Electric Eel

[SimonL]

Hey guys. Just got my supposed to be 18-24" electric eel! The thing is three feet long and big aroung as my arm! Holy crap! I was gonna put it in a 33 gallon too, oh well. For 40 bucks Canadian too.

 

[rallysman]

something is telling me that that tank is way too small

 

[gomezladdams]

Theres room for the fish just not any water

 

[SimonL]

Yeah, it's in a 75 for now. I guess I'll have to clear my 135 or something.

 

[DeLgAdO]

Yeah, it's in a 75 for now. I guess I'll have to clear my 135 or something.

good god man!!!

give it some more room!!

 

[SimonL]

A three foot EE doesn't require nearly the space of say a 28" arowana, which are in almost constant motion. They are pretty sluggish (until feeding time anyway). A buddy of mine kept 5 adults in 110 to 180 gallon tanks for more than a decade. Interestingly enough three died during a fire from smoke inhalation! Like I said, it is substantially bigger than I was expecting, and I don't think the fish in my 220 would appreciate as a room-mate.

Good thing I had that big rubber handled net too......

 

[kentobizmol]

if it's 3feet right now, keep it in a 270gallon, later on it will need something bigger since they get up to 6-8'

 

[Waldo]

keep a heavy top on it my freind. when they hit the floor they are like bones wrapped in jello... It's not a fix'er up'er when they hit the floor!!!! mine was a basement concrete floor but still. you got one hell of a deal on that fish. I sold one that size discounted to the bakkon institute in MSP and it went for $200

 

[SimonL]

In Canada one this size (measured last night - 32") goes for around 300.00. For the price I was expecting about 16"!

 

[Waldo]

Yeah that sounds about right. I think we normally sell them for 270-300 depending on our cost and size. I did it because I thought it would be good PR selling it to a museum.