Wallace Thomas

Tire track eels are omnivores. They should not be kept together in one tank. Can tire track eels live together? Temperament – Track eels are… Read More »Can Two Tire Track Eels Live Together?

Electric eels are more closely related to catfish than true eels. True eels cannot produce electric shocks like electric eels can. Electric eels have long… Read More »Are There Non Electric Eels?

The zig-zag eel (Mastacembelus armatus), also known as the tire-track eel, tire-track spiny eel or marbled spiny eel, is a species of ray-finned, spiny eels… Read More »Are Tire Track Eels And Zig Zag Eels The Same?

No, Garden eels are not dangerous. Their mouth is too small to bite you, they only eat zooplankton, remember? They have no venom, no spines,… Read More »Are Garden Eels Poisonous?

Unlike land snakes, eels are usually scaleless, although a few species can be found with tiny scales along their bodies. Over 100 vertebrae form the… Read More »Do Eels Have Spines?

“Ecologically eels are very important,” he said. “They are a top-order predator in freshwater streams, which help regulate the population of other animals. They themselves… Read More »Are Eels Important?

Raw or undercooked Asian swamp eels could transmit a parasitic infection called gnathostomiasis to consumers. Raw or undercooked Asian swamp eels could transmit a parasitic… Read More »Do Eels Have Parasites?

Pollution, changes in the environment, over-fishing, drainage and hydro development are the main threats to eels. Eels lose habitat and migration corridors when waters are… Read More »What Are Threats To Eels?

Eels migrate up streams as elvers to find suitable adult habitat. After many years (15-30 years for shortfins, 25 years for longfins, and sometimes up… Read More »Where Do Eels Go?

Eels can be found in both freshwater and saltwater, with the majority of species found at sea. While many eels can be found in the… Read More »Where Do Saltwater Eels Live?