Eels in a 46 gal

[travis89]

Hi. I was wondering if there were any eels that I could keep in my 46 gal tank. Also Are they ok with lionfish? I wouldn't do it for a while but I was curious. My dad wants an eel but we have a reef and I know they can't be kept in reef tanks with small fish. Thanks in advance.

Travis

 

[drewsta]

you could keep a Snowflake Eel or maybe a zebra, the snowflake will be much more active though. They will be fine in reef tanks however they will eat your inverts such as crabs, shrimp etc...

 

[travis89]

Thanks forthe reply Drewsta. I was looking at the snowflake just wasn't sure about the tank size.

 

[aw2x3]

Sorry to say, but I STRONGLY disagree with Drewsta.
There's just no way to keep an Eel (SFE), that will max out at 3'+, in a tank that small.

 

[surfinusa]

if you want to spend alot of money try golden dwarf eel they are very small

 

[travis89]

No I don't want to spend a lot of money so I would get the SFE. I will just wait until I get through college and set up a 240+ and maybe get one then.

 

[unleashed]

the min requirment tank size is 55 gal for a SFE . SFE's are not always active species depending on how well its kept fed .this goes with alot of the eel species.you could keep a SFE in a 46 as long as its 48 in tank for a very long time this species grows to
39.37 inches in the wild they spend most of their time hiding under rocks . for more more info on this species check out this site
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Spec...ry.php?id=5388 for info on other species here is a listing
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/identif...e=56&areacode=

 

[kesmai]

itd be cruel for anything less...

 

[drewsta]

IMO you would be fine with a sfe in a 46 for along time I have had mine for 11months he was about 8 inches when I got him now hes about 13 I feed every 2 days and he just chills under a rock until feeding time but he is pretty tame around my other fish. So I think you would be fine for a good while