Fire Eel
Veterinary & Aquatic Services Department, Drs. Foster & Smith
Mastacembelus erythrotaenia ...
Fire Eel
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Fire Eel - Mastacembelus erythrotaenia ...
Fire eels natural habitat is slow moving river environments with slow to briskly moving water and soft riverbeds.
The Fire eel is nocturnal, and may become tame enough to hand feed. Spawning has not been reported.
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Fire Eel [Pictures]
Mastacembelus erythrotaenia
SYN: Macrognathus erythrotaenia
PD: An elongated fish with a pointed snout. The body is dark brown, while the belly is light gray-brown. The pattern varies from fish to fish.
I got a big one a few days ago that's about the same size as my fire eel. I had noticed that he had a big stomache. I thought it was dropsy but fortunately it was constipation. I used a handful of epsom salt in a 55G tank and now he's fine.
black and white spotted eel,fire eel,2 rope fish,2 rubber eels,6 dojos and lots of rainbows,tetras and peacock eels.
Aquarium setup: Macrognathus aculeatus(Lesser spiny eel) is he smallest of the commonly seen spiny eels (tyre track and fire eels being the others) and it is more suitable for home aquariums than its giant relatives, ...
They included this Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) and a fire eel (Mastacembelus erythrotaenia), and somewhere I took this photo of a giant gourami (Osphronemus goramy).
Oscars are of course one of the most popular fish that frequently outgrows its tankmates. Other "wonders" include most cichlids, arawanas, clown knife fish, tire track and fire eels, and Columbian cats (see "night gobblers").
(Eel) TFH Dec 90 Macrognathus aculeatus (Peacock spiny eel) TFH Oct 90 Macrognathus siamensis (Spiny Eel) TFH Mar 91 Macropanchax macrophthalmus (killifish) TFH Sep 92 Mammoth Cave Blindfish TFH Sep 91 Mastacembellus erythrotaenia (Fire Eel) TFH Oct ...
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