Gold Tulip Eels

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santoury;920207; said:
A baby would be especially interesting, since the only ones in the trade are sub adult - 2 to 3 feet long, like mine, and the other guy's.
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yep mines a good 2 foot, ive never seen a baby:)
 
we had two baby gold tulip eels (the wholesaler called them exactly that) at my lfs about a year ago, they didn't last long though, they were about 6-8" long each. Cool looking, but someone put some green terrors in their tank the next week and I found them shredded the next day. Too bad, I had no idea how rare they were.
 
Heh... heres the image, its not very impressive, but its the only one i got thats good enough, i had to dig up the whole tank.
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It looks different from the monopterus shown here, very docile, never seen it eat.
 
That is not a Monopterus, but more likely a Synbranchus.
 
Mine is not likely to be synbrachus, they are not native to my country or region, and as i mine was wild caught. I know the picture didn't show its tail, but it has a very tapered tail.
 
how about an in-tank shot? the head is much more slender than a typical monopterus. Maybe yours was an invasive?
 
Most of the swamp eels here has a narrow head. here is a link that shows the general configuration, its head is also said to be like the head of a dog. There really are alot of different asian swamp eels such as belonging to the family of Ophisternon, but mine is not those, its the common type.
 
Guys, I just got six of them (at 8"-12" long) and I plan to post picks soonest. They're still in qt and I'm trying out different foods. Can anybody suggest food items for them? Tnx!
 
i wanan see a pic of a 3foooter. get on it guys
 
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