Anyone know where I could get my hands on some shortfin eels, Anguilla australis in the US? Only places I can find them is on AU-based sites, which I feel like would be crazy expensive to ship.
Shortfin eels
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There would probably be some farms in Asia that have them, but they aren’t really exported that often.
Paypal me $1million and I'll go collect one and mail it to you.
Oops, that's a longfin. That doesn't matter for purposes of my dumb joke.
Man new Zealand is insane. Parrots that can’t fly and eels that can eat a baby!Paypal me $1million and I'll go collect one and mail it to you.
Oops, that's a longfin. That doesn't matter for purposes of my dumb joke.
But in all seriousness they are awesome. My one question is why do they get so bigger than in AUS?
That one was actually a longfin eel, different much bigger species. This is a female that's the bigger one. I think it's only in NZ, there's a smaller Australian Longfin.
Yeah, i know about longfins, however i was under the assumption that Aus longfins where the same as Nz longfins.
Nope, NZ longfin eel is Anguilla dieffenbachii , and they grow up only in NZ then go to the ocean to breed. The Aus is Anguilla reinhardtii
There's a very large sp in Solomon Islands, if memory serves.
But why bother - good ol' American or European eels are fantastic fun & certainly big enough at ~4'. Even smaller, these animals are very active, bright/interactive and powerful: strong enough to wreak havoc to your tank's substrates, plants, habitats decorations & eventually muscle the lid (to its disservice). I've got two Jamaican/Americans @14~18" & they're a manic pair of bulldozers, and quite beautiful when the sunlight hits.
But why bother - good ol' American or European eels are fantastic fun & certainly big enough at ~4'. Even smaller, these animals are very active, bright/interactive and powerful: strong enough to wreak havoc to your tank's substrates, plants, habitats decorations & eventually muscle the lid (to its disservice). I've got two Jamaican/Americans @14~18" & they're a manic pair of bulldozers, and quite beautiful when the sunlight hits.
