Mastacembelus Zebrinus make an unusual addition to the peaceful fish community where there are no small fish present.
Mastacembelus Zebrinus
£15.00
Description
Mastacembelus Zebrinus, known as the Zebra Spiny Eel is from heavily vegetated, sluggish sections of tropical rivers and swamps.
The aquarium should have a soft sand substrate so that these diggers can bury themselves, and plenty of hiding places amongst plant thickets, bogwood, smooth rocky caves, PVC pipes, etc.
It’s important to ensure that everything is well supported and secure as larger specimens can undermine the decor.
Indian Almond Leaves are ideal ‘leaf litter’, but these must be replaced on a regular basis as they gradually decompose.
The length and width of the tank is more important than the height to allow adequate space.
Lighting should be diffused with the use of floating plants, even though they are most likely to stay buried for the majority of the day. Dim lighting conditions will assist with viewing the nocturnal activity of these fish at night.
Be sure that the aquarium has no gaps at the top, as these fish are great at escaping!
Although they are not generally aggressive, adults are capable of taking small fish overnight, so tankmates should be chosen with care. Zebra Spiny Eels are fairly sociable and are best kept in groups of 5 or more. Clean, well-filtered water is absolutely essential, but keep water movement gentle.
Must be given frozen foods such as bloodworm, white mosquito larvae, vitamin-enriched brineshrimp, daphnia etc. Larger specimens will take bigger frozen foods such as Mysis shrimp, finely chopped krill etc. Dried foods are rarely accepted.
