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Fire Eel Tank Mates & Compatibility

Fire Eel

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

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TemperamentMostly Peaceful (4/10)
Adult Size90 cm
Temperature24–28°C
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Swim ZoneBottom
StockingSolo or group
Showing 289 - 312 of 735 Tank Mates

Fire Eel & Freshwater Flounder

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Trinectes maculatus

Not Recommended
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Flounder: Peaceful

Fire Eel & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Caridina cf. spongicola

Not Recommended
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi): Peaceful

Fire Eel & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Fire Eel & Freshwater Sole

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Brachirus selheimi

Ideal Tank Mates
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Fire Eel & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish): Aggressive

Fire Eel & Frogmouth Catfish

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Fire Eel & Frontosa

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Not Recommended
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulFrontosa: Semi-Aggressive

Fire Eel & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Not Recommended
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulFuelleborn's Cichlid: Aggressive

Fire Eel & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Fire Eel & Gardner's Killifish

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Possible with Caution
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Fire Eel & Garnet Tetra

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Hemigrammus pulcher

Not Recommended
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGarnet Tetra: Peaceful

Fire Eel & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Possible with Caution
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Fire Eel & German Blue Ram

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Possible with Caution
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGerman Blue Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Fire Eel & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Not Recommended
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGertrude's Spotted Blue-eye: Peaceful

Fire Eel & Ghost Shrimp

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Palaemonetes paludosus

Not Recommended
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGhost Shrimp: Peaceful

Fire Eel & Giant Danio

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Devario aequipinnatus

Possible with Caution
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Fire Eel & Giant Gourami

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Fire Eel & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Proloricaria prolixa

Not Recommended
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGiant Whiptail Catfish: Peaceful

Fire Eel & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Prionobrama filigera

Possible with Caution
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Fire Eel & Glass Catfish

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Fire Eel & Glowlight Danio

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Danio choprae

Not Recommended
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGlowlight Danio: Peaceful

Fire Eel & Glowlight Tetra

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Not Recommended
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGlowlight Tetra: Peaceful

Fire Eel & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Parotocinclus jumbo

Not Recommended
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGoby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco): Peaceful

Fire Eel & Gold Barb

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia · Barbodes semifasciolatus

Possible with Caution
Fire Eel: Mostly PeacefulGold Barb: Peaceful