Peacock Eel?..
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CubanFury;5025976; said:
Spiny Eel's are notoriously misidentified by fish stores
Lesser Spiny Eel - Macrognathus aculeatus - An elongated fish with a long snout. The back and flanks are dark brown in color, while the belly is light brown to white. A fine yellow line extends from the tip of the snout, through the eye, and to the rear of the fish. The upper parts may be marked with faint bars. The upper part of the dorsal fin has three obvious eye-spots.
Peacock Eel, Siamese Spiny Eel - Macrognathus siamensis - A fish with a "typical" eel-shape. The back is dark brown while the flanks are light brown. The belly is lighter and there is a fine yellow line extending from the snout to the caudal fin. Five eye-spots can be found on the dorsal and caudal fins.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Zig Zag Eel -Mastacembelus circumcinctus - The snout is long, fleshy, and pointed snout. No pelvic fins are present, and the anal and dorsal fins are highly elongated. The caudal fin is very small. The back and body area yellow-brown, as are the fins. The body is marked with many irregular, brown transverse bands. [/FONT]
These guys stay around the same size, your fire & tire eels will get way bigger than these. btw, I'm no expert, but I've been seeing all the mislabeling myself... so i thought i'd try and help
So can you tell me what I have? My Eel was to be a Peacock but it only has one eye-spot. Will he grow bigger and add more eye-spots or do I not have a Peacock Eel.
Yep I agree Peacock Eel is the way to go they are way cool. Check mine out he is great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhsuFIjbMGk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhsuFIjbMGk
