ATKINSON

I have a variety of gouramis, several neon tetra,and 2 upside down cat fish and I am wondering what i should add or take away so that I can purchase a fire eel? Please help?

Amanda

The eel may try to eat the neons, they will eventually eat anything that can fit into their mouths. I would keep SA cichlids, medium sized catfish, etc.

ATKINSON

Ok, will move neons to my other tank, also will gouramis be alright?
Is it fine if I use fine gravel as a substrate?

Amanda

Fine gravel is what they need, they like to burrow.
I would move the gouramis to be safe. The eels get very large (14 in+) so the gouramis may become snacks during the night.

ATKINSON

Ok, thanks,will do. Good night

ATKINSON

I am planing on getting a fire eel and am wondering what sort of cichlids or other fish i should put with it?

cichlidsmad

they can be kept with medium sized or large african cichlids

ATKINSON

Would it be alright if I put it with parrots, greshakei, lombardoi, red zebra and convicts??
All are over 7cm so no chance of being eaten

cichlidsmad

you shouldnt mix AM cichlids with African cichlid as their water parametres are way different with american they have soft acidic water where africans have hard alkaline water and noone would co-operate and there would be fights and if your unlucky deaths

ATKINSON

I have had all of them together for over a year!! Anyway what African cichlids do you suggest would be compatible with my fire eel out of the mentioned above??

cichlidsmad

maybe the kenyi as the aggression is alot from them, defentily the ice blues as they can get to 13.5cm , not so sure on the red zebras but id say they would be fine.

this is a half guess i have looked it up quikly and might have missed something you could ty and look it up as well as that would be easier

JD

x leper x

i have no idea atkinson - i did a quick google search and found this.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/fo...ad.php?t=86375
i hope it helps.

sirdarksol

Yes: None.
African cichlids need a very hard water of a very specific type. They tend to prefer rocky bottoms.
Fire eels come from Asian rivers, and prefer softer substrates.
They have absolutely different requirements.
As was said in the link x leper x posted, some of the SA cichlids would work well (anything that grows large enough to not be eaten), since they live in similar rivers to fire eels.

aquarist48

Do a search near the top of the page for Fire Eels. There are a lot of threads about this species. Can't help you myself because I've never kept them. Good luck!

Angela_96

With africans the ice blues, red zebras and kenyi are not compatable with each other htey are all from teh metriclima species and will fight between them and interbreed (causing hybrids).
The eel would be fine with any fish that can stand its parameters that is big enough not to be its lunch.

ATKINSON

Thanks, so would gouramis be compatible?? I would really like to keep my 3 spot gouramis with it as I am planning on putting them all in a display tank. Also I have parrots, can I add them?

ATKINSON

thanks alot

ATKINSON

Just kidding about the need part but I would love a fire eel. Since I have never kept any eel like fish apart from coolie loaches, I dont know much about them. I know I must use a sand subtrate. What should I feed them, what scenary should I put in, and what pump should I use? Please could anyone help me??