Eel ID please

[Owens]

Hey everyone, been a while since I have been around MFK. Went to the LFS today and they had, what a thought, a handfull of nice size Tire Track Eels. After bring it home and looking at it closer, Im not sure what it is, I'm not a huge eel guy, can anyone identify it for me?

It was labeled as a Fire Eel but it clearly isnt, definitely in the Spiny family though.

He is about 18", picked him up for 45$.

 

[voss345]

Can't help you out with an id, but that's a cool specimen and I would of snatched him a t that price any day! Good pickup!


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[Owens]

Can't help you out with an id, but that's a cool specimen and I would of snatched him a t that price any day! Good pickup!


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Thanks! I thought so too.

Now if I can just find out what it is...

 

[West1]

looks like a stressed tire track eel. Fr from an eel guru though

 

[Owens]

looks like a stressed tire track eel. Fr from an eel guru though

That would make sense and is what I originally thought, didnt know their colors showed through stress though.

 

[MonsterMinis]

Borneo python eel. Tail gives it away, he's give or take full grown.

 

[Aw3s0m3]

Borneo python eel.

+1
Definitely not a tiretrack


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[MonsterMinis]

And helluva price, great deal.

 

[Owens]

Awesome.

Thanks everyone.

Looks like these guys are pretty uncommon. Only price I could find is $150+ so looks like I made out like a bandit!

Hell yeah!

 

[West1]

Awesome.

Only price I could find is $150+ so looks like I made out like a bandit!

Hell yeah!

Lol, nice grab. Congrats