snookie Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 any midwater fish that dont eat plants ,suggestions would be great that can live with these guys i have a 6ft x 2ft x2ft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 Heya, how big are both of them? Does your eel not uproot plants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 clown about 14inch , fire eel about 12 inch probably bit bigger not if you keep plants in pots , at present living with tinfoil barbs ,(plant eaters ) which are hopefully sold i would like a school of one species , with a bit of colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 I have a reasonable size tyre track eel and he doesn't uproot any plants that I have in his tank... is this just a fire eel thing or? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 i think if you have lots of hiding places for eel , he will not dig as much , mine is more happy inside a piece of bogwood now ,when he was smaller he would dig ,and you would just see his snout sticking out of gravel . i thought i lost him loads of times ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 i cant think of any tank mates..well ones that wont eat plants anyways. What do u feed ur knife? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 i feed him ,cichlid pellets ,shrimp, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 with much thought i have also sold knife , so only will have fire eel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 DATS!!! You know you want some, get a group of about 4-6, would fill the 6'er up nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Nice idea , do they swim in all areas ? or lurk in the bottom ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 There used to be 2 very big Dats at hubbys work... one was a monster around 40cm plus mark... we actually ended up transporting him ourselves to Wellington for someone that purchased him He used to sit up at the top of the tank and eye any suspected victim that swam by, amazing predator to watch.. his mouth was like a vaccum. They are a very nice fish and I know the shop enjoyed having them stay. The male/female pair are now with a guy in Palmy, so both of the dats ended up back together They were definately midwater to top dwelling fish (the top dwelling when they wanted a birds eye view of lunch) :lol: Also bottom dwelling to an extent at a younger age when you have a cave etc, have noticed they can have shy moments and seem to get alot bolder with age. IMO 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 another nice idea ,i will keep options open ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 how about a couple of thousand tetras feeding time would be "interesting" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 How bout you pay for them? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 i was actual thinking a large school of tiger barbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 then again dats ,can go brackish :roll: would make a nice brackish tank but i would never be able to buy stock to fill it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Find a net and byo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted May 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 brackish fish are hard to come by , havent been on lists for a while , i already have some species of brackish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Hey snookie, how big was your fire eel wen you bought it? And how long has it taken it to get the size it is now? Im looking at getting one for a display tank in my games room and just wanted to know how quick it grows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Heya snookie Palmy had some Mono Angels not long ago... might still have some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted May 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 depends on what fire eel eats i guess ! had him bout year and a half , was a like a peice of spaghetti when i got him . and now he is nearly as thick as a aqua one 300 watt heater :-? . he packed on the pounds when he found out frozen shrimp didnt taste so bad , and eats out of my fingers . i think the trick is to hand feed if you have other bottom dwelling fish etc.. (especcialy bloodworms) once camera is sorted i will send pics do you no what monos they were afrikan (serbae ) :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted May 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 earth worms = growth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Yep I am with snookie on that one, aim of the game is to make sure he is definately getting good food source so hand feeding is awesome, my tyre track is getting huge on bloodworms and earthworms... Earthworms he gets in a major frenzy over.. but he won't touch frozen mysis shrimp :roll: snookie - Hmmm after looking at pics of Sebae, I don't think the ones that are at Palmy LFS are Sebae, but I could be wrong, because I don't keep brackish any longer I didn't take overly much notice. Very nice tho 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted May 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 frozen shrimp from supermarket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Might try the fat blighter on shrimp then... I get fresh shrimp for the Frons so hmm might try Timmy aswell (Son has named him Timmy Tyretrack :roll: ) :lol: Thanks for the tip snookie 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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