eel's

[thesoul2008]

I have just received a few emails from fish shops around aus about eels they have given me this list they all "think" they can get any of these

M. armatus
M. circumcintus
M. erythrotaenie
M. pancalus
M. siamenses
M. elipsifer
M. aculeatus

I would really like to put an eel in my cichlid tank there is 6 convicts 6 peacocks and 4 electric yellows.
does anyone know anything about any of these eels if so is there any chnace i would be able to put one in with my cichlids?

[Lupin]

What's the question?

[thesoul2008]

can i put any of those eels in my cichlid tank?
or even my other tank wit guppies mollies etc. etc.

Just found some info on Mastacembelus pancalus looks like that would be ok with smaller fish

[Lupin]

Check this out.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170778

[thesoul2008]

thanks that was exactly what i wanted to know

[fishdaze]

I have a Mastacembelus pancalus and he's great. He doesn't bother small fish. He actually learned that my hand in or around the tank means food so he follows it around the tank anytime I'm doing anyting. He comes to the surface to eat small earth worms out of my hand or a pair of tweazers. I highly recommend them but be very careful about the top of the tank. I just lost a peacock eel out of another tank that found his way out through an extremely small hole i forgot to seal back up. Good luck!!!

P.S. - I had mine in a tank with cichlids for a little bit and he was fine, but I think it depends on the individual fish.

[murraycod]

I wanna know how come lfs in the heart of the desert continent can get stuff I can't get two hours from ****** Melbourne!

[toddnbecka]

Generally speaking, cichlids will ignore eels. The drawback with keeping them together is feeding the eel/s, since they aren't likely to compete successfully with other fish.