I did it... Eel ID PLEASE!!!! PLEASE - ODDBALL?

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santoury

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Okay - a few months ago I had mentioned a really strange "pencil eel" at a LFS. No pic, and NO ID... Nobody on here could ID it, and somebody finally told me to get it.

Well, a few months later, I've gotten it.... It has grown a bit, and having a better look at it, I can describe it a bit better, and got some crappo pictures for you! Hope you can ID it!


First of all, it's about 15 inches long and thinner than a pencil.

Head and pectorals are like that of an American/European Eel.

Clear caudal fin almost from behind the head, all the way back. No evident anal fin.

This thing also never stops moving. Hyper... (Not sure how it behaves when left alone in a tank though, yet.)

So, basically, take an American eel / European eel, and squeeze it until it's the diameter of only about 1/4 an inch.

Color is a tan.

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need some better pics bro. Let it into the tank and try to get a shot. Bag shots are very blurry
 
Okay, so he's in the tank now - Let me know what you think.

I found something called a paddle tail eel, that MIGHT or MIGHT NOT be this same fish - But I am guessing not....

The feeder fish will give you an idea of how thin this guy is, and the poor pictures only speak for how active he is. He's constantly moving.

IDENTIFY! Pretty please :)

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nice pick up:popcorn:
 
I am sure Oddball will ID.. he is long..how long is he ? And he is cool what ever he is... very nice and lots of action..is he brackish?? :) I almost picked up one two weeks ago but he turned out to be brackish and then eventually salt water type.. i love the looks of these guys ..especially their face..haha
 
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