keeping different eels together
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ARGYGANG
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Would be a 90 gallon four foot with a dog face as a tank mate and then once it outgrows that (probably around the same time my dog face will) it will go into the 220
clappkatie
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I dont know specifics on different eels but I do know we had 4 eels in the same tank for a long time (now 3, as out snowflake jumped out of the tank the other day, which was our first eel we got and had for several months, since starting our new tanks)... you should be fine with a dog face in there as it is a type of puffer and we have 2 puffers in our tank that have not been touched by our eels. We have a yellow headed morray, tesalata, and sharptail... also when it comes to fish we have had success with bigger groupers, lionfish, a big clown trigger, and pufferfish in with our eels... Any poisonous fish variety will also be fine with eels as they won't touch them, especially if they are bigger in size when you get them. Tank size: currently 150 gallons, started this time with a 55 gallon, and we just got a 210 gallon and will be moving everything to that... Hope this is helpful.
I don't know much about the Indian moray, though it is a fang tooth, that is an important bit of info. The chainlink usually does fine co-habitating with other eels, although the 90g will be on the smaller side. If housed with good sized fish larger than the chainlink can swallow, they are usually good with fish. The Indian on the other hand, being a fang tooth, is another story. I know they are not that common but I would research on their temperament. I would be concerned keeping a puffer with a fang tooth eel, they usually don't fair well in the long run. The 220g would be fine for the chainlink and puffer and even as a grow out in the 90g, the chainlink would really only be a threat to really small fish but the Indian is a fish eater by nature.
ARGYGANG
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I’ve had the Indian mud moray for probably a year now and he is basically an ideal citizen. Now I won’t lie to you he MAY have eaten a fang blenny that was super small but other than that I’ve never gotten a issue out of him he’s super polite and just waits for scraps to fall to him to eat. this is just me experience with my specific eel and each one will be different just like all fish.
Some fang tooths, like the greyface, have been known to be very mildly mannered. I have just never known anyone with an Indian to say. What type of fish are you planning to include. Just a heads ups, a mature eel has a very different temperament than a younger eel, I would definitely be cautious around smaller or less mobile species. Something to remind everyone, nature is nature; don't expect to cage a fish eater and them not eat fish.
ARGYGANG
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Yeah I 100% agree and regarding this post I opted out of double eeling it for that reason exactly. My Indian mud is probably 22-24 inches right now he’s an old boy for sure and he is pretty big aswell. Like I said I think I just got lucky on him for now, but he may change up on me. He’s in my 100 gallon right now with my dog face and I’m growing out a hippo,koran,lemon and raccoon butterfly and Stars and Stripes puffer all with the eel no problems. I wouldn’t go as far as to recommend Indian mud morays as a first eel because they 100% have the chance to eat fish and also refuse to eat in general and he’s not really out at all during lights on but they are common to keep here in the south and I’ve met a handful of people with them saying they are just like mine and I met one hobbyist in person who showed me a vid of his Indian mud moray eating his massive domino damsel. if he does decide to snack on someone then that would be really unfortunate.
