Eels for a small tank

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Wrightt3

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Well, as the title implies, I am looking for an eel like fish (not a loach) that would be suitable for a 20 gallon tank (60x30x40cm). The only other fish in the tank is a thorichthys aureus which will be moved to lager tank relatively soon. One that does not require sand would be ideal but not essential. I realise that I am fairly limited due to size but surely there must be something out there? any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
small spiny eels (macrognathus sp.) would be great, but sand is almost a must for them, or no substrate at all.
 
Some people have made the experience that they will injure their skin or nose, some haven't..
 
I've decided that I am going to go with either M. siamensis or M. circumcinctus as they seem to be the smallest from what I have read. Are these very active fish? If not, what would you recommend as tankmates for this sized tank?
 
M.siamensis do bury themselves a lot, you usually only see the head. My sister had 1 and I changed her gravel to sand for her because it kept on scratching itself. I have no experience with the other 1


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Peacock eels don't get very big and the ones I had never buried in the sand and were always out constantly swimming around. The tank did have a lot of driftwood and plants so it was pretty comfortable


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