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starsplitter7
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Wow!

Post by starsplitter7 »

Is that a Fire Eel? Absolutely gorgeous. I am totally in love with eels.
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mistergreen
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Post by mistergreen »

I thought it was fire eel too but the markings are a bit different.. Probably a sub species of M. E.
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Dutch
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Post by Dutch »

I searched fishbase a bit and the closest I could find was indeed Mastacembelus erythrotaenia, but I too noticed the markings are slightly different.
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Rubix
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Post by Rubix »

I saw that eel on Siamensis too, my best guess is the fire eel.
Anyone else notice the two loaches in the background? The top one appears to be a Yasuhikotakia morleti. It's hard to make out the bottom one, but I would guess it's a kubotai 8)
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