Check out the original blog post at - aquariumstoredepot.com/blogs/news/freshwater-eels An editor's note here. Yes, we did include some fish that are truly not considered eels. This would be animals like the Bichirs who are lung fun and technically not eels. Our blog always has more details than our UA-cam videos, which we limited to at most 12-14 minutes. We always suggest visiting our website to get the full details as they always go more in-depth than our videos.
Love the fun facts you shared with us along with the interesting information about eels . The difference between eels and fish sounded pretty interesting . I didn’t even know watching a video about eels can be this fun. Thanks for this video guys!!
I am one of the biggest fan of Aquarium Store Depot. Because I love fish so much. Can’t stop me from commenting on this video. A superb video about Freshwater Eels. Looking forward for more such videos.
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This is a one of my favorite channel another colorful wonderful video these fishers are amazing thanks for sharing this video hopefully more videos best of luck for the channel
As always, your videos are awesome, which make your content is about Freshwater Eel .It is a great one. Thanks for making and sharing this great video.
This is really interesting and helpful videos about Freshwater Eels I have ever seen. These information you provide is very helpful and right. Thanks for your best information about Freshwater Eels.
What a wonderful content! You explained very clearly and carefully! I learned a lot thanks to you. Really great video with so much information!! Thanks for the guide! !
Very interesting video about the freshwater Eels. You explained everything very clear. I really enjoyed from your presentation. Thanks for this information.
Great and interesting video...The content of the video is very informative for those who are interested in freshwater eel ...Thank you for sharing this video with us......
I like the topic about The 11 Best Freshwater Eels 🐍...dignity and enjoyed Prem talking about the lion with its head held high. For myself I would like to have true dignity living inside me.🍀
wow most valuable video and today get good topic " Freshwater Eels 🐍" to describe. thank you Excellent video😍🤩🥰🥰🥰😍😍I wish you success😍thank for upload this video.good luck... really helpful!
My only gripe is that in the first few images you weren't showing just Eels. Birchir's are lung fish, but they are not Eels. That's a common confusion.
That's fair. When we drafted the blog post originally we included them both and added that they weren't. They weren't included in the UA-cam script. I'll add this to the pinned comment for clarification. Thank you.
Technically the only eels was the so called "Fresh-water" moray eels, at the beginning and the end, they are in fact Brackish-water moray eels to have a better quality of life. Both being found in the order Anguilliformes (eel form fish), they are of the eel group. The others was different species of spiny eel-tail fish, Bichir fish, Reed (Rope) fish.
Yes this is true. If I did it only on true freshwater eels the video would only be long enough to do a short 😅. I should have just put a disclaimer for the rest that these are not true eels etc
Actually the first species is a gymnothorax polyuranodon which is the only true freshwater moray eel. It spend almost the entirely of its life in fresh water rivers and even lakes only migrating to the ocean to spawn. The young are born in saltwater and then make their way up river where they spend the rest of their lives.
@@c.miner573 There is suggested evidence that they can live long term in freshwater but it's not a full fact, they are still reliant on saltwater to spawn so are a Catadromous species, so not really a true freshwater. [Quote] Gymnothorax polyuranodon is a shallow-water species, often dwelling in water with a depth of just ten feet (three meters) or less. It is found in shallow marine coastal waters, estuaries, river mouths, and for short distances upriver. [Unquote]
@@zebedeemadness2672 "However, there is a growing body of evidence which suggests that Gymnothorax polyuranodon is a catadromous species of moray eel, in which the animal spends much of its life in freshwater but migrates to saltwater to spawn. The young eels are born in marine water, and then migrate into freshwater to live out most of its life. When the time comes to reproduce, the adult eels migrate back into the ocean to breed." There has only ever been one record of an adult being spotted in saltwater but they are frequently spotted in freshwater. I myself have a specimen that has lived for 2 years so far and shows no ill effects from being kept in freshwater.
Really thes kind of freshwater eels are the best eels.They are so Natural one of of look lovely. They have owns clour own capacity. Here we see thes kind of eels are best in eels.You are right.
Having a freshwater Eels can take your aquarium to another lever. This video shows 11 types of freshwater Eels that can easily maintained. This video contains all the details of each an every Eel. I really appreciate of doing a unique video on freshwater Eels. Keep Shearing your knowledge on aquarium science.
How did you list Senegal Bichir as an eel? I get that you would talk about Polypterus sp when talking about eels because people need to learn the difference but why continue the confusion by calling it an eel? That's like calling a capybara a Guinea pig.
