info on eels?

[howmanyds]

Does anybody know much about Mastacembelus tanganicae Lake Tanganyika. They're in stock at Dave's Rare Fish so I'm considering them with my community but I can't find much info out there on how well they do with other smaller tankmates. One database said they get to 19cm. Can anybody confirm that?

Thanks!

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

They look like any other spiny eel. I would assume care for them would be the same as a tire track or fire eel

 

[Freakgecko91]

I think they may go after shellies, but I have no personal experience with them

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

I think they may go after shellies, but I have no personal experience with them

They will defiantly try to eat fish, mine would hunt Rosie minnows when I fed them to my cuddas. I'd say anything under 3-4" would be at risk

 

[Freakgecko91]

Spiney eels are quite different from the tanganyikan eels though

This should help a little, different species, similar idea
http://www.cichlidforums.com/showthread.php?22589-tanganyikan-eel

 

[howmanyds]

Different in what way?

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

The eel in question is a spiney eel. Same genus as a tire track and fire

 

[Freakgecko91]

I did notice they are spiney eels (my bad, sorry), but they don't get nearly as large as the tire track and related species, also don't seem as piscivorous as the other spiney eels

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

I did notice they are spiney eels (my bad, sorry), but they don't get nearly as large as the tire track and related species, also don't seem as piscivorous as the other spiney eels

They don't get as large, actually a good size for an aquarium but like you said I wouldn't risk my Shellies but some larger fish the should be olay

 

[Freakgecko91]

Definitely a seldom seen species and obviously, not much is written about them care-wise. A lot about where they live, but now how they live, or experiences with them in the hobby

 

[howmanyds]

So then, a 4" eel certainly shouldn't be put with a tankful of 1.5" juvies.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

At 4" one would be okay but when they eel is 8"+ things might be different.