 11:10 PM
I was at the Vancouver aquarium a few weeks back, and they had a huge electric eel near the big arapiama tank. No tank mates, but he was pretty sweet! :D
Honda12
04-04-2006, 7:37 AM
I think Miles has got it about right.
jimtan75
04-04-2006, 9:47 AM
what can live with an electric eel. i would think nothing would be safe in a tank with one. but i have never tried it so i wouldnt know. does anyone know or have tried it? thanks
electric catfish ?? :D
dovii88
04-04-2006, 10:27 AM
at an aquarium near my house there is a an electric eel with...some catfish in it....and some tetras for dithers... i would do catfish or larger more aggresive fish...
Zoodiver
04-04-2006, 10:38 AM
I've kept some random cichlids with them. They eat almost anything they can get in their mouths.
But like Miles said, the instant it doesn't want tank mates, it zaps 'em.
Zoodiver
04-05-2006, 11:21 AM
Haha, you'd think so! But I never had any luck with that. They did ok at first, but with some size to them, they beat the crpa out of each other.
sam_cj
04-08-2006, 9:50 AM
Other electric eels?
:grinyes:
michael
04-08-2006, 8:10 PM
Even they should be seperated from themselves
Oddball
04-08-2006, 8:52 PM
I think if anyone found something badazz enough to live with an electric eel, you'd have to worry about the eel.
I saw a special on the amazon where a spawning pair of e eels were disturbed by a 17 ft croc. The eels kept zapping the croc until it died. They even chased it out of the water and kept zapping it til the croc no longer moved.
Keeper of Sharks
04-09-2006, 2:34 AM
They a cool to have but I would keep it by itself. I would invest in a set of insulated rubber gloves as an added safety measure when working in the tank. I’d hate to get tagged by one of the big ones! The one I have worked with you could feel the charge hitting the gloves when we were doing a medical procedure on it!