spiny eel with american cichlids?

[cichla1004]

I have a 6 ft 135 gallon with
2 oscars, 3"
1 Green Terror 3"
1 green severum 2"
I was wondering if I could put a spiny eel in with them and which one would be good for my tank?
I use pool filter sand for substrate and I'm filtering with 2 biowheel power filters rated at 400 gph each.
Thanks

 

[dragonfish]

Be careful about an eel. All are excellent escape artists. They will dig up your sand and unless you get one of the bigger ones, it will eventually become a snack for the Oscars.

 

[cichla1004]

Maybe I'll just stick with what I've got. My O's try to eat everything already and they're just babies. I think I need another big tank for some oddballs......
OH GOD, it's started again...
Multiple Tank Syndrome!!!

 

[wolfcichild027]

yeah and if you plan on breeding your fish the Eel will eat every single baby if it does not get eaten itself

 

[sicxspeed]

I've done this before with a Tire Track Eel. it was in with a Jag, Pbass and something else, forgot though. But it was very well behaved in the tank, and usually just had 5 inches of itself exposed with the rest of it's body under the gravel. Only thing is it got out while I was not home and died. Cool fish, but it there is a tiny, and I mean small whole that you think the eel won't get out of, think again, make sure the tank is sealed completely.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

I've seen some cichlids pick at the eels whenver they get a chance as well. I doubt that's always the case, but I've had it happen several times in my tanks.