Special care instructions.
Marbled swamp eel care.
These fins serve to protect the swamp eel against rolling and assist in sudden turns.
When in water the marbled swamp eel is able to use its fully functional gills to breathe whereas on land it can breathe with the lining of the mouth and pharynx.
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They like blackwater dark acidic water full of decaying organic matter.
A unique south american eel species the spotted swamp eel is found in shallow waters throughout much of the amazon basin.
The large eels that are ready for harvesting are put into tanks with clean water to flush out any possible impurities in their systems that could affect the taste.
It is a nocturnal predator and feeds on any small prey in its environment such as frogs fish spiders and insects.
In the aquarium they are easy to keep but should be kept tightly covered at all times.
Marbled hatchetfish carnegiella strigata strigata.
Inhabits fresh and brackish waters in a variety of locations such as in.
They must be kept in tanks with lids because they can jump when startled.
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This acts as a primitive but yet efficient lung.
Wikipedia 2011 the swamp eel synbranchus marmoratus has over 40 common names comprising of marbled swamp eel mottled swamp eel and marmorated swamp eel among others encyclopedia of life 2011.
Eels that are to be freshly consumed are chilled and put into bags that are filled with oxygen.
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The asian swamp eel has a scaleless anguilliform snake like body that grows to a meter or less typically 25 to 40 cm as an adult.
A small up to 3 5 cm species found in rivers of south america.
A slow moving and peaceful fish despite their large size they are adapted to stagnant oxygen poor water and can use atmospheric air by taking breaths directly from the water s surface.
As a swamp eel it has a tapering tail and blunt snout and lacks pectoral and pelvic fins the dorsal anal and caudal fins are rudimentary with the caudal fin often absent.
