which one...

kuhliloach · 03-28-2007, 07:51 PM

besides kuhli or dojo loaches,

which eel kind of fish is FW and is able to live in a community set-up, and doesn't eat fish?

MyraVan · 03-29-2007, 04:23 AM

I don't have one (yet), but a peac0ck eel (almost) fits the bill. They can get to 12", and they will sometimes eat small, neon tetra-sized fish, but (from what I have read) they usually don't, especially if kept well fed.

kuhliloach · 03-29-2007, 11:54 AM

so do i feed it bloodworms or what...with it growing 12" it probably can't go in a ten gallon tank... will it eat fish the size of ADF's or kuhli's or hillstreams?

MyraVan · 03-29-2007, 03:24 PM

As I say, I don't have one of these things yet, but from what I have read...

Yes, you feed them bloodworms and other live or frozen foods. I'm planning on starting a daphnia culture (and perhaps blackworms as well, if the daphnia goes well) to feed them, as well as some dwarf puffers (which are also planned fish as opposed to fish I have now). Some of them eat sinking pellets too. Oh, and earthworms was another favorite mentioned.

No, they definitely don't go in a 10g, but then neither do dojo loaches. Kuhli is more like it, but if you look up the care sheets of kuhli loaches, they suggest 15g as a min (but since they really don't swim very much, and they stay small, seems to me like a 10g would be all right for them).

I don't think they would eat hillstream loaches, too wide. Kuhlis are worm-shaped and could get mistaken for an earthworm and so it might not be safe. ADFs are probably too wide as well.

vettech909 · 02-22-2008, 10:32 PM

my pea**************** eel is too slow to eat other fish.

ikermalli · 02-25-2008, 06:37 PM

Yeah (I have heard) peac*ck eels make great tank mates. By the way, what fish is that in your avatar kuhli loach

**Obsidian** · 02-25-2008, 10:00 PM

Guys this thread is a year old

03-28-2007, 07:51 PM	#1
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kuhliloach Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 44	so do i feed it bloodworms or what...with it growing 12" it probably can't go in a ten gallon tank... will it eat fish the size of ADF's or kuhli's or hillstreams? __________________

02-25-2008, 06:37 PM	#6
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Obsidian Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 1,070	Guys this thread is a year old __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 5 Cherry Barbs; 7 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Albino Bristlenose Pleco (Old Blondie) 10 gallon Breaking it down for storage. 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 7 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 1 German Blue Ram, 7 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches; 4 Zebra Danios

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03-29-2007, 04:23 AM	#2
MyraVan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 861	I don't have one (yet), but a peac0ck eel (almost) fits the bill. They can get to 12", and they will sometimes eat small, neon tetra-sized fish, but (from what I have read) they usually don't, especially if kept well fed.

03-29-2007, 03:24 PM	#4
MyraVan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 861	As I say, I don't have one of these things yet, but from what I have read... Yes, you feed them bloodworms and other live or frozen foods. I'm planning on starting a daphnia culture (and perhaps blackworms as well, if the daphnia goes well) to feed them, as well as some dwarf puffers (which are also planned fish as opposed to fish I have now). Some of them eat sinking pellets too. Oh, and earthworms was another favorite mentioned. No, they definitely don't go in a 10g, but then neither do dojo loaches. Kuhli is more like it, but if you look up the care sheets of kuhli loaches, they suggest 15g as a min (but since they really don't swim very much, and they stay small, seems to me like a 10g would be all right for them). I don't think they would eat hillstream loaches, too wide. Kuhlis are worm-shaped and could get mistaken for an earthworm and so it might not be safe. ADFs are probably too wide as well.

02-22-2008, 10:32 PM	#5
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146	my pea**************** eel is too slow to eat other fish.

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