Think im going to do eels.

MarbleGoby · Aug 17, 2008

3 of my 4 cats died (dont know how) and im going to get a new fish to add to my tank should i do eels (fire,tire,etc) are they worth it how big do they get are they consider monsters are they pretty hardy.

Bderick67 · Aug 17, 2008

Tire tracks and fire eels both get very large, around 3 feet.

Cichlaholics Anonymous · Aug 17, 2008

they do get large, but they are very interesting fish and relatively hardy. If the tank is covered so they have no escape, they don't usually present too many difficulties

jah29 · Oct 26, 2008

how big is your tank?.. fires and TTs are awesome fish to keep, but they need a large enough tank and plenty of hiding places.. i would recommend at least a 48in tank.

synodontisjack · Oct 26, 2008

they need more than 48" more like 72" you can easily expect a fire or tt to hit 30"

carcrazy · Oct 26, 2008

I have 2 eels in my 5 foot 130 gallon tank - a 2.5' Mexican dragon eel and a 2' yellow head eel. They share the tank with a Volitan lion fish and everything seems fine so far. Eels are really interesting fish, I highly recommend them.

jojo_nature · Oct 26, 2008

Personally i think they are well worth it ,pretty easy to get them to hand feed all except peacock's i found to be really picky eater's.IMO fire's are the best.