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thefishofdoom
08-18-2005, 1:29 AM
ya i was wonderen if anyone give me info on this eel species.
fishyboi
08-18-2005, 1:43 AM
Not sure by lookin on the pix but i think its a rope fish. Does it look like a bichir from the head?
thefishofdoom
08-18-2005, 1:50 AM
well its not a rope fish i think its a green eel
thefishofdoom
08-18-2005, 2:26 AM
so no one can give info
DanDanUK
08-18-2005, 2:30 AM
Does it look like this ?
If it does it's a ropefish mate
thefishofdoom
08-18-2005, 2:33 AM
nope did u look at the photos
DanDanUK
08-18-2005, 2:41 AM
nope did u look at the photos
Yes i did look at the photos but they are poor quality and it's hard to tell so i so i thought i'd send you a pic of what i thought it looked like. :mr-t:
thefishofdoom
08-18-2005, 2:51 AM
k sorry but i know its not a rope fish
thefishofdoom
08-18-2005, 3:14 AM
heres a description of it. it almost all ways under the sand its tame eats from hand about 12ins long and geting bigger, green, big mouth, nocturnal, thats all i can think of
lophius
08-18-2005, 6:00 AM
Its definitely an eel - quite obvious from the pics ..
Right species wise I have no idea - where are you, where was it collected ?
Its definitely an Anguilla species and pretty much they have the same requirements (other than temperature).
I have kept a few A. anguilla in the past (caught in the UK) and currently have a 2ft long Anguilla marmorata -
As you'll know they eat meaty foods, so a diet of cut whitefish, prawn, earthworms etc is required. As for temp they are very adaptable and I have kept cold water species in tropical temps in the past with no ill effect.
Growth is reasonably slow in most eel species.
The main thing to consider is that they are great escape artists, make sure that you have a good lid on the aquairum.
In my experience, whilst they are predatory they are not aggressive.
Hope this helps
carl
DanDanUK
08-18-2005, 12:39 PM
yeah eels are great escape artists i have a 14" fire eel and the first day i got him home he escaped out of a tiny hole at the back of my tank where my filter pipes entered the tank.
The pictures you have provided are not too clear though a little blury the better pic of the 3 would have to be the top one but after looking at the colour of the fish in the other 2 pic's i thought it maybe a ropefish.
You say it looks green like the top pic ! Well in the other 2 it looks brown like a rope fish and the head in the top pic looks like a ropefish's!
I'm not too sure i would suggest you ask TRUST or P45 they seem to know a lot because it's NOT TOO OBVIOUS.
wolf-attack
08-18-2005, 12:52 PM
www.strath.ac.uk/.../ cemr/images/Dcp02350.jpg
check this out this might help u dude
I can't tell from the pics(and probably couldn't even in person. They look a lot alike. Where did it come from? They really are escape artists and can travel a long way. I have kept several and a couple died by getting out of the tank and ending up in other rooms and under the couch. One that lived ended up next door in the pool. I had left my kitchen door open overnight. Make sure your tank lid has no gaps and is clamped down. The one that went next door was an american eel around 30"+ and pushed the lid up even though there was a brick on it. All the ones that I've owned learned to take earthworms from my fingers. They will eat live bait fish.