New to eels

[Brit.]

Hi I'm new to eels I kinda inherited 3 dinosaur eels, I'm wondering what I can put in the tank as tank mates I have 2 albinos n one grey eel they are n.e where from 3 inches to 7 inches in length right now?? And they sit n a 55 gal tank

 

[Brit.]

 

[HumanBean]

Anything smaller then their mouth will become pray. 55 gallon hmm may be a JD ?

 

[HumanBean]

BTW these are not eels. These are polypterus.
Check Ancient Fish then Polypterus.

 

[Brit.]

Anything smaller then their mouth will become pray. 55 gallon hmm may be a JD ?

U mm I super new Wat is jd? Sry better half got me stuck on learning fish lol?

 

[tlindsey]

What do you have in mind as far as tankmates, what do you like? I also see you joined today, welcome aboard Senegal bichirs are not eels at all btw.

 

[tlindsey]

JD stands for Jack Dempsey cichlid .

 

[Brit.]

What do you have in mind as far as tankmates, what do you like? I also see you joined today, welcome aboard Senegal bichirs are not eels at all btw.

Lol I was looking online n I thought they were some type of birchir but my friend said they aren't so they are a birchir??

 

[kno4te]

They are bichirs like HB said.

 

[tlindsey]

Yes most of us on this wonderful site call them polys short for polypterus the scientific name for them