Well i know they can get to 2.5 meters in the wild, any info about any kept in a home aquaria setup would be greatly appreciated.
I don't know this species so can't comment from personal experience.
Given its taxonomic standing within the Anguilliformes, I'd expect it to be hardy, aggressive, predatory, and very likely to escape. Basic maintenance is likely to be similar to morays. I'd assume that it required mid to high end brackish conditions, or marine conditions, to do well; SG 1.010 or more.
Fishbase reports that it is nocturnal, feeding on benthic fish and crustaceans, so feeding shouldn't be difficult.
Unlikely it will reach its maximum size in captivity. Even those marine morays that can live for 10-20 years in captivity don't reach their maximum size (see zebra morays for example). Still, even putting aside its long, thin shape this beastie will require a fairly big aquarium with lots of hiding places and good filtration.
Cheers, Neale
Well i know they can get to 2.5 meters in the wild, any info about any kept in a home aquaria setup would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers Neale for the info, just out of interest what do you consider "a fairly big aquarium", i would estimate that this will possibly reach 5' what is your thoughts.
Eels generally aren't terribly active, and are more interested in rock work than swimming space. So I'd expect 250 litres/55 UK gallons to be ample. Do provide lots and lots of rocks though: drive up to your local Homebase and fill the car up with granite and slates! I like to use their "green granite" in my tanks. It's not expensive, and for a budget of £30-50 you can get a lot of rocks, and with a bit of algae they look really nice in fish tanks (couple of pics here). Some plastic plants would provide some shade, and plain vanilla silica sand, perhaps mixed 4:1 with coral sand, would make a nice friable substrate that the eel can root about it.
Cheers, Neale
That is probably best. If they were for sale up here I would get a large setup just for the eel.