saw some new spiny eels at lfs can they go into my spiny eel tank

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so current setup is 180 with diy sump 55 gallon barrel
ph 7.0
temp 77
stock is (one of each with name sold as)
macrognathus aral striped peacock 4"
macrognathus circumcinctus zig zag 3"
macrognathus lineatomaculatus orange fantasy 5"
macrognathus meklongensis red fin 4"
macrognathus pancalus yellowtail 4"
macrognathus siamensis peacock 5"
macrognathus zebrinus zebra 4"

saw these dudes
10" macrognathus cf circumcinctus python spiny eel not sure about the species name but looks like borneo python
6" mastacembelus liberiensis orange spot spiny eel

can they go in or are they to aggressive towards my other dudes/ to big?
 
liberiensis should be fine i've kept these guys with eachother and atm i have a juvi fire eel with mine and they get along well. idk about the borneo, Macro's tend to be Ok comming but may end up fighting depending on the set-up ect and if everyone decides to play nice or not. Spineys in general are territorial fish.. so it's like haveing an african tank set-up... it really depends on the individual personalities and the tanks dynamic.

I had a Lib get 12"+ within' one year and the majority of your eels are the 8-12" range.. sos hould be fine.. iir the borneo can get upwards of 18"
 
thanks for the reply man the liberiensis is the one i was more interested in, so I went and got him this morning also got another peacock that only has one eye spot on his tail my other one has 4 spots any difference? So far so good both doing their own thing been in the tank about 3 hrs the peacock jammed in this half buried peace of driftwood where the other peacock and striped hang out and i haven't seen him since. The liberiensis seems pretty friendly he joined the other ones checking out my hands when i was feeding them some new life spectrum but as usual only the yellow tail will take them.
 
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