mastacembelus mastacembelus

[rumblesushi]

Does anyone have one?

I have one of these, it's not a fire eel. Around 4 inches, grey/brown with block patterns running all the way down the side.

I understand these are primarily from Iran, but I can't find much out about them, no max size no reports of them in aquariums or anything.

Does anyone have experience with these eels and know their max size? I assume around 2 or 3 foot, tiretrack/fire eel size.

 

[davo]

its a type of spiny eel. doesnt grow past a metre and has the same needs as the other mastacembelus sp. do you have a pic, the only one i could find is this:

 

[rumblesushi]

Thanks davo

I knew it was a spiny eel, same genus, I had just never heard of this one before. So it seems as though it grows to a similar size as the fire and tiretrack?

Dave I'll try and get a pic up next week.

Fishbase has a pic, looks like a dead one though and it's weird looking, but they have no info on it.

 

[davo]

the only other thing i could find is "subtropical temperatures" lol... sure its from iran-what else? o that and it wont exceed a meter. so what 3"? sorry bud