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[dragon3725]

:bowdown:I currently have a snowflake morray eel that is app. 2 ft in lenght.. The other day i ran across another type of eel (not sure what it is called but has red stripes) that i really liked.. My only concern is that the new one is rather small and im not sure how well the large one will react to a new addition that is so much smaller than him.. Do eel's tend to eat whatever they can fit in their mouths or do you think there is a chance he would recognize that its another eel.. Do eel's fight if in the same tank?? Any input will be greatly appreciated..

 

[PufferGuy]

they are both predatory fish so the chance of them fighting IS there... but i have heard of people keeping more than 1 eel in a tank, dont know if it was as small of tank as your though

 

[Alexander]

Multiples can be kept, however in a 55g I would strongly advise against. That's just barely big enough for one full grown snowflake imo

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

sounds like maybe a ribbon eel

 

[yote]

In a bigger tank,You MIGHT have a shot.
But in a 55,I'd about that the smaller eel would become food in a short time.

 

[kmart189]

Im with alexander and yote, but I have a snowflake that was tiny with a 2 and a half foot zebra and have had no problems with them, but keep in mind the zebra eel is pretty docile and the snowflake eel is about average for eels

 

[Sharkie]

the red stripes sounds like a zebra, those and snowies are the most docile and commonly kept eels. by 2 feet what size around is he? my snowie who is 15 inches is only about a 1 1/2 inch around. typically eels wont eat other eels no matter the size, as long as they have their own caves they should do well together