View Full Version : What kind of eel for a 75g?
BostonPatriot
09-16-2005, 7:00 PM
What kind of eel can be kept for a long time in a 75 gallon tank? Also, what kind looks nice or unique? thanks guys!
spryandspringy
09-16-2005, 7:06 PM
I've always been partial to fire eels. I have a tire track eel right now that is a real character, too. :)
thefishofdoom
09-16-2005, 7:53 PM
bichirs, fire eels, um if salt u have alot of choices, theres aanother i have it but the name to me is unknown to meheres a pic
and heres one of my rope fish/ reed fish/ eel
BostonPatriot
09-16-2005, 8:02 PM
Nice. thanks. Yeah unfortunately it is fresh water. i don't have the time or money right now for salt.
Don't fire eels get pretty big?
thefishofdoom
09-16-2005, 8:07 PM
ya but they can be cepped in a 75 gal mine is in a 77 gal. but there slow growers so u shouldnt have a problem they get like 24 or 36 ins if im correct
BostonPatriot
09-16-2005, 8:15 PM
ya but they can be cepped in a 75 gal mine is in a 77 gal. but there slow growers so u shouldnt have a problem they get like 24 or 36 ins if im correct
damn. are they overly aggressive? what do they eat?
thefishofdoom
09-16-2005, 8:20 PM
they are not agressive from what i see in mine. they eat worms, feeder fish that fit in there mouth so like guggies if they can catch them, um flakes, pellits and other stuff
thefishofdoom
09-16-2005, 8:22 PM
they like to burrow also so when young should have small size gravel
BostonPatriot
09-16-2005, 8:24 PM
Nice. thanks i will have to be on the look out for one. Nice colors when they get bigger?
I have kept a 36" american eel in a long narrow 55g tank for years.
there are other true eels like shortfins and indian mottleds that get about the same size and most anguilla will live in captivity for up to 20 years.
In the monpterus family there are several rather hard to find eels that are smaller such as the possorius that gets 10-12" and lives for several years or the purple spaghetti eel (Morigua raitaborua) from India that is very hardy and gets to 18". All of these are carnivores but not overly aggressive. The ones I kept were fond of eartworms and crayfish and minnows. The one in the lower left is a purple spaghetti eel.
thefishofdoom
09-17-2005, 2:00 AM
Nice. thanks i will have to be on the look out for one. Nice colors when they get bigger?
they keep there color i think though out there life iv seen them full grown and have the best color
rweedon
09-17-2005, 3:09 AM
I would go with the Fire Eel... they really like frozen blood worms... good discus tank mate too...
spryandspringy
09-17-2005, 10:59 AM
There's a gorgeous 2' fire eel at my LFS. I don't know if they ship or not, but send me a PM if you want their info.
guppy
09-17-2005, 12:00 PM
Check out the oddballs listings by Aquascape in the buy and sell forum, they are out of stock right now but they list albino spaghetti eels. Franksaquarium also has spaghetti eels and marmotas.
yonk420
09-18-2005, 1:40 AM
I used to have a tire track eel and he was pretty aggressive when he ate. I used to feed him guppies and ghost shrimp and as fast as I could drop them in the tank they were gone.
haysanatar
05-22-2008, 2:51 AM
were did you get your Purple Spaghetti Eel??
I want to get one asap, I've been looking the last few days and.. came up with
nothing
bluestarjazz
05-22-2008, 10:02 AM
Peacock eels also stay on the smaller side and would live in the 75 for life
sswampratt
05-23-2008, 2:39 PM
Zigzag eels also stay around 14 inches.
My big fire eel will come out of the water a couple inches for eartworms, the big tiretrack eats 3-5 worms as fast as you can feed him. I have 5 eels from 14-20 inches(plus a little zigzag) in my 150 gallon tank and feeding can be fun as the all come over at the same time. My cats will try to steal the worms from the eels if the let them hang out of there mouths for to long.