Eel

Moray eels are carnivorous. They are ambush predators that pounce on a prey as it passes by. They eat fish, molluscs (squid and cuttlefish), and… Read More »Are Moray Eels Predators?

Eels play an important role in freshwater ecosystems as indiscriminate predators of a wide variety of prey items as scavengers, and as the preferred prey… Read More »Are Eels Good For The Environment?

“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?

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 »Do Eels Have A Purpose?

Life Span. In the Wild / In Human Care – 35-40 years (although there is not a lot of data on this). Can you keep… Read More »How Long Do Garden Eels Live In Captivity?

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?

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?

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?

Tire track fish are compatible with most types of fish, given that they are not so small that these freshwater eels eat them up. –… Read More »What Fish Are Compatible With Tire Track Eels?