Fire eel in a 125 with other fish?

[Aqualoon]

I had a fire eel in a 75 for 8 years he was right at 20 inches a 125 is fine dude no question!

An adult fire eel is 24-36" with females getting over 3'.

 

[spadoc79]

nice

 

[Jeka]

Are there any brightly colored or very dark eels that would do well in a 125? I am not a fan of the brownish ones... I like the snowflake, but everyone seems to be arguing about whether it is freshwater or not...

 

[Aqualoon]

Are there any brightly colored or very dark eels that would do well in a 125? I am not a fan of the brownish ones... I like the snowflake, but everyone seems to be arguing about whether it is freshwater or not...

Not really, which is why I bought a Fire Eel in the first place. With the ZZ/Peacock don't look so much at the color but rather their pattern.

In regards to the Snowflake, it's a moray and from reading posts and digging up info on other sites, they will require full marine. Have heard of some stores selling them as freshwater but it's just not true.

I remember reading about an orangish eel here a few weeks ago, I'll see if I can't dig that thread up. Found it here, couldn't find much info when trying to google em, could always PM the owner about tank size, tank mates, etc. and see what he recommends if you like the looks of that one.

 

[pshtex]

i'm not 100% sure but it seems that this eel, gymnothorax polyuranodon, is found in freshwater lakes and rivers, also tributaries, and marine environments i am currently trying to locate one.
some info
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=17227
but don't confuse this with the g.tile or snowflake cause they are different some searching shows that web pages do confuse them

 

[ScatMan]

if it has the face of a moray, it's a saltwater eel that can tolerate fresh water for a period of time.

try looking for swamp eels, they're smaller, freshwater, indestructible and would do great in a 125. their color is highly variable too.

 

[Loves severums]

I had a fire eel in a 75 for 8 years he was right at 20 inches a 125 is fine dude no question!

haha they can get up to 4ft..

 

[BASSTIAN182]

haha they can get up to 4ft..

Dude how many people on here do you think have a fire eel or eels in a tank smaller then a 125 they dont grow fast and ive never seen one at 4 feet and if you grow one that big let me know please because I want to see it if you want to buy a 500 gallon tank to keep a fire eel all the power to you!

 

[Loves severums]

Dude how many people on here do you think have a fire eel or eels in a tank smaller then a 125 they dont grow fast and ive never seen one at 4 feet and if you grow one that big let me know please because I want to see it if you want to buy a 500 gallon tank to keep a fire eel all the power to you!

pmed u

 

[BASSTIAN182]

pmed you back!