So, what do you know about eels?

[KPhilly]

I'm thinking about stocking my 100 gallon tank with eels. Maybe two at the most. What are the pros and cons of this being that I'm trying to make a community tank? What kind of eels would you recommend? Would they be okay with a Brazilian Teacup Stingray? Thanks for the help!

 

[bettaowner]

Pro: You would have some really neat fish, can be hand fed.
Con: Eels are escape artists, they are picky eaters.
You can't keep the tea cup rays as they will get larger. I'd advise eels like the peacock or zig zag eel.

 

[KPhilly]

I only wanted one teacup stingray and I thought he only got up to 12". Is that to large for a 100 gallon tank?

 

[bettaowner]

Teacup ray is the trade name for the juvinile stingray.

 

[KPhilly]

Are you kidding me? I wanted him to be my standout fish! Ahhhh, my feelings are hurt! ?

 

[bettaowner]

You could have some south or central american cichlids like convicts or firemouths to be your standout fish.

 

[KPhilly]

What other exotic fish would you recommend?

 

[Scottyhorse]

Firemouths are cool.

 

[KPhilly]

What could I keep with them and how many would you recommend at one time? I'm so sad about the stingray. The grief is unreal! Haha!

 

[bettaowner]

Two really exotic fish that I like are the african knife fish and the african butterfly fish.

 

[KPhilly]

Anything else that comes to mind?

 

[bettaowner]

Botia loaches or leopard ctenopomas are cool

 

[Zactheninja]

Arowanas are exotic.

Cool catfish, I recently got a little tiger shovel nose and he's cool.

 

[KPhilly]

Won't they eventually get to big and eat the other fish?

 

[Zactheninja]

I would think they would leave eels alone, not 100% sure though.

 

[KPhilly]

I'm not so sure about the eels either because I read they get up to around 40 inches and I only have 100 gallons. I want an abundance of fish.

 

[Zactheninja]

You could do Chiclids.


I'm always a bigger fan of South Americans, they have better personalities in my opinion.

Africans are great if you want a big cloud of fish, very colorful.

You could always do tetras, you could put lots of tetras.

 

[KPhilly]

But aren't cichlids aggressive and territorial?

 

[Zactheninja]

Some are, some are less.

You can keep then with there own kind.
Africans are actually less aggressive if you keep more.

 

[KPhilly]

What about some top water fish?