Small eel?

blue2fyre... That's great! Thanks.
 
rwilliams254 said:
According to http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/Eels/ZigZagEel.php.... "The Tire Track Eel can get up to about 28 inches long (70 cm) while the Zig Zag Eel will ultimately be quite a bit larger reaching, up to 35 inches (90 cm)."
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i personaly dont trust that website, i find that some of thair information is either completely bogus or grossly over/under estimated
i hav noticed in a few pages that they recomend doing things that the rest of the web says will get youre fish either sick or dead
there is some good info on the site but its hard to tell it apart from the bad info

in your case of confusion they have tire track eel listed as zig zag eel and zig zag eel listed as half banded spiney eel
 
IME the best spiney eel for a tank smaller than 75 gallons is the Tanganykian plagiostoma. I had a pair of them in a 29 for a couple years, lost them both to a bacterial bloom that lowered the O2 too much. They spawned multiple times, but the male always ate the eggs soon afterward. They're hard to find, and almost always overpriced when they are available, but they max out around 8-9" and don't burrow in the substrate like most species.
Mine ate mostly frozen bloodworms, which gave them great color along with conditioning them for spawning in season (November-March.)
 
With all the confusion with eels, I would make sure you get them from a good source. Ideally would be a trusted LFS, but at least a reputable online dealer.
 
IME the best spiney eel for a tank smaller than 75 gallons is the Tanganykian plagiostoma. I had a pair of them in a 29 for a couple years, lost them both to a bacterial bloom that lowered the O2 too much. They spawned multiple times, but the male always ate the eggs soon afterward. They're hard to find, and almost always overpriced when they are available, but they max out around 8-9" and don't burrow in the substrate like most species.
Mine ate mostly frozen bloodworms, which gave them great color along with conditioning them for spawning in season (November-March.)
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I'm on the hunt for one of those now! I haven't had any luck so far. Someday though I will own a M. plagiostoma. :)
 
Atlantis in NY has M. tanganicae in stock if you have a large enough tank. http://www.cichlids.net/index.php
I've seen plagiostoma listed on aquabid, but not recently, and they were double the usual price for them and elipsifers. I looked for several months before I found one, then a couple more months to find a male after she laid eggs in the tank.
 
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