JUST GOT A SALTWATER FISH TANK AND WANTING TO ADD FISH? WHAT FISH TO ADD that will jump ably beside an EEL?
.im a beginner at saltwater tanks!! just added the saline, got a heater, i know to let it run through for similar to 6 weeks blah blah blah! good to go.. i still have to buy adjectives my fish but i have some questions?? the tank is similar to a 30/35 gallon tank btw
1) what pretty/cute fish's can go well beside an EEL? (and YES no changing my mind im getting an eel, a snowflake prob)
2)should i buy some greens to go within the tank?
3) when adding the eel should i leave it surrounded by the bag for a few hour then actaully put it in.. or can i of late put the eel right in.
4) what do eels eat? (haha i know i should know this already)
5) pretty much any helpful tips i would LOVE to hear!! whether ya think of anything i should prob know! let me KNOW!! THANKS for ya time!
What species of eal?
It would probably be worth while to research its natural habitat and food choices. I've never heard of a non-carnivorous eel, but you never know. Knowing these things would help plentifully with knowing what kind of habitat to build in its container and what kinds of creatures are safe inside of it. You should also consider non-fish aquatic species. Snails are a apposite one. Maybe some kind of anemone or coral would be pretty and fun to watch (remember that these things do move around, some more than others). But all of this depends on you knowing the eel's pure habitat so you can match its tank to the things that will work with it the best. I'm certain that you care about the happiness of the eel too, so formulate a good home for it. ;)
the answer is no. sorry, but eels will probably destroy, eat or shoot anything that comes in their way. eels have an intuition that if they sense something roaming around them, its a predator, so they will kill it. im sorry, you might be disapointed now, but would you a bit have other fish eaten to just hang on to an eel in peace? :)
Answers: I have kept snowflakes contained by 30 gallon and they did just fine for many years (they were finally rehoused)
You call for to get rocks or structure of some kind. Eels like to coat and dig so be sure you give him a full-size enough house that he can grow into. Sand bottoms are fine dolomite is fine as well. I would suggest getting a snow flake to be exact around the size of a pencil and raise him yourself. He will make a much better fish this way.
No greens contained by the tank. Not needed here. As with any fish you buy when you get them domestic they need to be floated for atleast 20 minutes this will acclamate the temperatures. Open the bag and make a payment 1/2 cup of your tank water to the bag and refloat for another 20 minutes. this will start the PH and salinity acclamation process. supply another 1/2 cup of your tank water and float another 20 minutes. 1/2 cup of your tank marine and float another 20 minutes one more time and release. All your fish should be acclamated this way. I never had a quaranteen cistern since I have found no need. I buy from reputable places, I don't buy on a whim and I buy fit looking fish.
Eels like snowflakes will eat just going on for anything. Find out from the store what they are feeding. Mine would take pellets, calamari (I would buy food status and freeze in sections) I would thaw them in a small cup of cistern water prior to feeding. Raw shrimp are also great for your eel. They will even hand nurture if you start when they are young.
As far as fish, while your eel is young you can save just about anything. If you keep him from the reservoir as a young eel more than likely he will not go after his container mates even as he grows. Especially if he is fed powerfully. I kept mine with a pork puffer, a yellow tang and two domino damsels (they were around 5 inches by the time the eel get larger. The eel never bothered any of the fish until one day the domino kept picking on him. (this was probably a few years down the line) the eel finally ate him but not the other.
Any sand really will work. It should be in the reservoir now however. play sand from the local hardware store is fine. Just be sure to wash economically. No more than 2 - 21/2 inches no more for the bottom.
Lava rocks are not the best type of rocks for this tank. Lava rocks tend to contain too much heavy metals. You can get underside rock or fake rock but not lava rock.
i would recommend getting a larger reservoir first off
as for fish that go with the eel lionfish, scorpionfish or frogfish will run and they look incredible
well..i think you should not find a eel because it will probably dig a hole in your pocket and a big one at it..because you might not even be capable of clean the tank as the eel might be one that attacks everything around it except for the plants?
