Fire Eel bnreeding

[lazarus9]

I was wondering if anyone had any information on breeding Fire Eel?

 

[Vitaliy]

I believe the breeding habitat is not documented thus there is not much success breeding them at this point, from basic search I am coming up with breeding being rare and/or extremely difficult.

 

[davo]

i think its quite rare, and alot of them are wild caught

 

[Hakon]

I have never heard of breeding them in captivity. I only know that the female are bigger than the male..

 

[davo]

I only know that the female are bigger than the male..

how can you sex them? also has anyone found a difference in temperment between males and females

 

[Hakon]

The female should be bigger/fatter when they're virile. That's all i know..

 

[Daniel Machado]

If someone knows, surely won't tell us... That's a gold mine.

Best regards.

Daniel.

 

[snogard]

i agree with the concensus. extremely difficult to impossible in captivity, i believe that's one of the reason for the higher price range on 'em.

 

[lazarus9]

Perhaps it may be difficult becuase of the conditons necessary. Another thing is how can sex be really differentiated? The size suggestions seems arbitrary since an eel can be over fed or given fortified food which would allow it to increase in size during captivity.

This could be an interesting project. Of course tons of research need to be done, but it is my inclination to think that most things are already out there, it is just a matter of accumulating data. Some of the things I would imagine are necessary to know is specific details of locations in which they are found. Weather and seasonal indicators, possible description of the bodies of water they inhabit. Even local information from fisherman, such as what time of the year they seem to catch the most younglings or what else is going on around them when they do catch the most visibly young specimens, so forth and so on. Questions, questions, questions...

Any takers?