Eels

[killifish1]

im going the garden centre ,i might get a eel today and get lots of nice stones, will the RTBS or alibno shark be terratorial with a eel,and can eels be kept alone.OO and will it be safe with a shrimp.

 

[three-fingers]

Probably not safe with shrimp, but that depends what type of shrimp you mean.

But what species are you talking about? There are LOADS of different species of eel.
A lot of them look very similar too, but some stay small and some get massive.

If you are going to get an 'eel' you need to know what species and research it first.


RTBS and the 'albino shark' may be aggressive, but it just depends on the individuals temperament.
They will be aggressive towards each other though.
How big are they right now? And how big is the tank?

 

[killifish1]

well they had spotted headstanders but i looked at them and they look like fish
its a japonica shrimp

my tank is 15 gal i know they need bigger rtbs and im working on that.

 

[pinkdolphin_113]

yea, do you have two sharks in one tank?

eels tend to get larger than sharks so i would think it should be fine. unless its a bala shark, these just grow huge!
you definatly need more info on an "eel" before going out and buying one.

headstanders aren't eels.

 

[killifish1]

well they had spots on them and they were black and about 4 inches loing and had there heads popping up out the stones?

 

[three-fingers]

Since you already have TWO sharks, I'd say you need a 50 gallon long as a minimum upgrade for the near future. They can get pretty territorial...

And from your description, those are defiantly not headstanders...

Find out the exact species before you buy them...

 

[killifish1]

i went back and they were khuli loaches
i dont know if i want one now.