Yes I understand I’ve gotten that before on the blog comments. It should have been cleared up that they are often confused as eels and they got included on here because of that
Almost everywhere I look the tire track eel is considered the same as the zig zag eel. Even at the fish shop where I bought mine they were listed as having both names as common names for Mastacembelus armatus. It looks to me like the mixup is occurring when individuals feed their zig zag eel properly, and enough, to the point that it grows into a large tire track eel while some do not feed or care for their eel to sufficiently grow into a large eel that would resemble a larger species altogether. Anybody have more information or found the same research? Thanks
However, the snowflake eel (Echidna nebulosa)and the freshwater snowflake eel (Gymnothorax tile) are two different species. They ARE commonly confused with each other and this video gave me the impression that they were the same. Echidna Nebulosa is not freshwater compatible.
That’s odd - I’m pretty clear that this snowflake in the video is the freshwater kind. The saltwater version looks completely different. I kept Echidna nebuloua for several years. Great eel - just had a taste for nearly everything I put in the tank 😅. I ended up giving mine to the local fish store so it could be houses in a display tank where all the fish were massive.
Easiest “eel shape” would be a dojo loach. You probably should see my how to eels reproduce video 😅. m.ua-cam.com/video/l9b6WnPAchs/v-deo.html In short - it’s not practical for aquarists to breed them. It’s complicated 😄
11:39 the Snowflake Eel should have the scientific name listed as Gymnothorax tile. Surprising that this was missed when at 11:05 the narrator explains it is often confused with Echidna nebulosa (which is a salt water eel.)
Awesome 😊. They are fascinating aquatic animals. I still remember my snowflake eel in my saltwater tank. He was a boss and liked to swim openly and scare my lionfish 😂
We mentioned it before. Bichirs are not eels but commonly referred by aquarists and fish store as eels so they got included for the sake of search purposes when we wrote up the blog post
🤦♂️ I said this before there are two snowflake eels one is a saltwater one that I’ve actually kept myself (Echidna nebulosa) and the other is a brackish water species (Gymnothorax tile)
The biggest one I’ve heard about was 40” and was in a larger tank. I’ve never heard of one that grew to 5 feet unless you are referring to the wild or a public aquarium. Most get to 3 feet with age. This one is 34 inches - ua-cam.com/video/WHkgc8LmiKA/v-deo.htmlsi=gKPsEMrtYlgpof-C
@@AquariumStoreDepot I’m sure in the video you said they grow up to 20 inches and that tire track eels grew to 30 inches implying tire tracks are bigger than fire eels maybe you just had a lapse in concentration I forgive you sir👍☺️
Check out the original blog post at - aquariumstoredepot.com/blogs/news/freshwater-eels
An editor's note here. Yes, we did include some fish that are truly not considered eels. This would be animals like the Bichirs who are lung fun and technically not eels. Our blog always has more details than our UA-cam videos, which we limited to at most 12-14 minutes. We always suggest visiting our website to get the full details as they always go more in-depth than our videos.
Love the fun facts you shared with us along with the interesting information about eels . The difference between eels and fish sounded pretty interesting . I didn’t even know watching a video about eels can be this fun. Thanks for this video guys!!
I found this channel and am amazed by the quality of the content, keep your channel coming with videos like this thank you ❤❤
Glad you enjoy it!
I am one of the biggest fan of Aquarium Store Depot. Because I love fish so much. Can’t stop me from commenting on this video. A superb video about Freshwater Eels. Looking forward for more such videos.
That is awesome!
This is great full video thanks for sharing Freshwater Eel WOW I'm so excited for you Information all ways loved it this video thanks for sharing this wonderful video
This is a one of my favorite channel another colorful wonderful video these fishers are amazing thanks for sharing this video hopefully more videos best of luck for the channel
As always, your videos are awesome, which make your content is about Freshwater Eel .It is a great one. Thanks for making and sharing this great video.
These freshwater eels are beautiful and wonderful. I want these kind if eels to my fish tank. Thanks for sharing these kind new things with us❤️
Glad you like them!
This is really interesting and helpful videos about Freshwater Eels I have ever seen. These information you provide is very helpful and right. Thanks for your best information about Freshwater Eels.
What a wonderful content! You explained very clearly and carefully! I learned a lot thanks to you. Really great video with so much information!! Thanks for the guide! !
Very interesting video about the freshwater Eels. You explained everything very clear. I really enjoyed from your presentation. Thanks for this information.
really interesting one. thanks for bringing such an informative video
Great and interesting video...The content of the video is very informative for those who are interested in freshwater eel ...Thank you for sharing this video with us......
