My Fatty
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The smaller one in this picture is one of the two I've had for a long time. I think he will always be smaller because he always has been. My new eel isn't still in my quarantine tank for a few more weeks. He's putting on good weight but still doesn't even begin to compare to these two.
Gotcha, I was thinking of your newest eel. Still great shots there
Also interested in magpie's question about substrate for fire eels.
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Yes, they tend to match the base color to the substrate for camouflage. Before I moved them into this tank they actually had completely black sand and their base color was pretty much completely black. Now, the sand is pretty dark but not completely black and their base color has changed to match it, but it wasn't much. I don't think the substrate color has much to do with their yellow/orange/red markings though. I think those are more driven by food and just genetics.
Here's a few more pictures after eating. She's pushing 13" now and growing fast!
She's looking great!
In terms of determining sex, are there any secondary sexual characteristics for fire eels? On my TT, there is a small (approx. 1/8" )protuberance at the genital pore which I read was an ovipositor. It's definitely not an internal breeding tube which extends outward when it's time to deposit eggs, but a permanent external organ.
Anything similar in fire eels? I imagine it would be similar if not the same among the Mastacembelus eels.
Or perhaps someone with experience can chime in on whether what I read was correct?
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In terms of determining sex, are there any secondary sexual characteristics for fire eels? On my TT, there is a small (approx. 1/8" )protuberance at the genital pore which I read was an ovipositor. It's definitely not an internal breeding tube which extends outward when it's time to deposit eggs, but a permanent external organ.
Anything similar in fire eels? I imagine it would be similar if not the same among the Mastacembelus eels.
Or perhaps someone with experience can chime in on whether what I read was correct?
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I'm really not sure. I wouldn't think anything like that would be showing yet at 13" anyway though. I'm mainly basing the sex off of someone's comment earlier that the females tend to be a bit girthier than the males. To be honest though, I really have no clue.
