bout to start a new brackish tank for a eel

[pstrew]

ok its a 20g tank and im planing on getting a (fresh water)(snow flake) morey eel. witch is actully brackish even thow they sell them as fresh. i know i will eventuly need a bigger tank but the animal is quit small and will do fine for a while.my ?s are...
1. do i cycle as brackish or can i cycle as fresh and than add salt after
2.whats the quickest way to cycle
3.any info on the species what so ever seen a lot of contradictions in the research iv done
its a varry cool animal and whant to give it the best home i can so please help me help the lille guy

 

[smomus]

Dip you have other tanks that you can get some filter media from? If so are they fresh or salt?

 

[pstrew]

yes i do and its a freshwater

 

[smomus]

Cycle it as fresh then. After it is cycled raise the salinity slowly. The recommended is .002 per week. I'm currently doing this with my green spot puffer tank, also a 20.

 

[pstrew]

ok...did u put the fish in the freshwater and rais the salinitly with him in it?

 

[smomus]

Yes I've had him for about a month and wanted to make sure he was healthy and good. And I needed to get the $ to buy a refractometer.

 

[pstrew]

wow cool ....yea im gona have to do the same

 

[smomus]

Do you know what the sg needs to be for an eel?

 

[pstrew]

i have it in my notes but dont have them with me at the moment as soon as i get them ill reply with it

 

[bettaowner]

Sounds nice.

 

[pstrew]

im in the prosses of cycling now and have done a lot of research...prob is iv found a lot of miss leading info and am trying to find someone witha bit of expeirance on this particuler fish