Asian Swamp Eel
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Not that much aquarium info on them really. Not too many people keep them. They're mean and get large. Other than that they can breathe atmospheric oxygen so water quality is not an issue.
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Life history
Life History M. albus is an evasive nocturnal animal. Its diet includes other fish, shrimp, crayfish, frogs, turtle eggs, aquatic invertebrates like worms and insects, and occasionally detritus.
The Asian swamp eel has versatile motility and is even capable of moving over dry land for short distances. This behavior is used for relocation according to resource availability. In the absence of water and food, the Asian swamp eel is able to survive long periods of drought by burrowing in moist earth. If its home becomes unsuitable, M. albus simply crawls ashore and makes its way to a more suitable home by slithering over the land in a snake-like fashion. These characteristics enhance the ability of M. albus to disperse widely. The swamp eel is a voracious general predator, making it a threat to native fishes, amphibians, and aquatic invertebrates.
They exhibit a great deal of parental care, indicative of physiological survivorship. Large males construct bubble nests at the mouth of burrows and guard the eggs and young. Additionally, eel populations are dependant upon resource abundance, making their survivorship partially ecological. Because of the aforesaid behaviors, removal of the invasive species might be best achieved in the juvenile stage or immediately after spawning, when parental care is at its highest.
Life cycle
The Asian swamp eel is hermaphroditic. All young are females. As juvenile fish begin to mature, some take on the masculine phenotype. Males have transgendered capabilities, allowing them to replenish female populations when female densities are low. This change from one sex to another can take up to a year.
Spawning can occur throughout the year. Eggs are laid in bubble nests located in shallow waters. These bubble nests float at the water’s surface and are not attached to aquatic vegetation. Females produce up to 1,000 eggs, each, per spawning event.
Life History M. albus is an evasive nocturnal animal. Its diet includes other fish, shrimp, crayfish, frogs, turtle eggs, aquatic invertebrates like worms and insects, and occasionally detritus.
The Asian swamp eel has versatile motility and is even capable of moving over dry land for short distances. This behavior is used for relocation according to resource availability. In the absence of water and food, the Asian swamp eel is able to survive long periods of drought by burrowing in moist earth. If its home becomes unsuitable, M. albus simply crawls ashore and makes its way to a more suitable home by slithering over the land in a snake-like fashion. These characteristics enhance the ability of M. albus to disperse widely. The swamp eel is a voracious general predator, making it a threat to native fishes, amphibians, and aquatic invertebrates.
They exhibit a great deal of parental care, indicative of physiological survivorship. Large males construct bubble nests at the mouth of burrows and guard the eggs and young. Additionally, eel populations are dependant upon resource abundance, making their survivorship partially ecological. Because of the aforesaid behaviors, removal of the invasive species might be best achieved in the juvenile stage or immediately after spawning, when parental care is at its highest.
Life cycle
The Asian swamp eel is hermaphroditic. All young are females. As juvenile fish begin to mature, some take on the masculine phenotype. Males have transgendered capabilities, allowing them to replenish female populations when female densities are low. This change from one sex to another can take up to a year.
Spawning can occur throughout the year. Eggs are laid in bubble nests located in shallow waters. These bubble nests float at the water’s surface and are not attached to aquatic vegetation. Females produce up to 1,000 eggs, each, per spawning event.
This is the type of info I'm getting not much on tank size overall size and what not
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They can attain a length of about 39". They're breeding size at about 16".
Even though they're a type of swamp eel (not a true eel), they require a good size tank to offset their considerable waste production and scaleless characteristics. In aquaria, pristine conditions must be maintained due to being prone to fungal infections.
Even though they're a type of swamp eel (not a true eel), they require a good size tank to offset their considerable waste production and scaleless characteristics. In aquaria, pristine conditions must be maintained due to being prone to fungal infections.