They are all so cute! I have no experience with aquariums, so I’ve deFINitely got some work to do!
wow that is great information thank you for share this
I've seen a green moray eel that was like 10 foot well snorkelling
You are doing a good job providing this kind of informative contents to gather knowledge. Thanks for this video and clear explanation.
It's my pleasure
Was surprised to see bichirs and rope fish in here. Very cool to be able to more compare to more convention eels
yeah but he said 15-30 gallons for a freshwater moray😅
@AquariumStoreDepot at minute marker 1:23 what in the world was that beautiful black and red eel. that was magnificent. I need one
I like the topic about The 11 Best Freshwater Eels 🐍...dignity and enjoyed Prem talking about the lion with its head held high.
For myself I would like to have true dignity living inside me.🍀
wow most valuable video and today get good topic " Freshwater Eels 🐍" to describe. thank you Excellent video😍🤩🥰🥰🥰😍😍I wish you success😍thank for upload this video.good luck... really helpful!
My only gripe is that in the first few images you weren't showing just Eels. Birchir's are lung fish, but they are not Eels. That's a common confusion.
That's fair. When we drafted the blog post originally we included them both and added that they weren't. They weren't included in the UA-cam script. I'll add this to the pinned comment for clarification. Thank you.
@@AquariumStoreDepot no worries. Otherwise I found the video informative and now I know I can add at least 2 of these species to my 75 gal tank
Fire eel all the way! Never uprooted my anubias.
I’m super excited
Technically the only eels was the so called "Fresh-water" moray eels, at the beginning and the end, they are in fact Brackish-water moray eels to have a better quality of life. Both being found in the order Anguilliformes (eel form fish), they are of the eel group. The others was different species of spiny eel-tail fish, Bichir fish, Reed (Rope) fish.
Yes this is true. If I did it only on true freshwater eels the video would only be long enough to do a short 😅. I should have just put a disclaimer for the rest that these are not true eels etc
Actually the first species is a gymnothorax polyuranodon which is the only true freshwater moray eel. It spend almost the entirely of its life in fresh water rivers and even lakes only migrating to the ocean to spawn. The young are born in saltwater and then make their way up river where they spend the rest of their lives.
@@c.miner573 There is suggested evidence that they can live long term in freshwater but it's not a full fact, they are still reliant on saltwater to spawn so are a Catadromous species, so not really a true freshwater. [Quote] Gymnothorax polyuranodon is a shallow-water species, often dwelling in water with a depth of just ten feet (three meters) or less. It is found in shallow marine coastal waters, estuaries, river mouths, and for short distances upriver. [Unquote]
@@zebedeemadness2672 "However, there is a growing body of evidence which suggests that Gymnothorax polyuranodon is a catadromous species of moray eel, in which the animal spends much of its life in freshwater but migrates to saltwater to spawn. The young eels are born in marine water, and then migrate into freshwater to live out most of its life. When the time comes to reproduce, the adult eels migrate back into the ocean to breed." There has only ever been one record of an adult being spotted in saltwater but they are frequently spotted in freshwater. I myself have a specimen that has lived for 2 years so far and shows no ill effects from being kept in freshwater.
Really thes kind of freshwater eels are the best eels.They are so Natural one of of look lovely. They have owns clour own capacity. Here we see thes kind of eels are best in eels.You are right.
It’s not an eel, but if you only have a smaller tank, Kuhli loaches are a good option for that long body type.
Very true. Good suggestion 👍
Thanks for sharing with us hope anyone helpful to this vadio ❤ 😊
Having a freshwater Eels can take your aquarium to another lever. This video shows 11 types of freshwater Eels that can easily maintained. This video contains all the details of each an every Eel. I really appreciate of doing a unique video on freshwater Eels. Keep Shearing your knowledge on aquarium science.
what was that all black fish with the red tail????
My Fire Eel loves my bonsai tree. He made a home and perches upon it.
That’s so cute I was thinking about getting one
How did you list Senegal Bichir as an eel? I get that you would talk about Polypterus sp when talking about eels because people need to learn the difference but why continue the confusion by calling it an eel? That's like calling a capybara a Guinea pig.
Yes I understand I’ve gotten that before on the blog comments. It should have been cleared up that they are often confused as eels and they got included on here because of that
@@AquariumStoreDepot yeah I get that but you still called them eels. That just adds to the confusion especially for new keepers.
I like watching your videos
I have an tire track eelq
Wait, I have a dinosaur bichir but under the name it said Senegal so? Should I go by the bichir or the Senegal part?
