ATKINSON

Thanks alot. My tank is cycled and has had fish in for 2 weeks now and will probably get my fire eel on Saturday or Monday.

ATKINSON

Got my 20cm fire eel yesterday and he looks soooo cool in my tank. Will post pics when he gets more confident. Also got 2 pearl Gouramis as I dont often see them.

ATKINSON

How did you tame yours, boogie, mine is very shy at the moment

untitled1209

for fish to go with the eel i would recomend severums just watch them a little befor u buy them and try to get a calmer one. they also add qwite a bit of color to your tank

ATKINSON

Thanks but I already stocked my tank with a variety of gouramis.

ATKINSON

Does anyone know how to tame a fire eel?

polarbear87

How much tank would I need (minimum) to support a fire eel? I'm aware that they can grow to be quite large.

ATKINSON

They do grow huge. I would keep 1 in at least a 300L(55gal) 1.2m tank but you will need to get a bigger tank as the fire eel grows. Also dont keep them with smaller fish. Ie: tetra(neons)

polarbear87

Thanks a lot! Now time to find a 55+ gallon! :-D

ATKINSON

I would actually recommend a 75gallon tank as they grow to 1m long if looked after.