EEl question!

Marinoman08 · 01-23-2008, 03:21 PM

everytime i see eels in stores they are always in seperate tanks. Not alone but just not two eels in the same tank. Now my question is, can i have another eel in my tank? I already have a snowflake eel, if i add another one will there be a problem? will they fight? My snow flake has already taken down 2 of my small fish so i want to replace them.

EEX: my other 2 fish are fine and good sized and wont get eaten by my snowflake.

BTW: 55 gallon[/b]

lcstorc · 01-23-2008, 03:23 PM

If you get another eel you are likely to have even more problems with missing fish.
I've never had one but my LFS usually has several in a tank together. I know someone here is keeping 2 eels together. One was a hitchiker on the rock when they bought a snowflake but I can't remember what kind it is.

AQTCJAK · 01-23-2008, 03:32 PM

I agree Eels are better a species tank

tippMANn98 · 01-23-2008, 04:23 PM

yea, but they (snowflakes) can be housed together, we used to keep them in a 40 gallon with pvc galore for them, they hung together in my old LFS

tbittner · 01-24-2008, 10:09 AM

That would be me, Lynn. When I bought my snowflake, a ghost eel was also in the rock. The tank I have the snowflake in also has a clown trigger, picasso trigger, porcupine puffer, and in a few weeks, a miniatis grouper. I also have a foxface in there that has buddied up with the picasso since the picasso seems to own the tank. So far, no problems. The clown is starting to get a bit more agressive so he might head back to the LFS.

My snowflake is about 14" and maybe 1" thick.

I wouldn't mix a snowflake with anything but other aggressive fish.

PEMfish · 01-24-2008, 10:21 AM

Your ghost, thats a white ribbon, right?

tbittner · 01-24-2008, 01:45 PM

It's a light brown ribbon eel with a white streak that runs the length of it on top and bottom. Very pretty, very graceful animal.

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Marinoman08 Tubeworm Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 33 View Gallery Karma Komment	EEl question! everytime i see eels in stores they are always in seperate tanks. Not alone but just not two eels in the same tank. Now my question is, can i have another eel in my tank? I already have a snowflake eel, if i add another one will there be a problem? will they fight? My snow flake has already taken down 2 of my small fish so i want to replace them. EEX: my other 2 fish are fine and good sized and wont get eaten by my snowflake. BTW: 55 gallon[/b]

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,482 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: EEl question! If you get another eel you are likely to have even more problems with missing fish. I've never had one but my LFS usually has several in a tank together. I know someone here is keeping 2 eels together. One was a hitchiker on the rock when they bought a snowflake but I can't remember what kind it is. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: EEl question! That would be me, Lynn. When I bought my snowflake, a ghost eel was also in the rock. The tank I have the snowflake in also has a clown trigger, picasso trigger, porcupine puffer, and in a few weeks, a miniatis grouper. I also have a foxface in there that has buddied up with the picasso since the picasso seems to own the tank. So far, no problems. The clown is starting to get a bit more agressive so he might head back to the LFS. My snowflake is about 14" and maybe 1" thick. I wouldn't mix a snowflake with anything but other aggressive fish. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

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PEMfish Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 3,119 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: EEl question! Your ghost, thats a white ribbon, right? __________________ Paul `EM My new75g reef chronicle; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching Thank you for the plants Eric

01-24-2008, 01:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: EEl question! It's a light brown ribbon eel with a white streak that runs the length of it on top and bottom. Very pretty, very graceful animal. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

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