"Python eel" species ID

[Aqu4R7U8]

Hi everyone. I'm new to the Forum. I'm from South Africa. Someone gave me a Borneo Python Eel. But I can't find enough info on them. The eel is currently around 30 cm and i want to put him in my 300L tank.

Oh yeah, I forgot about his thread. It does look like his was the same species... (to anyone who hasn't seen the thread, here's the link: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...orneo-Python-Eel-UPDATE&p=3902258#post3902258 ). And I agree about Oddball; I've been waiting for him to pop up out of nowhere with the scientific name, origin, husbandry info, etc. lol.

jclyde13 can you please send me any information you have on the Borneo Python Eel? What it eats and what you experience is with them?

Is it true that they escape if it is not fully closed off?

Any info on this will be highly appreciated.

 

[jclyde13]

Hi everyone. I'm new to the Forum. I'm from South Africa. Someone gave me a Borneo Python Eel. But I can't find enough info on them. The eel is currently around 30 cm and i want to put him in my 300L tank.



jclyde13 can you please send me any information you have on the Borneo Python Eel? What it eats and what you experience is with them?

Is it true that they escape if it is not fully closed off?

Any info on this will be highly appreciated.

Welcome to the forum! I have not kept a borneo python eel, myself, so I cannot offer any personal experience, but just from what I have seen around the hobby forums over the years, you can probably expect it to reach at least 50-60cm.

Spiny eels in general are extremely good at escaping their aquariums, so it is certainly true that any holes or openings will need to be sealed off. If you have a hang-on-back style filter, then the outflow can also present a potential route of escape for the eel.

As far as feeding goes, spiny eels often will not readily accept processed fish foods (pellets, flakes, sticks, etc), so you will most likely need to offer it a variety of frozen and/or freeze-dried foods, such as fish fillets, whole fish, prawns, krill, worms, etc.. They can be weaned onto pellets, but it is often quite difficult.

You may be able to find people with more specific personal experience if you create a new thread about it in the Eels forum (https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/forums/eels.235/). This thread is 6 years old, so there probably won't be as many people looking at it.