i brought a 14inch electric eel last week and its in my 75 gallon planted tank.the fish dosen't get along with my 2ghostknifes and 2elephantmormyrids'he always chase the other fishes,and bullies them.i dont want to put dividers inside my tank it will ruin my aquascape.what should i do?
2007-03-23 06:18:40 · 6 answers · asked by Xiao 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
im in US and i dont know why this one has an agressive behavior when most of its species are peaceful in nature,the fish dont bite the others just chase them and that bothers the fishes.it feeds normally too"
2007-03-23 07:07:22 · update #1
I have to agree here, however, elephants should not be kept with such agressive fish like the electric eel. If your eel is of any size, he isn't bulling them, he is looking for lunch.
This is a lesson learned. It is rare that you were actually able to aquire an electric eel since these fish are usually only sold to aquariums in the US.
You have a choice. Since you cannot make your fish get along you can return the electric eel or the other fish in lieu of "ruining your aquascape." or find him a different home. Your eel is will more than likely out live the other fish.
Since your eel does not require much air from the water, he will surface to suck air from the atmosphere. If other fish provoke him, or your, he can let out a shock of between 600-750 volts. Yikes. This will kill everything in your tank. I would suggest moving him to his own home.
P.S. Do you wear rubber gloves when cleaning the tank? Just wondering.
2007-03-23 06:42:07 · answer #1 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a very bad combination,because both the elephant fish and the knives rely on weak electrical impulses to hunt and navigate and the eel has receptors that sense them. You are torturing all of them,move the eel! A divider will not help!
2007-03-23 06:30:04 · answer #2 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sometimes certain types of fish just don't get along well together. You may have to put it in a different tank, or else return it.
2007-03-23 06:21:59 · answer #3 · answered by Kyleontheweb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of one or the other. These fish will never get along. One or the other set will wind up dead. Sorry, man. It happens.
2007-03-23 06:27:20 · answer #4 · answered by gilgamesh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds as though you have to seperate them. Aggressive fish need to remain with other aggressive fish, the passive fish won't make make it with an aggressor in its tank.
2007-03-23 06:26:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
find it a new home
2007-03-23 06:23:39 · answer #6 · answered by hello 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