Asian swamp eel?

[Irecruitfish]

Somebody is selling a 26-in Asian swamp eel I'm having a hard time finding information on it.

I have a 210 with a 24-in fire reel, 10" BGK, 7" ornate, and a 8" Delhzi bichir. Plus a 6" red tail brycon fish(will be removed from tank).

Any advice on the swamp eel? Is this something I can add?

 

[CC N]

From my experience, it depends on the exact genus that the eel belongs to. Swamp eels in the genus monopterus are substrated dwellers, spend most of their time burrowed under the substrate poking their head out while ophichthys and ophisternon species behave more like a normal eel but still require fine substrate to not scratch their skin and for their burrowing needs. Keep in mind that their mouth is significantly bigger than spiny eels so if the bichirs are thin they might be eaten. If you have a sandy substrate and the bichirs are big enough it might be viable but if your tank doesnt have sand the eel might be bullied by the fire eel or bichir even if there were caves etc

 

[Irecruitfish]

From my experience, it depends on the exact genus that the eel belongs to. Swamp eels in the genus monopterus are substrated dwellers, spend most of their time burrowed under the substrate poking their head out while ophichthys and ophisternon species behave more like a normal eel but still require fine substrate to not scratch their skin and for their burrowing needs. Keep in mind that their mouth is significantly bigger than spiny eels so if the bichirs are thin they might be eaten. If you have a sandy substrate and the bichirs are big enough it might be viable but if your tank doesnt have sand the eel might be bullied by the fire eel or bichir even if there were caves etc

Thanks! Good thing I didn't end up getting it because my birches are about 7 in and the eel is 26 in. I do have sand but I have some plant weights on my anubias which I'm sure would have caused issues.