Best eel to get

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I think all these characteristics besides size are the same for most eels.
My little guy ate out of my hand the first day I got him and he used to swim right up to my hand as soon as it was in the water.
They have a pretty big spiny eel at the LFS who hasn't been bought yet. He's probably not the healthiest though. I think it's a black leopard? That's what I bought mine as but I don't know for sure what it was..
 
Before we all start recommending a new eel, what happened to your old one? This might hlep us find you the right eel for you, your tank water parameters, and ultimate tank size. You mentioned that he didn't grow very fast. I just posted this in another thread:

"On the correct diet they grow fast. My guys went from a skinny 6-7" to 17-18" in one year. My larger guy I got very skinny and he put on good weight and great from 18" to 24" in a year. Too often people think that a diet of blood worms is all they need. If they aren't growing at a good rate, then they are being fed a good diet and will eventually die. I've never heard of an eel accept pellets, but my two smaller guys grew up eating red wriggler earthworms, bloodworms if they wanted, frozen Hikari krill, chunks of steamed market shrimp, and now chunks of steamed tilapia, and huge nightcrawler earthworms. My bigger guy is much more picky he will not eat krill unless starving, and that he'll choke down like one or two pieces. One of my smaller eels is a severe pig and will try to eat anything, but still wont eat pellets. I actually put him on a bit of a diet. He started to look like a sausage the couldn't look down cause he kept stealing everyone's food. My eels are my favorites. "

Fire eels are great, but they do get big. I really don't think a 30+" and beefy fire eel would be that happy in a 75ga. Mine are in a 180 and incredibly active. But, they are GREAT fish that I'm plenty happy to go to the bait shop every few weeks for. Of all my fish they are the most fun to feed, and Norbert, my big guy, has learned that he likes to sit in my hand so he can lazily stick his nose out of the water. As mentioned before, they need softer water, a lower pH (I keep mine at about 6.6-6.8), and I keep mine at about 78-80 degrees temp. If you think this works for your tank, then yeah, I'd get a fire eel.
 
ecuaaron;3198759; said:
i have both a fire eel and tire track, the TT is much more aggressive and wont hand feed, he prefers to hunt, the fire eel is much more peaceful and comes to my hand for food as soon as i open the lid

i can disagree because my tt eel is the most peaceful fish in my tank. i hand feed him all time.
 
You should either get a Tire Track or a Fire eel. A Tire Track will probably be more compatible with your oscar. Both are very intelligant fish and can easily be trained to be hand fed.
 
I've got a Peacock eel in my 55g but he takes so long to find the bloodworms all the other fish eat them all before he gets the chance.
 
30" Tire Track eel, ya they get pretty big

but i am a bigger fan of the fire eel

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All of the Mastacembelidae clan will act like wet pets when they are settled and eating regularly.

I'd go with the few that punch the 36" mark.
 
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