So I am thinking of getting a fire eel, I wanted to know what you guys think about them! Also if it will go good with 2 bichirs. Don't want total chaos in a tank.
What do you think of fire eels?
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I AM TERRIFIED OF THEM EVER SINCE I WOKE U WITH ONE IN MY BED 
he got out of the tank next to my bed gives me the creeps even thinnking bout that day
he got out of the tank next to my bed gives me the creeps even thinnking bout that day Ornate will be territorial esp. Since it is his tank already. I had to sell my big boy for my now 20" fire eel.. best fish choiceive made yet though.. I love this big guy and he.hand feeds.. so cool my daughter who.is only 18 months old feeds him....
How experienced are you with keeping fish? Growing a fire eel out is one of the harder things to do I've experienced in the hobby...
discus-dude;4998778; said:I AM TERRIFIED OF THEM EVER SINCE I WOKE U WITH ONE IN MY BED
Oh wow!
discus-dude;4998778; said:I AM TERRIFIED OF THEM EVER SINCE I WOKE U WITH ONE IN MY BED
thats so funny
aclockworkorange;4998786; said:
Well I have a 2 tanks 55g and a 125g. I know that fire eels can reach very large sizes. But this would be my first eel unless you want to call bichirs eels. Ov bin keepIng fish for 6+ years. Started off with small tropicals then moved up.
Why is it hard to grow one out? The feedIng, their massive sizes, please explain?
Also doing this from iPhone. Sorry
Espeso;4998809; said:
I've done probably 90% of my posts on iPhone... All 3000+ of them.
So, as to your questions, they're hard to grow out because... They're prone to dying.
They're scaleless, and more prone to bacterial and parasitic infections than any other scaleless fish I've ever kept. They are hard to feed at first, and its very rare to get one pellet trained. They are all wild caught to my knowledge, so they are very sensitive to water quality and prone to ph shock. Oh, and they love to try to commit suicide, jumping out of the tank, wrapping themselves around heaters, going up filter intakes, etc.
Growing large doesn't even factor in to it, that just means you need a big tank eventually. Probably 180 gallon minimum.
So, I'm not saying don't get one, they are a stunning fish, and have great personalities. Just DO YOUR RESEARCH, quarantine, make sure the lid is shut tight, etc. If you can get them past the 20" mark, they are much hardier, and you can stop worrying so much (except the jumping thing, they just love to do that).
