Gold Tulip Eels

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:WHOA: A brand new 4inch baby P. Bass is no match for a Tulip Eel. So.... "there goes my baaabay..." Oh well at least it looked awesome. I am so glad i have a sense of humor. Oh and i saw my first sabertooth, man that thing kicks ass.
 
Sorry about your pbass - Tulip Eels have major jawage... SNAP. I have not seen ONE feeder fish escape once grabbed. NOT ONE.
 
santoury;681096; said:
Let's not go back and forth on this...

Number one, they were called Gold Tulip Eels. Freshwater Morays (at LFS) are NOT called that. The Freshwater Morays are the ugly, usually dying gray eels that actually look like morays.

Number two, the above statement demands a description of mine. They are ... guess? Yellowish/Gold/Pinkish, and with a few black specks here and there. And as stated by myself earlier, they are swamp-eel - like, which , again, is nothing like the FW morays.

Number three, if I had the scientific name, I would not need to know what they are. Google doesn't seem to come up with one, which is why I'm bringing them up, on this site.

I have been reading through a lot of the new posts in different parts of this website and there's just a lot of going back and forth... I'm hoping somebody here actually has one, or has had one, or possibly knows the scientific name from past experience.

Hope the description above helps. A few additional details. They have no apparent fins. The head / face much resembles a lung fish. They are each about 14 or 15 inches long. The body is about the width/diameter of a thumb, and is rounded, not compressed.
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See if this is similar: Swamp Eel, AKA: Asian Swamp Eel, Rice Paddy Eel (Monopterus albus). They are normally brown, what you have may be a color morph. They are established in S. Florida and Hawai`i as escaped exotics, but seem to do no harm to local ecosystems. My brother-in-law had one years ago (it was brown) and it did little except lie around, poke its nose up for a breath of air, and eat when hungry. Think he kept it in a mixed community tank. Have not seen any for sale in years, GOOD FIND!
 
no they are not similar at all ,,, tulips are very active and much slimer,, also swamp eels reach up to 5 feet:)
 
Danny,
Notice the scientific name she used - Monopterus albus IS in fact the Golden Tulip Eel. The one you are thinking of is Synbranchus, and both are called "Swamp Eels" Hope this helps.
Thanks
 
santoury;821938; said:
Danny,
Notice the scientific name she used - Monopterus albus IS in fact the Golden Tulip Eel. The one you are thinking of is Synbranchus, and both are called "Swamp Eels" Hope this helps.
Thanks
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sorry sanoury your right i did not notice the scientific name, i just skimed through it,, and yes the one i was thinking about is synbranchus marmoratus,,,a lesson learnt ,, must stop skiming;)
 
I was searching around the net and found that monpterus albus are also called the "Thai Cobra Eel". I have found many fish farms from Thailand that sell these eels yet none have any pictures up. Only pics of spiny eels.
 
I have been cruising the web and found that these are the Monopterus albus instead of the synbranchus. The one I owned never took that pose but apparently was atypical. Cool, I learned something. There is an asian market in Portland and another in Beaverton, Oregon that occassionally sell these live as food, usually only a few bucks each.
 
Just got me 2 of these from http://www.franksaquarium.com/eel.htm for 12 bucks a pop. BTW, he has at leat 2 more. I should have snatched them up but its too late now -- someone should jump on this deal. They are currently acclimating, and I will have pictures posted in a few days :headbang2
 
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