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magpie said:
For future reference, do you think a 180 or 220 gal tank is big enough for a fire eel?
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From the research I did before getting my fire eels, a 220 should be the minimum. However, the 180 has the same footprint so I don't really see a problem with it except for the additional 40 gallons and height, but I don't know how much that matters. I ended up going with a 220. I would have gone bigger but I had to compromise with my wife on the size. Lol
 
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Same here but swap husband. ;)
I won't be upgrading for a year or so. Jut doing research for fun now. Thanks!
 
Thanks a lot! I'm going to give him a few more weeks in here and then try moving him out into the 220 with the others. I think that once he gets out there with some substrate, more room and some tankmates, his color will really start to come out.
 
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It's been a while, but today was moving day. I just did about a 75-80% water change on my 220 yesterday and today I moved my newest guy into it from the 29 gallon quarantine. I keep both tanks at the same temp and use the same aged tap water for them. Because the water is essentially the same, I gently netted him out of the 29 and took him straight to the 220 in the other room. He took it like a champ. He has been in the tank for 10-15 minutes as I write this and even though there are plenty of hiding places, he has been out exploring the whole time. Here are some pictures of him.

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Very nice progress with that one. I check out the fire eels every time I am at the lfs, they are very high on my list. One of these days......
 
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