Garden Eel

In Japan theyre well-liked for their general cuteness and are called chinanago because their face resembles that of the Chin breed of dog.

Garden eel. The garden eel then coats the sand walls with mucus from its body to cement the sand grains together to prevent collapse. A portion of the Garden eel is usually buried in the sand If he is approached and feels in danger the spotted Garden Eel will retreat into the substrate. While scuba diving as your approach sandy garden eels patches you see little eels heads slowly retract into their burrow.

Some or most of their body sticks out from the sand making their appearance relative to grass. You need to look closely to pick out the fish from the foliage. Garden eels in particular disappear into the sand and hide every time the keepers pass by The eels are particularly sensitive - and the aquarium is keen to reacquaint the 300 eels it homes with.

These eels spend their lives with at least their tail in the sand at all times. Theyre found in warm waters all over the world although the majority of species are found in the Indo-Pacific region. The Asahi ShimbunGetty Images The Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo has 10000 marine animals from 400 species.

The spotted garden eel is native to the Indo-Pacific oceans. Garden eels are part of the subfamily Heterochongrinae which includes about 35 species. Spotted garden eel on Wikipedia.

It is nearly impossible to get a closeup glimpse of these slender animals. Found throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific spotted garden eels have been recorded off the coast of Australia in the Timor Sea the Coral Sea and the Great Barrier Reef. Now the aquarium is facilitating FaceTime calls to the eel tank to help the animals stay used to people.

Garden eels are the hardest of all eels to keep in the home aquarium. Several of these eels may be kept together in a 50 gallon or larger aquarium with at least 6 inches of sand a gentle. Be the first to review Garden Eel.