Eel ID Please

[GODZALLA]

i got him from the public market of pets .. but of course the seller do not know what is it and i think it is local i mean a Nile Eel .. but i am not sure

** if any one knows any thing about that Eel plz plz tell me **

and that is a couple of videos of him

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7AFfckbmOc&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr0aQqnCs1c&feature=channel

 

[pupumole]

hmmm... swamp eel ? yellow eel?

in hong kong, theres somethin like tis called yellow eel, and heard they r good for soup or stew or something xD

 

[GODZALLA]

he is a freshwater Eel >>

this is the asian swamp eel

but there is a big difference between them ..

what do u think again ?

 

[GODZALLA]

but mine's head from front is much smaller ...

i found a video on youtube it looks like mine exactly but i can't see the head in a clear view ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-FZjcTaGYA

 

[channarox]

not a swamp eel.
its at the tip of my tongue.......
just cant seem to recall.
they are sold as food in restaurants.
like pupumole said,they call it yellow eel.

 

[pupumole]

tulip eel?

 

[GODZALLA]

so it is not a swamp eel , the difference in the front of head .. so

what is it

 

[channarox]

tulip eel?

im pretty sure its close,but not.
very close to tulip eels.

 

[crowconor]

its a Anguilla australis

 

[GODZALLA]

don't know but the head and color differ than all .. it is so wired