Fire Eel Questions

[Aqualoon]

Tank Size: Will 150 Gallon be good for life? (I ask because the max length of these guys gets rather long yet I see people have them in their 55 & 75s all the time).

Tank Mates: 1 Male GT, 1 Red Sev, School of Giant Danios...are there any glaring problems there?

Anything else I should be aware of?

 

[Loves severums]

they get to 36"

 

[groovitudedude]

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=160707

 

[Aqualoon]

Thanks for the link - no fire eel for me as I don't have a big enough tank. Need to think of something else now.

 

[Loves severums]

what about a Zig Zag Eel.

 

[iloveoscars702]

zig zag eel will be fine. i think they are the smallest spiny eel of the ones i know of. or get a TT like me. he's currently in a 100

 

[Loves severums]

a tt all so get to 36"

 

[phillydog1958]

zig zag eel will be fine. i think they are the smallest spiny eel of the ones i know of. or get a TT like me. he's currently in a 100

I just purchased a 6 inch peacock and a 8 inch tire track. Peacocks are the smallest spiny eels that I know of. They can max out at about 12 inches. But, I agree that a tire track can work in a 100 gal tank. Mine is 125 gal.

 

[Loves severums]

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/mix/tiretrackeel.php

 

[Aqualoon]

It's mostly about coloration, the Fire has that bright coloring where as the others don't.