It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. African Cichlids And Fire Eel. Thread starter RachelMallory Start date Feb 15, RachelMallory Fish Fanatic. I still have my two peacock eels in my tank and my cichlids are really picking on them, I've found another tank that my eels can go to. What if I put a fire eel or a tire track eel? I have had bad luck with a fire eel, I had one a while ago and he would not eat at all.
And he died, so my LFS has tire tracks and fire and I'm not sure which I should get, what do you guys think? I think you should just not get an eel. From what I know, African cichlids like a high pH. Eels really don't. How big is your tank, even? A lot of these things get huge. Eels also from what I've seen tend to be kinda lazy and just bury themselves in the substrate and wait around, which would probably be why they're such an easy target for the cichlids to pick on them.
The body of the peacock eel is unevenly colored as you can find brown, olive or light red shades. The sides of the eel are covered with a blurry pattern, and the head and trunk are strewn with yellowish spots. The abdomen has a more uniform color and is much lighter than all other parts of the body. This unusual eel is quite demanding of environmental conditions. Because of this, it is rarely found in the wild and lives only in a few Asian countries. On other continents, you will find peacock eels only in an aquarium with special living conditions.
In the natural environment, This representative of the fauna is found in the waters of:. The maintenance of Peacock eel can cause a lot of trouble to the owner. The main requirement will be to create pet optimal conditions in the aquarium and provide it with a specific feed. To keep your peacock eel comfortable at home, you need to try to recreate its natural living conditions. Only in this case the fish will be healthy, strong, and have an attractive appearance. Proper care entails rapid reproduction.
Given the value and high cost of this representative of the aquatic fauna, the owner is guaranteed a good profit from the sale of offspring. For one individual, a tank volume of at least liters is needed. The soil must be present in the aquarium. It should be poured with a thick layer to the bottom of the tank and try to avoid other sharp elements. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
Eels And Cichlids? More American than African but I want to add a fire eel to the tank. Sergeant Pepper. To my knowledge, its a big no-no to mix American and African Cichlids. Africans are typically more aggressive from what I know. What's the tank size? Click to expand Considering Fire Eels get 3 feet long, I don't think it would be wise to house it in a 40 gallon breeder for long, if at all.
Similar Aquarium Threads. Identifying Cichlid. StanV Oct 6, Cichlid. Replies 5 Views Elipsifers are less expensive, but personally I prefer plagiostoma's. Smaller " max , more colorful, and not inclined to bury themselves in the sand. Not a good mix with mbuna or Tropheus that need a veggie-based diet, but fine with most other Africans that aren't large enough to eat them. Cichlids generally ignore spiney eels unless they're stealing eggs, and even then the plagiostoma's seem pretty bulletproof IME.
Atlantis in NY www. Right now I have him in a 29 gallon but he will soon be moved to a 40 breeder. He's only 7. I've had him since July and he was only inches then. Right now he's in a tank with a hodge podge of tankmates. He doesn't bother any of them.
He lives with endlers, cories, plecos babies , a pair of rainbow cichlids and some slow growing white calvus. I plan to eventually move him to my 80 gallon mbuna tank once he's over a foot long. The plan for feeding is to use a glass coke bottle to feed him blood worms.
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