So I kinda have a weird story/question. In early May 2023, we purchased what was advertised as a zigzag eel from our local Pet Supermarket. We later found out it was a Tire Eel. We only ever had the one. It was in our 150 gallon tank with many different Cichlids, Catfish, and Barbs. It got really large really quickly, and it became aggressive about a month and a half ago and kept killing all the littler fish in the tank, even though we fed it very well, so we took it to the local specialty aquarium store about 3 weeks ago to trade it in to someone who could keep it alone. Anyways we have just discovered over 3 weeks later, that we now have at least 2 tire track eel babies in our tank. Nothing we have read says that they breed in captivity, or that they are asexual, but here we are. It was a baby when we got it, we got rid of it 3 weeks ago, and now there are at least 2 babies in there. We may be the first people this has ever happened to, but we definitely have babies. Kinda crazy! Let me know your thoughts... not even sure where to post our experience since them breeding around other fish is so rare. Thank you for reading!
-Kim and David