Little Bit Of Advise Please

[AshleyT]

What type of tropical eels can you buy?

 

[Fishy friend2]

Kuhli loaches are like little eels

 

[onidrase]

There's plenty, some very common ones are fire eels, peacock eels, and tire track eels. You could also look into bichir species, which IMO are a lot less boring, they have the eel like appearance, but you'll find them a bit more active, rather than spending their time buried in the sand with only their head visible. All eels get gigantic, though, so you'll need at least a 55 gallon 4 foot long tank for even the smaller species of them, which get about a foot long. They're also predatory, so you wouldn't be able to keep any smaller tank mates with them, they're definitely not community tank fish.

If you don't have a gigantic tank, rather than getting a nocturnal, self burying predatory fish, you could aim for khuli loaches, which are eely looking as well, but tend to stay around 4 inches long. They eventually come out a lot during the day, and won't eat any of your fish.

 

[AshleyT]

380 liter tank don't no in gallons lol, an it's 5 foot long

 

[Fishy friend2]

What fish do you hav in it at the moment

 

[AshleyT]

Thiers a few I don't know name of an
2 swardtails male female
4 tetras
2 clown loach
1 red fin shark
2 rams
2 bristle nose

 

[Fishy friend2]

the red fin shark is the one that worries me.... I dont think that youll be able to have an eel in there

 

[AshleyT]

Well iv had that for about a week or so now and that has fit lets in well, doesn't even bother the other fish

 

[Fishy friend2]

yes. but the other fish arent eels. how do you know he wont bother any eels? he most likely will. and To Be Honest, all fish are stressed out for the first few weeks, so its not like he is going to try to bother other fish. when he matures, and gets accustomed to his home he will most likely become more aggresive

 

[AshleyT]

Their is aload of hiding places an enough room for them to evoid eack other, an it is only like 2" at the min

 

[Fishy friend2]

it most likely will not work, because of its aggresion, even though its only 2 inches long it can attain 6-8 inches and become a problem with eels

 

[AshleyT]

Ok, do you know the speed of their growth?

 

[Dieses Madchen]

The best thing to do is do research on tropical eels. Figure out which ones are okay in a tank the size of yours. Then check the eels compatibility. If you own any fish deemed incompatible, don't add it to your tank. Speed of growth isn't going to answer a compatibility question, only going to tell you how long before you have aggression and more than likely, death of a fish. Stocking shouldnt be based on the now, but more for the future. In fact, I would worry more at this point in time about fixing your current stocking.

2 swardtails male female should have a m/f ratio of 1 male to 3 female. they will most likely fall victim to your shark in the future
4 tetras should be in shoals of 6 or more. In you tank size, i would swing for about 20, as they would be happier
2 clown loach need to be in shoals of 6 or more and with a large shoal a 6ft tank or more is better.
1 red fin shark will eventually become an extremely aggressive fish
2 rams
2 bristle nose

 

[AshleyT]

Well their doesn't seem to be a problem at the min, I'll cross that bridge when it comes to it, an if the shark gets to aggresive for my tank Ino somebody else with a bigger tank than mine what it would be more suited in

 

[Dieses Madchen]

As much as I don't advise that, you're going to do it regardless. I just hope that you catch the aggression before fish suffer slowly because of something you could have prevented early.