Pretty dwarf eel , ID anyone ?
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:20 pm
These are nice and about 75mm supposed to stay below 12cm
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Pretty dwarf eel , ID anyone ?
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Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:17 pm
Ooooooh lovely
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:23 pm
Possibly M.dayi ? little Beauties ! 
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 3:55 am
Went over yesterday and had a look at these ,absolutely beautiful creatures , and though they all looked great there were some real standout specimens amongst them !
I think a lot of people think Spiney Eels are difficult to keep , I disagree ,but there are a couple of golden rules , when first added to a new aquarium they are very inquisitive , so make sure you block any escape routes , this doesn't last however and once they have got used to their surroundings they will settle down in a few days , at first they are shy ,but once settled they become quite tame ,responding to gentle movement outside of their tank !
The other golden rule is they need worms in their diet ,frozen blood worm is fine , but if you can provide some chopped earthworm , you will really see them in optimum condition !
They seem quite tolerant of water conditions , I keep mine at between 7.0 and 7.5 PH , they are freshwater fishes , there used to be an opinion that they needed brackish conditions , though this is not the case !
Whilst looking at these I also noticed that the shop had some stunningly beautiful Golden Peacock Eels
M.aral ,absolutely gorgeous !
I think a lot of people think Spiney Eels are difficult to keep , I disagree ,but there are a couple of golden rules , when first added to a new aquarium they are very inquisitive , so make sure you block any escape routes , this doesn't last however and once they have got used to their surroundings they will settle down in a few days , at first they are shy ,but once settled they become quite tame ,responding to gentle movement outside of their tank !
The other golden rule is they need worms in their diet ,frozen blood worm is fine , but if you can provide some chopped earthworm , you will really see them in optimum condition !
They seem quite tolerant of water conditions , I keep mine at between 7.0 and 7.5 PH , they are freshwater fishes , there used to be an opinion that they needed brackish conditions , though this is not the case !
Whilst looking at these I also noticed that the shop had some stunningly beautiful Golden Peacock Eels
M.aral ,absolutely gorgeous !Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 6:27 pm
Please make the pics bigger!
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:33 pm
Bigger pics coming soon Matt 
Pics
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:58 pm
Hi Matt, I will send you some photos for your site .
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:42 pm
Please do would be great to feature them. Have already skanked a couple from Mark.
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:19 pm
Probably because bloodworms aren't worms at all, they're chironomid midge larvae!piggy4 wrote: The other golden rule is they need worms in their diet ,frozen blood worm is fine , but if you can provide some chopped earthworm , you will really see them in optimum condition !
Is there much information on their diets in the wild? Are there any species that stay relatively small? I've always loved the look of eels but never put any thought into if I could keep one.
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:53 pm
*Ahem*
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:39 am
They do like Chironomid Midge Larvae ! 
