Unfortunately this isn't so. They still require ample space to really be comfortable. Most times 100+ gallon tanks are suggested for true eels. A bare minimum of 55+ for smaller species like the golden eel. The Wolf eel, which really isn't a true eel can get by with a tank around 75+g.

In addition to just needing roaming space when they feel like it, the extra water volume will help to dilute the excessive waste they produce. Smaller tanks can see a rapid rise in nitrates and phosphates due to the amount of live food they like to consume.

I'm sure one could get away with forcing an eel into a smaller setup, but I doubt neither the eel nor owner will be truly happy.

 

Unfortunately this isn't so. They still require ample space to really be comfortable. Most times 100+ gallon tanks are suggested for true eels. A bare minimum of 55+ for smaller species like the golden eel. The Wolf eel, which really isn't a true eel can get by with a tank around 75+g.

In addition to just needing roaming space when they feel like it, the extra water volume will help to dilute the excessive waste they produce. Smaller tanks can see a rapid rise in nitrates and phosphates due to the amount of live food they like to consume.

I'm sure one could get away with forcing an eel into a smaller setup, but I doubt neither the eel nor owner will be truly happy.

it is true the way he worded his question. A 2 foot saltwater fish would require a much larger tank then a 2 foot eel.

 

It depends. There are a few species that are Moray eels, such as the Jeweled moray, zebra moray, I believe the snowflake is considered a moray as well.

Some of them will do well in a smaller tank, even as small as 50 gallons, but others need much larger like 200 gallons. Which eel do you want to get?

A two foot eel can be kept in a smaller thank than you would keep a two foot fish in. Their space requirements are quite different. The eel will spend most of it's time hiding in the rock work. and when it does swim the nature of its body allows it to be more flexible and turn around in a smaller space than could a larger fish.

 

Well I really love morays. I work at a public aquarium and we house about 25 morays, most of them being very large greens. I love the whole attitude of morays, and I discovered the snowflake one day and their beautiful!! I was thinking he would need 40-55.

 

Honestly go big like 75 both you and the eel will be much happier in the long run

 

Only thing is it's hard to imagine a 75g with just a 7-20inch eel in it, unless I get lucky and it grows to 30

 

I agree a 75g is much easier to just work with then something like a 55g...

 

I would get a golden dwarf eel. I have one in my reef tank 75 gallons and he is awesome. He doesnt bother my fish and he is very active. He has a lot of the traditional moray eel attitude but cant do the damage.

 

do you think there would be a problem between a viper moray and a golden tail moray in a 100 gallon setup?

 

by the way...this wont come true for another 6 years, im just thinking out loud

 

I have a snowflake in a 300 gallon that is about 20" long and sometimes think he needs more room.