Electric eel - should i buy????

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Fishes33;2253381; said:
First of all, this is in the wrong thread. An electric eel isnt an eel and they are knifefish

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they can kill you!!!
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my lfs got baby one forsale 2-4" $40 each :eek:
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sorry but that statement is very unfair... maybe a fully grown 8'er could kill someone with a very weak heart, or an elderly person but a young fit person no chance! not even at 6'! ive been shocked by a 3'er and it was not much to winge about, yeah it hurt for 5secs and could feel it in my arm for a while but didnt even take me from my feet...

Yes they are knifes tho ill give you that... :D

bruce haviung said what i have, id suggest you think long and hard about it! miguel and Matt are right even if they are not fatal they are still dangerous... If u are serious, i know of a 40cm one in country for around £100 could prob do something with the price if its for you as its with a friend.... and that would give u a lil more time before the upgrade was nesacray...

E-eels are active once settled, they dont like heavy traffic in front of tanks hence why in shops they are quite still but beleave, once settled in to a quiet tank they are quite the opisite!
 
benzjamin13;2251081; said:
I hate getting static shocks during the winter time when I close my car door...I would HATE to worry about getting shocked during a weekly water change or something.
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Its not pleasent:shocked:
 
Doubledragon (have'nt seen him on for a while) had the 6'er. I was going to get it for the 300g but decided against it. He could'nt give it away. No zoo's nothing. I would suggest against it. Very high maintanence, and the 300 was'nt big enough IMO.
 
ermgravy;2253793; said:
maybe a fully grown 8'er could kill someone with a very weak heart, or an elderly person but a young fit person no chance! not even at 6'! ive been shocked by a 3'er and it was not much to winge about, yeah it hurt for 5secs and could feel it in my arm for a while but didnt even take me from my feet...
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It really depends on how much they want to discharge. Seems that the average discharge they can release is 500 volts. That's definitely a stinger. Also depends on how much amps are in each discharge. Static shocks along can generate up to a 1000 volts, but there's a very low amp reading behind those shocks. Electric Eels can deliver up to 1 amp which is good enough to kill a man. Size of the Eel doesn't have much to do with whether it can kill you or not, it's a matter of how much will it discharge on you.
 
That video is freaking awesome!! I love the way he moves!!
This made me consider one for my 240G that is up and coming. However, I'm a baby.. and don't want to get shocked. So screw that. I'm not doing it.
 
Bogwoodbruce;2250857; said:
Well where i work we are bringing in a 2ft electric eel and i really want it, i have a 6x2x2 tank which i can move fish out of for the eel, i know how to keep my monsters what i want to know if how long could it live for in there, i know that they are inactive. and just how dangerous are they?

And are they worth it? I wont get bored of it as i have a 2 ftlungfish thats inactie and fish like that dont bother me.

Thanks guys!
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Hold on here, you want to keep a 2ft fish in a tank that has a width of only 2 foot? It would be 15 point turns for that fish in order to go in the opposite direction.:screwy:
That video of the eel in this thread is ridiculous it has trouble catching the fish to start with as its in such a tiny space.
 
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