Are there freshwater eels?

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i have had personal experiance keeping goldspot morays (Gymnothrax tile). most experts will tell you that for a happy life the eel will eventualy require brakish/marine and this is partly true, in the sense that a wild goldspot put in a fw tank would get stressed and stop feeding. However my goldspot captive breed in fw tank has always stayed in fw. he is verry happy and feeds extremly well. now i will stress as goldspots stress and stop feeding a lot easier in fw its one of those points where every eel really is different and again not really recomended without previous experiance with the speicies. but that said, i dived rite in, tanking the eel from a freind who bred it in freshwater and hve had his ever watchfull eye offering advise along the road. he is also very docile, livin in a comunity tank with a pair of oscars, a poly, a plec and his strange best mate... a rainbow shark??? yeap thats the weirdest thing of all, moray best mates with a rainbow?
 
My Gold Tulip Eels are full freshwater (Monopterus albus, leucistic) They are AWESOME!
 
ermgravy;893492; said:
i have had personal experiance keeping goldspot morays (Gymnothrax tile). most experts will tell you that for a happy life the eel will eventualy require brakish/marine and this is partly true, in the sense that a wild goldspot put in a fw tank would get stressed and stop feeding. However my goldspot captive breed in fw tank has always stayed in fw. he is verry happy and feeds extremly well. now i will stress as goldspots stress and stop feeding a lot easier in fw its one of those points where every eel really is different and again not really recomended without previous experiance with the speicies. but that said, i dived rite in, tanking the eel from a freind who bred it in freshwater and hve had his ever watchfull eye offering advise along the road. he is also very docile, livin in a comunity tank with a pair of oscars, a poly, a plec and his strange best mate... a rainbow shark??? yeap thats the weirdest thing of all, moray best mates with a rainbow?

well i am glad that it is working out for you, but if i purchase an eel i would have to put into the type of tank it belonged in, i have seen so many eels at the lfs in fresh water also, i have to believe this would eventually have an effect on them but if yours is doing so well maybe it is perfectly fine..
 
santoury;893531; said:
My Gold Tulip Eels are full freshwater (Monopterus albus, leucistic) They are AWESOME!

Thanks i am glad you told me about some fresh water type eels, if i ever see them i would definitly be interested in getting one. :D
 
there are loads of freshwater eel like fish too: reed/rope fish, spiny eels, fire eels, tyre track's, poly's. Fire eels are a beautiful fish! and well worth a look if u what a true freshwater eel. all are avalible in lfs accross the uk duno bout us...
 
ermgravy;894371; said:
there are loads of freshwater eel like fish too: reed/rope fish, spiny eels, fire eels, tyre track's, poly's. Fire eels are a beautiful fish! and well worth a look if u what a true freshwater eel. all are avalible in lfs accross the uk duno bout us...

i have the ropefish, he is awesome, and i have the polys, I always thought fire eels were brackish.. i am going to have to take another look because yes they are beautiful, thanks i just looked up info on the fire eel.. he is beautiful... and i think he would definitly be what i would purchase when i come across one.. i know they are excape artists and also they grow big..thanks for the lead..
 
yeah, i am sure they are freshwater, my mates got a really gorgeous one nearly 2" at three years... It's no wear near as bad for escape attempts as his ropefish either.
 
ermgravy;895220; said:
yeah, i am sure they are freshwater, my mates got a really gorgeous one nearly 2" at three years... It's no wear near as bad for escape attempts as his ropefish either.

what tank mates does he have with his fire eel?
 
No Moray Eel should ever be kept in Freshwater or Brackish. Sure they can live, but they Saltwater is their true habitate. This all began with LFS labelling them at Freshwater. Sad really, but atleast yours is doing good!
 
Brenden;895442; said:
No Moray Eel should ever be kept in Freshwater or Brackish. Sure they can live, but they Saltwater is their true habitate. This all began with LFS labelling them at Freshwater. Sad really, but atleast yours is doing good!

You are absolutely right, they should be in their own habitate..otherwise it surely does shorten their life span. Thats why i wanted to know if there were any true freshwater eels. :D thanks
 
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