what eel

[superluke]

is there an eel i can keep in a 39x16x20 inch tank

 

[superluke]

bump

 

[Rockbass6]

Snowflake I would think you could get away with, they like to hide anyways, but your looking at about a 24'' eel in aquaria, the biggest it could get would be around 28''. Another smaller one is the ribbon eel, that is one of my more favorite kinds, but I have looked up info that says they can reach 32'' and can be finicky eaters in captivity. Those are the two kinds that my sw store here carrys that are "smaller".
Ribbon eel of course is the more colorful and cooler one in my opinion.
Hope I helped ya out a little bit.

 

[BIGgourami]

if you could get your hands on one a melatremus eel would be ideal

but i'd probably sneek into your house and take it in the night, lol, they aren't easy to find

chainlike (E. catenata)
white eyed (Siderea thyrsoidea)
or snowflake would be the best three cantidates

 

[tylerperkins]

you could get a green wolf eel they stay small

 

[superluke]

i would like snoweflake eel but i've read they get 3 ft i this true or could i get 1

 

[Pyramid_Party]

Zig Zag and Tire Track Eels stay small too. Would be good choices.

 

[danny]

Zig Zag and Tire Track Eels stay small too. Would be good choices.

isnt a tyre track fw

 

[Rockbass6]

isnt a tyre track fw

That and they get HUGE!! Bigger than a snowflake!
I would go with the snowflake if I were you thats your best bet. Also, they are much cheaper than many of the other sw eels!

 

[jasonpeck]

white ghost ribbon i have one in my 90 reef it is 2 foot long but smaller than my pinkey (full grown)_