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Fire Eel Setup (Advice Wanted)

Discussion in 'Cichlids' started by Anonymous, Mar 22, 2009.

  1. Anonymous

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    i have a fire eel, about 12 or 13 inchs.
    hes in a 55 gallon tank with 2 pictus cats(2 inchs) and 2 polypterus 5 inchs)
    the substrate is very fine white rocks (NOT as fire as sand) i also put 2 pieces of bodwood

    is there eny thing else i can do to make my fire eel happier ????????
     
    Anonymous, Mar 22, 2009
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  2. Alleycat

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    Re: fire eel help

    Give him a 125g to roam in, another eel to keep him company, and plenty of live worms and live ghost shrimp to help him grow to 18 inches. ;)
     
    Alleycat, Mar 22, 2009
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    Re: fire eel help

    yup, larger tank and companion ;)
     
    MOD_Dawn, Mar 22, 2009
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  4. Anonymous

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    Re: fire eel help

    well im not going to go out and just buy a 125 Gallon tank im only 14 lol i dont have the money and 125 gallon tanks are like 800$ with the tank lights hood and stand. im going to have to save up for about 4 or 5 months!!
     
    Anonymous, Mar 22, 2009
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  5. MOD_Dawn

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    thats when you check craiglist, pennysaver, thriftstores and start hinting for birthdays/holidays. Lol.
     
    MOD_Dawn, Mar 22, 2009
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  6. Anonymous

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    Re: fire eel help

    lol
     
    Anonymous, Mar 22, 2009
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    Re: fire eel help

    You Wrote: is a fire eel ok in a 120 gallon ???? without upgrading?

    Answer: Yes, the fire eel will be happy in 120.
     
    James0816, Apr 12, 2009
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  8. Anthony

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    Re: fire eel help

    It also depends on what else is kept in that tank...
     
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  9. Anonymous

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    2 pictus cats and 2 polypeterus i think thats how u spell it
     
    Anonymous, Apr 12, 2009
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  10. Anthony

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    I'm not sure the Polypterus would be a good idea.
     
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  11. Anonymous

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    Re: fire eel help

    why? there all in the same tank right now
     
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  12. Anthony

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    :confused: As you were told before fire eels will be fine with PEACEFUL fish. Polypterus are not necessarily peaceful when they get to be adults.
     
    Anthony, Apr 12, 2009
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  13. Anonymous

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    r 2 polypyerus s ok in a 55 gaLLON /????
     
    Anonymous, Apr 12, 2009
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  14. Anonymous

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    Re: fire eel help

    ??
     
    Anonymous, Apr 13, 2009
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  15. MOD_Dawn

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    Re: fire eel help

    Which one is it? The " is the max size you can expect them to get.
    Nile Bichir Polypterus bichir 40"
    Delhezi Bichir Polypterus delhezi 14"
    Ornate Bichir Polypterus ornatipinnis 27"
    Palmas Bichir Polypterus palmas 12"
    Weeksi Bichir Polypterus weeksi 16"
    From reading up it looks like a minimum of 50g is recommended for 1.
    You definately know how to choose monster specimens that require huge tanks. Lol!

    Compatibility-->will try to catch and eat small fish. So Polypterus must be kept with larger fish, spiny catfish such as Synodontis species, or with fish that can swim fast enough to avoid the Polypterus
     
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  16. Anonymous

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    I'm sure it's the one that only gets 12 inch
     
    Anonymous, Apr 13, 2009
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  17. Anthony

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    The answer to that question would be no then.
     
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  18. Anonymous

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    Re: fire eel help

    What about a 65 gallon ??
     
    Anonymous, Apr 14, 2009
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    Re: fire eel help

    Dawn stated 50 gallons for 1 so for two of them and only them I wouldn't go less than a 75 and that's pushing it imo
     
    YellowCichlid, Apr 14, 2009
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  20. Anonymous

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    Dawns figures on length are a little off imo, but close. Your fire eel will not benefit from the companionship of another eel. It will, more than likely, kill the other eel because they are territorial and if your eel sees a smaller eel taking its food, it will make the smaller eel its food. A fire eel in a 75g by itself will be fine anything smaller and any tank mates will be too much. I know this thread is old but theres a lot of bad advice in here. Also, this is in the wrong section, fire eels are not cichlids. Agian, let me state that fire eels are not recommended as compatible with other fire eels, ever.
     
    Anonymous, May 9, 2009
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