Feeding our 'wild' Eel

[Ianab]

This is the Eel that lives in our back garden. He was out looking for food this morning so I grabbed the camera and some chunks of fish. The eel is about 3 ft long, about the same as the width of the stream, and yes it's fins are almost breaking the surface at time.

It's a NZ longfin Eel - Anguilla dieffenbachii. They are the top predator in the local waterways, and can grow to 6ft long

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaxvsT42hik

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O9YWldaiBQ

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Cheers

Ian

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

SWEET!!! Stream seems so shallow does it ever dry up or get close?

The cat at the end looked scared...lol

 

[midnight]

thats really cool to see!!
he is a monster too,and mellow,and in that little stream!
next time jump in and get him on land for some out of water shots
cat is funny too

 

[jiapei]

wow..you must have a big and beautiful garden

 

[TLkmDN]

lol i cant believe u have a 3 foot eel living in ure backyard! thats awesome.

 

[cichlid savage]

Thats an awesome video.

 

[Delhezi222]

Amazing Video!

 

[Ianab]

Stream seems so shallow does it ever dry up or get close?

Nope, it's permanent stream, it's summer here now, so thats about as low as it gets. During heavy rain it can get up to about where the cat is sitting

wow..you must have a big and beautiful garden

Not that huge, a little over 1/4 acre... and that nice mown lawn is my neighbours. My place (where I am standing) is more overgrown, but the trees shade the stream and the eels like the shelter. Thats my story anyway

Cheers

Ian

 

[wayne the pain]

Great vid

Used to have a vid of people fishing for these in NZ, right next to a slaughter house, they were huge, and would climb out water to get to the food.

 

[Venom]

Nice eel, the cat was like oh shi oh shi and backed of