looking for info on 2 species I used to have..

[crimsoncloud]

Hi all,
I'm a newbie here an enjoy the forum..
I am looking for two particular species of fish, both of which I used to own. First is a freshwater Baracuda..I have seen info on in the past, but can't seem to find now. I vaguely remember the scientific name as Chicleadea or something like that..If anyone has any knowledge of them I would really like to know...The other is a freshwater moray eel...ty

[travelinman1969]

Just intrested to find out what size tank you get for something like that? 500? 600? That's my dream in a year or so. They sound like a couple awesome fish to have. Don't know anything about em but this site has a ton of species info. Not sure if they have those, gonna check. I'll keep an eye on this forum. :cool:

[OrionGirl]

Check fish base.

The closest true moray eel that is fresh water is the American eel--and aside from being a nasty, tough customer, it gets 5-6 feet in length. Not sure about the barracuda, but fishbase should have info. Also, predatoryfish.net may help you out as well.

[crimsoncloud]

hey Travelin...
Thanks for the reply...I had them in a 120 Long...hmmm..dimensions I am thinking are 72" L x 24" H and 18" deep...They were really cool fish. They were small fish when I bought them, and grew to 6 to 8 in. in 2 years. I kept them with 2 Arrowanna (which I saw in your pic, very cool) a South Am. Redtail Cat. and a Tiger shovelnose cat....Funny story, cuz I think the Redtail kept the peace in there..I sold the Redtail and 2 days later the Tiger ate all but the eel...I couldn't believe the bulge in his belly...Moral?
Never trust a Tiger...LoL

[travelinman1969]

LOL!! I just saw a pic last week of a cat eating a knife. I would hate to spend that kind of money on a fish and have it eatin.

I would be worried having a cuda in a tank like that. If it's anything like it's cousin in the gulf they would have a hard time turning. I have a 24 inch arowana. Tank dimensions are 48LX24DX30H. He turns okay in 24 inch depth, but he is snake like. A cuda seems to me like he would have a hard time turning in a tank like that. Gotta go to a 400-600 in about a year cause "Grumpy" will be too big at the rate of growth right now. Can't wait!! :D

[crimsoncloud]

Ty OrionGirl,
That really looks like a site I would enjoy, but it seems I can't access it on my webtv plus...I can't contact a moderator...if you could help with this it would be greatly appreciated:)

[OrionGirl]

Unfortunately, I am not a member of that board, and am not sure who all here may be able to help. Hopefully, someone will volunteer to help you out.

[SnakeIce]

they take fishbase.net down for updating/maintenence on a regular basis... try it again in a few days and you might have better luck with it