spiney eel

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    Identify what spiny eel this is

    Hi everyone. I just bought this eel labeled as mastacembelus alboguttattus (starlight eel) which I don't believe it is now after seeing it under better lighting. It looks more like a Macrognathus tapirus (Tapir Spiny Eel) Or maybe a peacock eel. But I'm not certain as I have one peacock eel...
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    Worried about my large fire eel, looking for advice

    Hey everyone I don’t post often and I really should but I’m looking everywhere for advice and this is a likely spot. I’ve got 4 spiny eels right now one 15 inch tire track eel one 5 inch zig zag eel one 10 inch Borneo python eel and my beloved 16 inch fire eel I’ve raised from a baby. He has...
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    Spiny Eels with African Cichlids

    So as I have been rearranging my tanks I was thinking of moving my Pundamilia nyererei in with my Spiny Eel. It is a Mastacembelus frenatus that is about 5.5-6 inches long. I have kept it with Cyps, but you can keep them with most community fish. I have wanted to put the eel in with my Lake...
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    Fat eel.

    So my m.Dayi is a chunker. His belly looks like he just ate a big meal, but I haven't fed him in a few days. I wanted to see if it would go down. Gave him an Epsom salt bath in a bucket for 15 min yesterday, no poop though. Did I just feed him way too much for the past couple months and he got...
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    Black spotted eel growout

    Is a 20 gallon going to be ok to grow out a black spotted eel (m. Dayi) for a while before I put it in my 120? It is around 5-6 inches right now.
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    Spiney Eel I.D.

    Can anyone please I'D this Spiney Eel for me?
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