For Spiny Eel Lovers!

[Straydum]

Calling all spiny eel owners, do let others take a view at your lovely eels

here's my fire eels in the old tank. i havent got a camera since i changed tank. lol.

do post your spiny eels pics. thanks!

 

[SMAUG]

whoa he's really long.

just a little fella here, peacock eel:

i don't have the space for a fire eel, but they look beautiful.

 

[Straydum]

that is one awesome eel. wow
ahaha keep them coming people!

 

[tropicman]

just to let you know the first eel shown in this thread is a fire eel not a spiny eel

 

[Straydum]

spiny eels in general consist of the mastacembelus and macrognathus species.
they include the tiretrack eel (Mastacembelus armatus), zigzag eel (Mastacembelus circumcinctus), fire eel (Mastacembelus erythrotaenia), siamese spiny eel (Mastacembelus siamensis) and the zebra spiny eel (Mastacembelus zebrinus).

yes the fire eel is under that family.

 

[CAC]

Here were my Macrognathus pancalus (RIP):

And heres my Macrognathus circumcinctus, whos wtill here:

And for size differance:

Straydum is right, fire eels are classed as spiny eels.

 

[GobyMaster]

That fish is really cool, the Macrognathus circumcinctus on the left! How big can they get??

GobyMaster

 

[Straydum]

around 20.0 cm i would say. yeap those are some really nice eels.

 

[Hooligan]

This one was imported as a flame eel, the importers at TropicalImports.co.uk could not identify him/her. Very social species, all 3 of mine, play together and "frolic"

Green fire eel? This is what I bought them as, they are fire eels, that I'm certain of, however they have green bands rather then red.

 

[CAC]

Very nice hooligan!
GobyMaster: The Macrognathus circumcinctus are commonly known as half banded spiny eels, or I think over in the states more people call them zebra spiny eels. Theyre quite distinguishable though, so common names dont really matter much...
TBH, I dont think mine will reach any more than 6" by the way things are looking...Hes just under about 6" now, but doesnt seem to be getting any longer. I might write a fish index profile for them at some point.

 

[Straydum]

i've heard about these new breeds of green fire eels. its said that the absence of the red colour, and in its place green, is due to the less dominant genes in these eels. really really rare i would say. Hooligan you are really lucky to have them.

 

[Hooligan]

Danke

 

[Fruitbat]

While most of the commonly-kept members of the Family Mastacembelidae are Asian species, there are a couple of genera that are found in Africa (like Aethiomastacembelus and Caecomastacembelus species).

Here is a picture of one of the West African Aethiomastacembelus species that I'm currently keeping:

-Joe

 

[Esfa]

While most of the commonly-kept members of the Family Mastacembelidae are Asian species, there are a couple of genera that are found in Africa (like Aethiomastacembelus and Caecomastacembelus species).

Here is a picture of one of the West African Aethiomastacembelus species that I'm currently keeping:

-Joe

Woah, thats the nicest eel i have ever seen

 

[Straydum]

wowwww. i've never even see one in shops, the Aethiomastacembelus and Caecomastacembelus. very very nice

nice eels everyone! keep posting!