EEL ID

[amehel0]

just went netting before, anyway had an eel and it slipped through the net. i would like to know what species it was so i can uy one or catch some more. best description is a fire orange belly and black top. and a pointy nose, this was caught in australi on the east coast in the northpine river in freshwater near brisbane.

 

[killerfish]

no idea try to catch anouther and get a pic other then that it will be hard to tell you what species it is

 

[Roflcopter]

did its nose look like this:

 

[95Harley]

Sounds like a Fire eel. Look like this one?

 

[Stone Like Fish]

In aus i can't imagine it being a fire eel

Get back out there and do some majorly serious hunt for another. Interested in what this may be.

 

[amehel0]

yes nose was like that and no not a fire eel. the hole belly was orange and the top half was black with some markings i only got a 20 sec glimpse and it was wrigling. and i was running in water trying not to slip on the sharp rocks and it was upside down most of the time

 

[willsfishtank]

sweet eel

 

[Roflcopter]

well,it probably is some species of spiny eel.

 

[killerfish]

yeah it wasn't a spiny eel unless you were netting in asia

 

[Roflcopter]

hmmm...then what could it be??If its not a spiny eel,maybe its another species of ee.could also be an escaped(or thrown away)pet.