The senegalus eel is actually a is almost a snakehead
I think I might be getting an African rope fish
Almost everywhere I look the tire track eel is considered the same as the zig zag eel. Even at the fish shop where I bought mine they were listed as having both names as common names for Mastacembelus armatus. It looks to me like the mixup is occurring when individuals feed their zig zag eel properly, and enough, to the point that it grows into a large tire track eel while some do not feed or care for their eel to sufficiently grow into a large eel that would resemble a larger species altogether.
Anybody have more information or found the same research?
Thanks
Have you tried searching an online store? Usually the online stores get them.
WHAT WAS THAT RED EEL IN THE BEGINNING AT 1:22
If you want something like eel, then kuhli loach is the best choice.
I have a tire track eel his name is Henry
Have you heard of the Borneo python spiny eil?
I actually haven’t? Have you kept them in the past?
However, the snowflake eel (Echidna nebulosa)and the freshwater snowflake eel (Gymnothorax tile) are two different species. They ARE commonly confused with each other and this video gave me the impression that they were the same. Echidna Nebulosa is not freshwater compatible.
That’s odd - I’m pretty clear that this snowflake in the video is the freshwater kind. The saltwater version looks completely different. I kept Echidna nebuloua for several years. Great eel - just had a taste for nearly everything I put in the tank 😅. I ended up giving mine to the local fish store so it could be houses in a display tank where all the fish were massive.
easiest eel or eel shape fish that is easy to breed ?
Easiest “eel shape” would be a dojo loach. You probably should see my how to eels reproduce video 😅.
m.ua-cam.com/video/l9b6WnPAchs/v-deo.html
In short - it’s not practical for aquarists to breed them. It’s complicated 😄
I want an eel that's more like 4 inches. My tank is just a bit too small for a bishir
The best bet even though not an eel would be a kuhli loach
i’ve learned that fire eels can get to be 3 feet!
I have a pet American eel is that a good pet ?
I think so. Some of them are pretty personable. I know when I had a snowflake eel mine definitely was a character
11:39 the Snowflake Eel should have the scientific name listed as Gymnothorax tile. Surprising that this was missed when at 11:05 the narrator explains it is often confused with Echidna nebulosa (which is a salt water eel.)
Thanks - we fixed it on the blog - but it’s a typo on the video 😅
How big of a tank would I need for 1, no other fish would be in the tank?
Depends on the eel - but a 30 gallon is a good start for the smaller species
Peacock eels are not found in Malaysia
Saya akan segera mengkoleksi lebih banyak.
Awesome 😊. They are fascinating aquatic animals. I still remember my snowflake eel in my saltwater tank. He was a boss and liked to swim openly and scare my lionfish 😂
Can someone give me a more in depth description of what the differences between the Senegalus eel and the bichirs are?
Senegal bichir is the smallest size of bichir species. The other bichir species grow to be huge. It’s a mistake on this video to call it “senegal eel”
I don't understand why the snowflake eel was included given they are saltwater fish, not freshwater.
Gymnothorax tile is also know as a snowflake eel - it’s a brackish species
I fishing fire eel 1 week ago, but it died.
Just a quick question do you guys ship to Australia 🦘
We don’t ship there nor do we have partners that do. You may want to see what local fish stores are around you
You should of included tiger moray eels
I used to have a Freshwater Moray but it died 😭😢😥
I’m sorry to hear 😭. I used to have a saltwater snowflake eel and that guy loved to climb out of my tank 😆
@@AquariumStoreDepot Wow
@@AquariumStoreDepot Wow
You're showing pictures of Bichirs but Bichirs are not eels. Why are they in here?
We mentioned it before. Bichirs are not eels but commonly referred by aquarists and fish store as eels so they got included for the sake of search purposes when we wrote up the blog post
The biggest trick is finding some of these fish
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Asian swamp eel?
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Yeah, the guys not the brightest. Because the snowflake eel is a salt water eel not freshwater. So, your video is false Advertisement.
🤦♂️ I said this before there are two snowflake eels one is a saltwater one that I’ve actually kept myself (Echidna nebulosa) and the other is a brackish water species (Gymnothorax tile)
What a rude way to tell someone they’re wrong
Fire eels are the biggest of all the freshwater eels lengths of 5 feet 😂 Much of your information is incorrect
The biggest one I’ve heard about was 40” and was in a larger tank. I’ve never heard of one that grew to 5 feet unless you are referring to the wild or a public aquarium. Most get to 3 feet with age. This one is 34 inches - ua-cam.com/video/WHkgc8LmiKA/v-deo.htmlsi=gKPsEMrtYlgpof-C
@@AquariumStoreDepot I’m sure in the video you said they grow up to 20 inches and that tire track eels grew to 30 inches implying tire tracks are bigger than fire eels maybe you just had a lapse in concentration I forgive you sir👍☺️