Fire eel - Australia

[fireyeel]

Hi Eel Keepers,
I am looking for a fire eel to buy in Australia. Does anyone know where I could get one? Thanks for your help.

 

[tlindsey]

Hi Eel Keepers,
I am looking for a fire eel to buy in Australia. Does anyone know where I could get one? Thanks for your help.

Welcome aboard

 

[fireyeel]

Welcome aboard

Thankyou. I have been a long time lurker, now taken the plunge. A terrific community to be a part of.

 

[tlindsey]

Thankyou. I have been a long time lurker, now taken the plunge. A terrific community to be a part of.

Yes it is. A member from Australia will chime in Tbh I can't help.

 

[thefredpit]

all I know is expect to spend some money prices down under are insane

 

[thefredpit]

I agree 100%

 

[fireyeel]

all I know is expect to spend some money prices down under are insane

Yes, don't I know about it. But well worth it. They are beautiful.

 

[Giant Val]

I don't think fire eels are available in Aus. Spiney eels are the closest as far as I'm aware. Else the native species.

 

[Fat Homer]

I don't think fire eels are available in Aus. Spiney eels are the closest as far as I'm aware. Else the native species.

Fire eels are part of te spiny ee family just one of the larger ones

Anyway F fireyeel from what i’ve heard in the past i think they are pretty hard to come by in Australia... not 100% sure if they are legally obtinable or not, but if memory serves me correctly, i remember one member here stating he saw one for sale in Oz for something like AUD $800 or something crazy like that...

 

[fireyeel]

Yes, obtaining one is far harder than financing it, I know they are big money, if only I could actually locate one.