Should i take this?(??

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I recently posted a thread in which stanzz said i shouldn't keep gar after some thought i thought about giving it away in a public aquarium or zoo and after which my 400 gallon mini outdoor pond will be empty im thinking about 1-2 predatory fish of one kind and this eel is available (i live in india its a freshwater eel maybe can i buy this will 400 be enough for it now? And what is the name if this species please help me ASAP because it is available im waiting for advise from other mf keepers

 

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Its pic the fisher threw it on ground for me to take pictures i told him not to do so but still!! He did

 

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Its pic the fisher threw it on ground for me to take pictures i told him not to do so but still!! He did

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Salt water moray by any chance????

 

[Rob909]

It’s an Indian mud moray. They are sold here in the states as freshwater eels but require brackish conditions as they grow. They do much better if their salinity needs are met and usually die a slow death if kept in full freshwater. I had one in a full marine setup and it did very well. I’d say 400 is good enough for these eels. They tend to hide in crevasses most of the time anyways. Eels aren’t open water swimmers.

 

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It’s an Indian mud moray. They are sold here in the states as freshwater eels but require brackish conditions as they grow. They do much better if their salinity needs are met and usually die a slow death if kept in full freshwater. I had one in a full marine setup and it did very well. I’d say 400 is good enough for these eels. They tend to hide in crevasses most of the time anyways. Eels aren’t open water swimmers.

 

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Just came to know its a mud moray and got it for pretty cheap 250 for both lol

 

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Should i add salt??? And hiding places which kind of hiding pipe type or rocks??

 

[Rob909]

If they were caught in freshwater, keep them in freshwater for now. When you add salt, do it gradually to slowly bring up the salinity. You’ll have to maintain it at the level you set. Test the salinity of the place they were caught, and replicate that.
Pipes are great but rocks are natural. They’ll definitely appreciate hiding places.

 

[Rob909]

Just to add a bit on salinity:
These eels are born in freshwater then swim to estuaries (where the river meets the sea) and can get all the way into the ocean. They migrate back to freshwater to spawn.
Brackish conditions (like the estuaries) are ideal, and as adults, full marine (like the ocean) setups will suit the eels well.

 

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If they were caught in freshwater, keep them in freshwater for now. When you add salt, do it gradually to slowly bring up the salinity. You’ll have to maintain it at the level you set. Test the salinity of the place they were caught, and replicate that.
Pipes are great but rocks are natural. They’ll definitely appreciate hiding places.

Currently gar is there should i try to keep them or wait for the gar to be given gar is 15 in ch exactly???